Cities strive to out-sanitize each other in a bid for tourist dollars
(This is an ever so slightly different version of my story that posted on NBC News). Would a “clean city” pledge get you to plan a trip? We’re into what →
PHL: 5 Things We Love About Philadelphia International Airport
Our 5 Things We Love About series of airport guides celebrating some of the features and amenities at airports around the country and the world is growing longer. And today →
DAL: 5 Things We Love About Dallas Love Field Airport
The “5 Things We Love About…” series marches on. Even though we are forced to stay on the ground and close to home. So today we are celebrating some of →
ONT – 5 Things We Love about Ontario International Airport
Welcome to another installment of Stuck at the Airport’s “5 Things We Love About…” series. Today we’re sharing some of the features and amenities we love at Ontario International Airport →
ORD: 5 Things We Love About Chicago O’Hare International Airport
We’re back with another installment of our “5 Things We Love About…” series and today we’re landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) Please keep in mind that due to →
Happy July 4 weekend
Flying somewhere or just staying home this July 4th holiday weekend? Take it easy. And stay safe. →
Travel Tidbits from an airport near you
Here’s some of the airport news that caught our attention today. May I help you, virtually? Our first encounter with a video help desk was at the massive Istanbul Airport →
CVG: 5 Things We Love About Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
The “5 Things We Love About…” series on Stuck at The Airport celebrates features and amenities at airports around the country and the world. Today we’re sending some love to →
Art we’re missing at SFO Airport
We are missing the adventures that start at airports. And we’re missing all the great art and history exhibits that airports around the country offer. For example, if we could →
Souvenir Sunday: Free Cookies at Fort Wayne Int’l Airport (FWA)
Since 2000, volunteer hosts at Fort Wayne International Airport in Indiana has been welcoming arriving passengers with free individually wrapped cookies. The cookies are made fresh by the nearby Ellison →
Souvenir Sunday: Vegas-branded face-masks from McCarran Int’l Airport (LAS)
It’s a sure sign of the times when the coolest souvenir you can pick up at the airport is a mask. Better yet, this one is free and will no →
BWI & LAX airports mark anniversaries
Two airports celebrate dedication anniversaries this week: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 70 years ago, on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman →
DEN: 5 Things We Love About Denver International Airport
While we wait for air travel to rev back up, the “5 Things We Love About…” series on Stuck at the Airport is celebrating some of the features and amenities →
Texas Ranger statue removed from Dallas Love Field
Statues are toppling and being taken down around the country because the historical figures they portray had a role in the oppression of others. Included in this movement is the →
At LAX: Hot or not?
Thermal scanning of passengers is common at many airports in Asia. If the new Terminal Wellness Pilot Program rolling out at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 23 works →
CLT: 5 Things We Love About Charlotte Douglas International Airport
We are missing traveling around the country and the world. So Stuck at the Airport has kicked off its long-planned series celebrating the features and amenities at airports. Here’s a →
EVV: 5 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT
Stuck at The Airport continues its “5 Things We Love About…” series today with “5 Things We Love About Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)” in Indiana. If we have missed a →
ATL: 5 Things We Love About Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport
The “5 Things We Love About…” series on StuckatTheAirport.com continues today with some of the features and amenities that delight us at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Keep in mind →
Airports welcome back travelers with new rules, protocols and promises
Airports are joining airlines in ramping up service and welcoming passengers back to terminals that have been all but empty for months due to a record coronavirus-induced drop in air →
Wear a face mask at the airport & on the plane. Or else!
Most every airline now requires passengers to wear face coverings in airports and on airplanes. But now the failure to do so may result in denied boarding or a ban →
MIA: 5 Things We Love About Miami International Airport
Stuck at the Airport’s “5 Things We Love About…” series continues today with a look at some of the notable features and amenities at Miami International Airport (MIA). Keep in →
MSY: 5 Things we Love About Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int’l Airport
Stuck at the Airport’s “5 Things We Love About…” series is back today with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The continuing series celebrates features and amenities at airports →
Dazzling milestone for New York’s LaGuardia Airport
The new, 850,000-square-foot, four-story, state-of-the-art Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) opens to the public on Saturday, June 13. And it is a winner. →
Drive-in movies at Ontario Int’l Airport
Here’s an airport trend we’re thoroughly enjoying. Ontario International Airport (ONT) in California is partnering with the City of Ontario and Street Food Cinema for a series of free drive-in →
DFW: 5 Things We Love About Dallas Fort Worth Int’l Airport
The “5 Things We Love About…” series on StuckatTheAirport.com celebrates features and amenities at airports around the world. This installment of “5 Things We Love About…” lands at Dallas Fort →
Airport art pop-up + charming ‘going nowhere’ video.
Air travel seems to be every-so-slowly edging its way back to (a new) normal. And we can’t wait until it does. But here are a couple of airport-related items we →
ICT: 5 Things We Love About Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
This installment of “5 Things We Love About…” celebrates some of the features and amenities that delight us at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT). 1. The Terminal On →
PHX: 5 Things We Love About Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport
Here is another installment of our new “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating some of the services, amenities and features we love about airports around the world. We’re keeping →
LAS has the airport amenity of the week
McCarran International Airport (LAS) has lots going for it. Besides being in Las Vegas. McCarran has a liquor store in the bag claim area. It has an aviation museum in →
MCO: 5 Things We Love About Orlando Int’l Airport
5 Things We Love About Orlando International Airport (MCO) It’s another installment of the “5 Things We Love About…” series on Stuck at The Airport, celebrating some of the services, →
Here are 5 Things We Love About: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)
Welcome to another installment of our new “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating some of the services, amenities, and features we love about airports around the world. To keep →
Airports stay open during curfews
These crazy times are getting crazier. And scarier. When the coronavirus pandemic began taking its toll on travel, it seemed odd that airports felt the need to send tweets reminding →
5 Things We Love About: San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
5 Things We Love About San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Today Stuck at the Airport kicks off a new feature of short airport profiles celebrating some of the services, amenities →
Airport amenity of the week
It is definitely a sign of the times. And the airport amenity of the week. To help passengers and employees comply with the face mask covering requirement at Denver International →
Museums adjust to post-pandemic visits
(My story about museums welcoming back visitors first appeared on NBC) Ready to leave your house and spend some time in a museum? With all 50 states in some stage →
Airports empty – but busy
Airports keeping busy As travel begins, very slowly, to gear up, most airports still feel quite empty. But that doesn’t mean airport teams aren’t keeping busy. Someone was having fun →
TSA’s new rules for security checkpoints
As we head into the Memorial Day holiday and a slight uptick in air travel, the Transportation Security Administration rolling out some new rules for the security checkpoint screen area →
Travel tidbits from airports and airlines
Soon, maybe not very soon, but soon, you will go to an airport and board a plane. In the meantime, here are some newsy tidbits from that world. Alaska Airlines →
Airport attractions we miss: Changi Airport
As we enter another week of staying off the road and close to home, we find ourselves missing the fun of hanging out in airports that go the extra mile →
Airport Amenity of the Week
Here at Stuck at The Airport, we’re always on the look-out for new, useful and cool airport amenities. And this week’s Airport Amenity of the Week can be found at →
Sea-Tac Airport plans passenger temperature checks
The aviation industry, government agencies, and technology companies are scrambling to find a way to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic so that travelers will be safe in airports and in →
Winners: World’s Best Airports for 2020
Even if spending time in an airport was once your least favorite part of traveling, we bet standing in line to go through security is probably sounding pretty good. And →
Miss flying? Make your own paper airplane
It will be a while until you can visit a United Polaris lounge and order the specialty cocktail that comes with a little cut-out of a paper airplane. But you →
Airports upping their safety act with helmets and more
What are airports up to now? If you’re heading to an airport now or sometime in the future, the new normal is going to be, well, different. Masks for everyone, →
One-on-one concerts at Stuttgart Airport
Even though few people are hanging out in airports right now, airports are still doing their part to be part of the cultural community. A perfect example: Germany’s Stuttgart Airport →
Airports ready for the return of travelers
Airports are empty. And hurting. Airports Council International now estimates a drop of more than 4.6 billion passengers globally for all of 2020. The airport trade group also estimates that →
23 airports hosting 1 big music festival May 6
Airports are really lonely and miss serving as the front doors to their cities. So they’re working hard to stay in touch with their communities with updates on their Covid-19 →
Drive-in movie at the airport
Airports around the world are not very busy these days. And many movie theaters are closed. So it is refreshing to see Vilnius Airport in Lithuania being creative and hosting →
TSA officers buy meals, stock pantries for airport co-workers affected by COVID-19
(Our story about TSA workers helping airport workers during the pandemic first appeared on CNBC in a slightly different version.) The steep decline in air travel due to the COVID-19 →
Stuck at the Airport: Music, masks and lots of lights
Very few people are flying right now, but airlines and airports are still in the news. Masks – on the plane and in the airports The list of airlines requiring →