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Have an out of this world Mother’s Day

05/09/26

If our mom was still present on this planet, she’d be delighted to learn that the Pentagon released some of its ‘secret’ UFO files this week. Because, although she was down to earth in every other way, whenever the topic of UFOs and visitors from other planets came up in the news, she’d say, with […]

Harriet Baskas

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Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Have an out of this world Mother’s Day

05/09/26

Cruising through Seattle

05/08/26

Summer cruise season here in Seattle – the Stuck at the Airport homebase – runs from mid-April through mid-October. And this summer a record-breaking 2.1 million passengers have reservations on 330 vessels heading north to Alaska in search of wildlife, glaciers, mountains, forests, fjords and more. We flown, but never sailed, to Alaska. Yet this […]

TSA PreCheck discounts + How airports marked May the 4th.

05/06/26

$20 discount for TSA PreCheck sign-ups. If you’re 30 and under. Thinking about signing up for TSA PreCheck? Now may be a good time. TSA is offering a $20 discount for TSA PreCheck applicants age 30 and under who fill out their paperwork by May 31, 2026. Several providers, including IDEMIA, CLEAR, or Telosare, are […]

A new look for Stuck at the Airport

05/05/26

A new look for stuck at the airport.

A room with an airplane factory view

04/30/26

Some hotels would downplay the fact that there’s a factory next door operating 24/7. Not the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport in Renton, Washington. The resort-style hotel sits on the shore of Lake Washington and offers indoor and outdoor dining with views of the lake, dowtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. There’s a […]

SFO joins the list of airports with visitor pass programs

04/28/26

Do you miss the days when you could meet a friend or family member at the airport gate or stay with them until it was time for them to board their flight? Wish you could just go hang out at the airport to shop, dine or watch airplanes (and people) come and go? Us too! […]