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What a mess! Current airline waivers in response to the F.A.A. grounding of all air traffic

11/13/26

A nationwide air traffic ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that began on Friday afternoon, November 13, 2026, lasted about 4 fours before being lifted at around 8:15 ET Friday evening. Federal officials blame aging technology for the problem that canceled thousands of flights and now leaves thousands of passengers stranded in […]

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What a mess! Current airline waivers in response to the F.A.A. grounding of all air traffic

Fresh flights to/from Seattle + a Black Friday deal + a lifesaving airport amenity

Southwest’s Sip and Ship program now includes Texas

The history of airline meals in 7 courses – in Seattle

KLM reveals miniature Delft Blue house #107

United’s status match offer (do it) + more AmEx lounges

Alaska Airlines news + SJC gate pass program + awards for us

Tickets for new Qantas 18-hour nonstop flight between New York & Sydney begin August 2027

World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What a mess! Current airline waivers in response to the F.A.A. grounding of all air traffic

11/13/26

Fresh flights to/from Seattle + a Black Friday deal + a lifesaving airport amenity

11/13/26

Visit us in Seattle We can barely keep up with all the new routes Alaska Airlines has been announcing from Seattle. But we’re especially delighted with the latest round because it includes one of our avorite airports, Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is the closet airport to a museum […]

DFW Airport’s hotels + Black Friday deals + a travel sweepstakes

11/12/26

We’re big fans of very nice airport hotels for the view, the convenience and for some of the unusual amenities some at-the-airport hotels offer. And during our most recent stay at the recently refurbished Grand Hyatt DFW, located inside DFW’s D Terminal, we learned that Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was putting finishing touches […]

Lovely new concourse at Washington Dulles International Airport

11/11/26

There’s a brand new, 435,000-square-foot Concourse E open now at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and it’s the airport’s first new concourse in nearly two decades. Here’s what’s there: 14 new United gates with direct access to the AeroTrain. New dining and retail options, enhanced restrooms, a pet relief area and a new, nearly 40,000-square-foot […]

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Straight to The Moon – via Dublin

11/10/26

Here’s (another) great reason to visit Dublin. ‘Museum of the Moon,’ an instillation by Luke Jerram, is on display through the end of 2027 in the Long Room and Old Library as part of the Book of Kells Experience at Trinity College in Dublin. Measuring more than 19 feet in diameter, Jerram’s Moon is a […]

Packing tip: no tarantulas in your socks + a very big ship

11/09/26

Being a bit arachnophobic, I did my best not to read the stories about the thousands of tarantulas Peruvian officials discovered stuffed into socks packed inside three suitcases that smugglers were hoping to take to Germany. We won’t go into all the details, but the cache of spiders stopped at Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) […]