Visiting the Amex Sidecar lounge at LAS
Greetings from Las Vegas. We didn’t book a trip to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas just to visit the Sidecar by The Centurion Lounge that so many frequent →
Airports yuck it up for April Fools Day
Airports had a great time trying to amuse and fool us on April 1 with everything from unusual therapy animals and other ‘new’ in-terminal ameninties such as a tattoo parlor →
Be on the lookout for these new(ish) airline liveries
A handful of airlines have recently rolled out some fun and notable liveries, or airline paint jobs. Some mark milestone anniversaries. Others are just fun. Here are some of our →
Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years
It’s nice when things that have fallen apart fall back into place. Until today, all but one of the international carriers that stopped flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) →
Airport security lines. What to expect this week.
What will airport security lines be like this week? The short answer is: Who knows? The longer, but equally iffy, answer? There’s a hope for a return to normal at →
Airport Amenity of the Week: SEA’s tiny hats
We’re a wee bit late in declaring a winner for last week’s Airport Amenity of the Week. But we settled on these walnut-sized SEA keychains. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) recently →
TSA workers may get their paychecks
We’ll see if it really happens. And how fast it happens. At week’s end, lawmakers were still at an impasse over funding for the Department of Homeland Security – which →
How to hear hologram music at PIT Airport
Airport art comes in many forms these days. And right now it’s showing up in the form of a hologram at Pittsbugh International Airport. (PIT). Created by Pittsburgh-based Joe Zeff →
PHL Airport & the world’s longest line of cheesesteaks
Congratulations to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and the PHL Food & Shops for snagging a Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Line of Cheesesteaks’. The iconic Philadelphia Cheesesteak, made with →
A ‘secret’ free way to skip the long TSA line
It’s smooth sailing for travelers at the security checkpoints at some airports. Elsewhere, the partial government shutdown and staffing shortages are creating hours long waits on security lines snaking through →
Brace for long lines and ICE (!) at many airports
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers have been working without pay since February 14th due to the ongoing partial government shutdown. The result is severe staffing shortages, reduced screening capacity and →
Friday roundup: Places we want to go
Amsterdam: to see Andy Warhol textiles We’d go to Amsterdam at the drop of a hat and spend our days touring museums. (And we have). An exhibition coming up at →
Long TSA wait times + helping unpaid TSA workers
Higher passenger numbers at many airports due to spring break travel and the continuation of the partial government shutdown that requires TSA workers to work without paychecks is taking a →
Big things in store for SEA Concourse C expansion
The C Concourse Expansion project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is adding more than 225,000 square feet of much-needed new space. Locals will love it. (The old Concourse C was →
Flight attendant fashions on display at the Museum of Flight
Seattle’s Museum of Flight will debut a new exhibition, Runway to Runway, on April 25 featuring the styles and stories of flight attendant uniforms through the years. Included are more than 100 →