What to do on a layover at LAX
There’s an article in USA TODAY this morning about a Transportation Research Board report that found that: “At many of the USA’s largest airports, more than 90% of passengers arrive or leave in taxis or private cars.” One airport trying to change that is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which has a fast, popular […]
Learn to dance at the Paris airports
I’ve always thought that a great service for air travelers would be gate-side mini-courses in everything from the ancient history to CPR or packing. Now comes word from Paris that the airports there are offering free dance classes. Since the end of June, the Ecole des Vacances holiday school has been offering free dance classes […]
Free drinks for (some) kids on US Airways
Starting today, August 1, 2008, coach passengers on US AIRWAYS will have to pay for all beverages – including water. Free drinks will still be available for First class fliers, trans-Atlantic passengers, and those flying on US AIRWAYS Shuttle Flights. According to airline spokesperson, Michelle Mohr, there’s one more category of travelers exempt from this […]
Cell phones on airplanes? Looking less likely.
When will we be able to make and receive calls on our cell phones on an airplane flying over the United States? Maybe never. A while back, several members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act. The goal: to make sure cell phone […]
Recycled fashion at Pittsburgh International Airport
Would you wear clothing made out of old newspapers, crushed glass, old detergent bottles and bits and pieces of aluminum cans? If they looked like the duds Nancy Judd makes, you just might. Judd is an environmental artist who makes award-winning fashion out of the stuff most of us throw away. And from now through […]