May 28 is Menstrual Health Day, designed to raise awareness about the importance of menstrual health education and resources.
Providing travelers with free period products and supplies is an excellent way to support menstrual health. You’ll see baskets, vending machines and some free dispensers with supplies in many airport restrooms.
There are now vending machines that not only dispense free products but also send out an alert when the products need restocking, which is ideal for airports that provide free period products for passengers.
Airports with free period products
We’re working on creating a list of airports that provide free period products.
And we’re glad to see that technology is helping to improve this airport amenity.
In Houston, George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), now offer complimentary menstrual supplies via smart technology vending machines from Aunt Flow. Both airports supplied free pads and tampons to travelers for over a decade but the supplies were set out in baskets in the restrooms and there was no reliable way to monitor for restocking.
Other airports are switching to these smart period supply vending machines too.
O’Hare International Airport is replacing its fee-based dispensers with smart vending machines from Aunt Flow that dispense pads and tampons for free.
Do you know of an airport that provides free period supplies? Let us know and we’ll add them to the list in progress.
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