We’re back with Part 2 of our list of Best New Airport Amenities of 2025.

You can see Part 1 here and a selected list that we prepared for The Points Guy site.

Here’s another batch of new amenities and cool events we spotted at airports in 2025.

Let us know if we missed your favorites.

Balloon taco at San Jose Mineta International Airport

We’re delighted when new restaurants with real food open at airports. And this year there were lots of grand opening celebrations.

This ballon taco created for the opening of Mi Casa Cantina at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) is one of more charming ways to announce fresh eats.

White Castle vending machine at Boston Logan International Airport

Fans of White Castle may know that the company has no brick and mortar restaurants in New England. But the now has a vending kiosk at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) In the Terminal A satellite concourse, by the kids’ play area.

The machine dispenses hot sliders, including beef sliders, cheese sliders and cheddar bacon cheese sliders 24/7, in about 2 minutes.

And, as the sign says, the service has “No Tips, No Fees, No Lines.”

Fresh rocking chairs for Bradley International Airport

Rocking chairs at airports aren’t new.

There’s popular sights and seating options at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), which started the trend back in the 1990s, and a Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and many other airports.

We still take note when a new batch arrives. And this summer 9 new painted rocking chairs showed up at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Connecticutm,

In the spring, the airport gave nine participating schools from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts unfinished wooden rocking chairs with an invitation to paint the chairs with a design that represents their town or state.

This great art is the result.

Fresh art at airports

Airports are great places to see, discover and enjoy art.

And the art collections of airports around the country are wonderful. And growing.

This year, a mural of President Jimmy Carter and his wife and First Lady Rosalynn was installed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The mural, titled “Well Done Good and Faithful Servant, The Carters,” is by Atlanta-based artist Fabian Williams.

A few other new permanent art installations of note include:

Convergence / Austin is now at Austin – Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and is the work of Austin-based artists, Beili Liu Studio.

The work spans 16 feet by 12 feet, includes 400 vertical strands holding 3,200 elements, and fills the high bay triangular area across from Gate 15 in the main AUS Barbara Jordan Terminal.

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