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If visiting wineries and tasting rooms in the wine regions of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California is on your agenda, you’ll likely want to bring home a few bottles or an entire case of wine. You can’t put those bottles in your carry-on bags, of course. So you’ll have to check them as baggage. And, […]

The busy travel season is about to commence. And most domestic airlines recently raised the fees they charge to check a bag. That means there will be more passengers than ever trying to board their flights with just a carry-on bag, more competition for space in the overhead bins and more opportunities for your airline […]

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of aviation-themed trading cards. We love the airport trading cards series. And the trading cards featuring airport therapy dogs. Airline trading cards Starting in early May, passengers may begin asking American Airlines pilots for trading cards featuring the carrier’s fleet of aircraft, with cards becoming […]

Don’t want to spring for the premium cabin on a long-haul flight but want make sure you can sleep? Several airlines offer an economy section upgrade option that may help. Air New Zealand has its Skycouch. All Nippon Airways (ANA) has it Couchii. Lufthansa has its Sleeper’s Row. And United Airlines recently introduced its ‘Relax […]

Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran War are leading airlines to raise checked bag fees and and bring back fuel surchages to tickets. . It’s happening fast and is hard to keep track of. But here’s a quick rundown and links to the new fee charts for checked bags on U.S. airlines. Most carriers […]

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content […]

If visiting wineries and tasting rooms in the wine regions of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California is on your agenda, you’ll likely want to bring home a few bottles or an entire case of wine. You can’t put those bottles in your carry-on bags, of course. So you’ll have to check them as baggage. And, […]

The busy travel season is about to commence. And most domestic airlines recently raised the fees they charge to check a bag. That means there will be more passengers than ever trying to board their flights with just a carry-on bag, more competition for space in the overhead bins and more opportunities for your airline […]

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of aviation-themed trading cards. We love the airport trading cards series. And the trading cards featuring airport therapy dogs. Airline trading cards Starting in early May, passengers may begin asking American Airlines pilots for trading cards featuring the carrier’s fleet of aircraft, with cards becoming […]

Don’t want to spring for the premium cabin on a long-haul flight but want make sure you can sleep? Several airlines offer an economy section upgrade option that may help. Air New Zealand has its Skycouch. All Nippon Airways (ANA) has it Couchii. Lufthansa has its Sleeper’s Row. And United Airlines recently introduced its ‘Relax […]

Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran War are leading airlines to raise checked bag fees and and bring back fuel surchages to tickets. . It’s happening fast and is hard to keep track of. But here’s a quick rundown and links to the new fee charts for checked bags on U.S. airlines. Most carriers […]

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content […]

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 fresh favorites. Coming soon: JetBlue’s Blueprint II Back in 2017, JetBlue put a special “Blueprint” livery on an Embraer E190 aircraft. That paint scheme, now […]

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) during the COVID-19 pandemic have resumed service. The one hold-out: Cathay Pacific. The Hong Kong-based carrier began flying between Seattle and Hong Kong on March […]

A lot of events are taking place to mark the country’s 250th birthday and this tour offers visitor in multiple cities a chance to see a bundle of rare and historic Founding-era documents all in one place. A Boeing 737 with a special Freedom Plane livery and a cargo that includes a half dozen historic […]