A bagpiper, a Styrofoam cup artist, stand-up comedians and prize-winning bakers: all examples of the 'other lives' of airport employees around the country.
Rudy Chiarello works at Boston Logan International Airport as landside operations manager - and is also a great photographer who was kind enough to share his work with StuckatTheAirport.com.
After a frightful day of snow and wind - and then more snow and more wind - New York area airports finally reopened on Monday afternoon. Now the 'fun' begins as planes begin to fly and airlines try to clear out the backlog of passengers.
BBC's Fast Track program features StuckatTheAirport.com among on-line travel innovations; Air New Zealand gets new Boeing 777-300ER with Skycouches, induction ovens and other fresh amenities.