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Happy 75th anniversary, Portland International Airport

10/07/15

Portland International Airport turns 75 this year. Here’s a fun video they put together to celebrate the 50s.

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Airport Trading Cards: Season 2

10/05/15

In September 2014, airports in the United States and Canada introduced a line of collectible airport trading cards featuring iconic terminal images on one side and geographic information, facts, figures and historical information on the back. There are now more than 60 airports with their own trading cards and this week Lambert-St. Louis International, one […]

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Airports making deals with Uber, Lyft etc.

09/28/15

My “At the Airport” column on USA TODAY this month is an update on what’s happening with ride-hailing services at airports. Here’s the story: After detours and disputes, many major airports are successfully hammering out deals with ride-hailing services such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. That means more and, often, less expensive ground transportation options […]

Spotted at Rapid City Regional Airport

09/21/15

For a week of adventure in South Dakota – including visit to Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug and Deadwood – my trip begins at Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP). In a gift shop stocked with lots of great regional items, I spotted these two gems: The airport welcomes passengers with some great vintage photos (more on […]

Rocking around Boston Logan Airport

09/19/15

There are lots of airports that have rocking chairs scattered about these days, but at Boston Logan International Airport many of the chairs have been painted by local artists. I spotted this one recently on my way to an early morning flight in Terminal B. I bet these ladies would have loved to spend their […]

Exhibit celebrates history of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

09/17/15

An new exhibition celebrating the history and growth of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport includes photographs and vintage airline amenities, including playing cards, china place settings, gourmet menus, grooming kits and other amenities. Look for the exhibit in Terminal 4 (level 3) on the south side just west of the food court.

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Beer garden at Denver Int’l Airport

09/15/15

Just in time for Oktoberfest season, Denver International Airport has brought back “Beer Flights,” the temporary beer garden in the center of the Jeppesen Terminal. The beer garden will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from Sept. 19 to Sept. 27 and coincides with worldwide Oktoberfest celebrations and Denver’s Great American Beer […]

Germs on a plane? More than you think.

09/11/15

Germs on a plane. They’re far likelier to get under your skin than snakes, screaming babies or smelly seatmates. And they’re most common on tray tables – a surface that is touched frequently during a typical flight, a new study found. Travelmath.com recently sent swab-carrying microbiologists to five airports and onto four airplanes and then […]

Reno-Tahoe Airport & the Burners

09/08/15

The 70,000 “Burners” who attended last week’s Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada have to go back to their regular lives now and about 22,000 of them re-entered the real world via Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Monday on Tuesday. That makes this week one of the busiest times for RNO airport […]

Fly on 9/11?

09/07/15

I had a plane ticket to buy and my choices were Friday, 9/11 or Saturday 9/12. “Don’t fly on 9/11,” a friend said, “Makes me nervous.” Not everyone feels that way: @hbaskas I flew into JFK on 9/11 two years ago. Seeing ground zero lights from plane as approaching airport was an experience i won’t […]

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