Stuck at the airport

Airports

All the latest articles about Airports

Holiday events at airports

12/07/12
Many airports are rolling out their holiday entertainment schedules this week, so beware of elves when you head out for your next trip. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store. Music of all sorts – from student choirs to professional carolers and combos will be on duty in airports in Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Austin, […]

Greetings from soggy Sea-Tac Airport

11/20/12
It’s been raining  – a lot; more than usual – in Seattle, and places that sometimes leak a little are leaking are lot. Including the ceiling in the North Satellite Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where someone got creative in marking off the spots where water was dripping onto the floor. The first time I […]

The germiest spots on airplanes & in airports

11/15/12
If you’ll be among the 24 million people expected to be in an airport and on a plane this Thanksgiving holiday period, Charles Gerba, the University of Arizona microbiology professor known as “Dr. Germ,” has some important travel advice for you: Pack light and carry hand sanitizer. Gerba, whose travel souvenirs often include test swabs […]

Flight schedules reviving; relief efforts rewarded

11/01/12
In the New York area, JFK, Newark-Liberty and LaGuardia airports are all expected to be open on Thursday morning, although on reduced schedules, and passengers “displaced” by Sandy throughout the country – and the world – are slowly making their way to their destinations – or giving up altogether and making plans for another time. […]

Hurricane Sandy: airlines, airports not fooling around

10/29/12
Airlines & airports are not fooling around when it comes to Hurricane Sandy. On Sunday evening, news outlets were reporting that airlines had already canceled close to 7,000 flights throughout the system – not just in the northeast – in anticipation of the storm and encouraging passengers to take advantage of cancellation waiver offers. Airports […]
63 / 9663