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TSA’s explosive detection dogs in a calendar

11/29/22

Need a gift for the dog lover on your list? The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) annual calendar might fit the bill. The 2023 calendar honors the agency’s more than 1,000 explosives detection canines working in the United States. Ebbers, the TSA’s 2022 Cutest Canine contest winner, and a (now retired) explosives detection canine at Minneapolis-St. Paul […]

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Airports + National Bee Day

08/19/22

Honey bees are experiencing a drastic decline in the United States and that’s having a negative impact on the global ecosystem. Creating habitats where they can thrive is part of the solution. And on National Honey Bee Day, Saturday, August 20, we recognize the contributions honey bees make to our lives. Airports abuzz Airports around […]

Wildlife spotted at Juneau International Airport

07/08/22

Alaska’s Juneau International Airport (JNU) is far from flashy. The most recent terminal renovation at JNU added some impressive pieces of art but left behind the taxidermy animals travelers have long associated with landing in this city. We spotted arriving passengers dropping their bags to take selfies with these critters. And we wondered if grizzly […]

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Travel Tidbits: Animals at Airports

05/26/22

Update on the giant flamingo at Tampa Int’l Airport The airport art team at StuckatTheAirport.com can barely wait for Tampa International Airport to finish the installation of a 21-foot tall sculpture of a flamingo in the main terminal. When completed the big bird will appear to be gently dipping its head beneath the water’s surface. […]

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Airports celebrate National Puppy Day

03/23/22

Today is National Puppy Day. So get ready for lots of photos of airports pup to pop up on social media, We’ll start off with Heathrow Airport’s early tweet and add more as we spot them. Feel free to share pics of the way your airport’s pups are celebrating.

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Travel Tidbits from SFO + Finnair +Indiana State Museum

03/20/22

SFO’s Wag Brigade Gets a Bunny Most airports that had them before the pandemic have now brought back their teams of stress-busting therapy animals to the terminals. A great example is SFO’s Wag Brigade, which is made up of about a dozen cute pups, a pig named LiLou, and the newest member of the team, […]

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Airports deal with fire, a water main break, and the return of the dogs

10/18/21

It was quite a Monday for some airports around the country. The day started out like this at Denver International Airport Wag Brigade back at SFO San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced that the SFO Wag Brigade, a team of certified stress-relief animals, is back on duty in the terminals after a 20-month absence due […]

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Airports have gone to the dogs

08/26/21

Thursday was National Dog Day and airports went all out to celebrate their favorite pooches. First, let’s congratulate Alona, who works at Mccarran International Airport in Las Vegas, who is this year’s winner of the TSA’s Cutest Canine contest. Here are some of the other working dogs at airports around the country who got some […]

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Airports bow (wow) to National Work Like a Dog Day

08/05/21

AND – THIS WAY TO O’HARE National Work Like a Dog Day isn’t officially about dogs. (It’s about not being afraid to do hard work) But airports – and the TSA – took the opportunity to show off their working dogs. And talk about working hard when you don’t have to Take a look at […]

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