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Love the layover: Easter Bunny Fly-in

04/09/09

Hoping to see the Easter Bunny at the airport? Travelers passing through Sacramento International Airport won’t get to see Lawrence Argent’s giant, 56-foot long fiberglass red rabbit until 2011, when the airport’s new Terminal B is scheduled to open. In the meantime, be on the lookout for a surprise Easter Bunny appearance at a major →

And you think your feet hurt…

03/27/09

A new exhibit at Toronto Pearson International Airport offers a glimpse inside the world of ballet. Behind the Scenes brings together photos, costumes and other items from The National Ballet of Canada’s current productions as well as historical items from the archives of the National Ballet. Look for it pre-security in Terminal 1’s Malton Airport →

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Wearable art on view at LA/Ontario International Airport

03/25/09

A new exhibition at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) features a fun collection of artist-made accessories, including hats, shoes, jewelry and purses by more than 40 national and international artists. “Art 2 Wear: Accoutrements” is on display, post-security, in four cases in Terminal 2 and in eight cases in Terminal 4 through September 23, 2009. Here’s →

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Celebrate sweater day at Pittsburgh Int’l Airport

03/20/09

Today, March 20th, is the birthday of the late Fred Rogers, the much beloved main character of the long running public TV show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Rogers was as well-known for his button down sweater as he was for his neighborliness, and so on March 20th the new tradition is for neighborly folks everywhere to →

Paper runway at Atlanta airport

03/17/09

It’s Airport Art Fashion Week at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and to celebrate the airport is unrolling “Paper Runway,” and exhibit that includes wearable clothing and accessories, all made from paper: ball gowns, business suits, stilettos, hats, vests and much more. What kind of paper? Banana leaf fibers, recycled cotton rags and found objects, →

Lincoln Memorial at O’Hare Airport

03/14/09

It’s the bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and there are special exhibits and events all over the country. Now Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is joining in, with an exhibit of a half-size replica of the Lincoln Memorial. The replica is 101/2 feet tall and 9 wide feet wide. Look for it in Terminal →

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Tulip field at Amsterdam Airport

03/13/09

Heading to or through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport during the first two weeks of April? You could happily spend your whole vacation at the airport, what with the massage spa, the snooze chairs, the casino, the kids play area, the museum, and all the great shops, restaurants and artwork. They even have a YOTEL there, where →

Update on MIA’s Carybé murals – the video

03/04/09

Miami International Airport is going to be the new home of the two murals by Brazilian artist Carybé that were part of the American Airlines terminal at JFK since 1960. Taking the murals out of American’s old JFK terminal wasn’t easy – each mural is 16½ feet by 53 feet. And they weren’t just hung →

Tidbits for travelers: danger at Mexico City airport; blue mustang at Denver airport

03/03/09

According to an Associated Press story, Mexico City is beefing up security at Mexico City International Airport ((International Airport Benito Juárez/MEX) after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money at the airport. 350 police officers have been added since December; now an additional 460 police officers will be assigned to patrol the →

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