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Another big moving day for the Las Vegas airport

07/27/12

At the end of June, 15 international carriers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas began operating out of the E Gates at the swanky new Terminal 3. Now that the dust has (hopefully) settled from that switchover, it’s time to move operations for many of the domestic carriers over to Terminal 3 as well. […]

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Airports in London & Miami get Olympics fever

07/25/12

Miami International Airport is saluting the Olympics with some fun events and promotions from Friday, July 27th through Monday, July 30th. While a DJ spins tunes from around the world, passengers will be able to: Get a picture taken on a winner’s podium and take home a souvenir postcard; Win a gold, silver or bronze […]

Giant chocolate bull at Calgary International Airport

07/08/12

The Calgary Stampede is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion Calgary International Airport is all gussied up in its cowboy best, including hay bales, fences, painted windows and an almost life-size, 880-pound, all chocolate bull made by Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut. The airport hopes to shellac the bull so it can […]

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Free lemonade, parades & other 4th of July fun at airports

07/02/12

Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports and Miami International Airport are among the airports that have some fun – and free – 4th of July activities planned for passengers this week. In Chicago, there’s music, free flags and free lemonade: Passengers traveling through O’Hare and Midway on Tuesday, July 2, will be entertained with a […]

Airport amenity of the week: bongo lessons

06/16/12

I’ve had a lot of great nominations for this week’s airport amenity of the week. But I have to give the nod to the folks at Miami International Airport who have scheduled a fun line-up of activities for the Father’s Day weekend. Top among them: bongo lessons. On Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the airport will […]

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“Flash waltz” at Vienna Airport

06/13/12

Here’s a nice twist on the (getting old now) flash mobs… a flash waltz. This dance erupted as part of a celebration for the June 5th opening of the Austrian Star Alliance Terminal at Vienna Airport.

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Virgin America’s Portlandia-themed party kicks off PDX service

06/06/12

On Tuesday, Virgin America added an 18th city, Portland, to its service network adding two daily flights from Los Angeles and two from San Francisco. As is its tradition, the airline had a fun launch event. And, as a former Portland resident, I went along for the ride as a guest. For the launch event, […]

Heathrow Airport readies for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

05/31/12

London’s Heathrow Airport is getting ready to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jublilee and expects more than 780,000 passengers to fly into town for the festivities between now and June 6th. To set the scene, the airport painted a runway with a giant Union Jack flag and the image of the queen: As passengers arrive, they’ll […]

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O’Hare Airport noodles the NATO numbers

05/23/12

There’s been a lot of coverage of NATO-related activity in Chicago, but not much about the role O’Hare Airport has played in the summit. So the folks at the airport tallied up some of NATO-related numbers relating to the arrivals of world leaders, international delegations and foreign press: Number of Flight Arrivals: O’Hare private flight […]

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Spend Mother’s Day at the airport

05/11/12

Spend Mother’s Day at the airport: roses, carnations and fun events in honor of moms on Mother's Day at many airports.

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