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TSA has helpful hints for holiday travelers

11/14/12

The busy Thanksgiving and Christmas travel season is just around the corner and it’s a given that airports will be busy airports and airplanes will be crowded. With that in mind, the TSA has gathered up some helpful hints for holiday travelers. Pies and cakes are OK to take through airport security checkpoints, but the […]

Drinking in airports

11/11/12

It’s irritating – and expensive – to have to dump a perfectly good, sealed container of bottled water before entering an airport security checkpoint only to pay an inflated price for a fresh bottle on the other side. To avoid that scenario, many travelers take along an empty, wide-mouthed bottle and fill it up at […]

Souvenir Sunday: chocolate airplanes & Aeroflot give-aways

10/21/12

I’m still snacking on the packaged samples and sorting through the screen cleaners and assorted geegaws I picked up in Long Beach, Calif. last month while attending the APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association) Expo and discovering the adjacent exhibit hall for IFSA, the International Flight Services Association. Here are two items I wish I could […]

Restaurant Week – in an airport

10/20/12

Many cities host a Restaurant Week or two during the year when special two or three course menus are offered for a set price at a wide variety of dining venues throughout town. It’s a great opportunity to test out a restaurant that may be out of your price range the rest of the year […]

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Makeover for Terminal 5 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

10/17/12

Will a ribbon cutting and this snazzy video, on Tuesday the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Westfield Concession Management unveiled plans for significant renovations at Terminal 5 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Coming in Fall 2013: a totally new look, 15 new dining and retail brands and a variety of other amenities. It’s the […]

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Beer bottle wall at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

10/16/12

How many bottles of beer are on the wall at the new St. Louis Brewmasters Tap Room in Terminal 2 (Concourse E) at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport? No one is saying just yet, but you can count them for yourself while waiting for a flight and drinking beers from local, regional and national breweries […]

Etihad Airways has big plans for hens, bees and pickles

10/03/12

Now that I know about the hens, the bees and the pickles, I’m kicking myself for missing a recent opportunity to fly to Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE. The airline has 200 free-range hens on duty at Abu Dhabi Organics Farms laying eggs that are used in some dishes […]

Snack Saturday: KLM’s in-flight Dutch fest

09/29/12

Throughout October and November passengers on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flights from Amsterdam will notice a special Dutch theme as the airline celebrates its “From Holland” festival by offering food and entertainment featuring Dutch products and farming. “The meals KLM on intercontinental flights in World Business Class (WBC) from Amsterdam during the festival are made […]

Airline food … a lot of it – all in one place

09/20/12

It’s been a educational, acronym-filled week in Long Beach, CA for me while I attend the APEX EXPO (Airline Passenger Experience Association Expo) and nibble my way through IFSA – the International Flight Services Association’s exhibition hall of on-board food products and other items caterers and suppliers were pitching to airlines. In addition to familiar […]

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O’Hare Airport gets very fresh with passengers

09/07/12

This is definitely the airport amenity of the week: Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport now has a farmer’s market selling basil, cilantro, thyme and other fresh herbs grown inside the airport’s aeroponic garden, fresh fruit from a local produce vendor, healthy snacks and to-go meals and, soon, products made with honey harvested from the airport’s apiary. […]

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