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Denver Int’l Airport’s open-air plaza reactivated

05/26/22

Here’s a great sign that airports are coming back to life just in time for summer travel. Denver International Airport (DEN) is reactivating the open-air public plaza between the main Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel. Over the years, the plaza has hosted everything from outdoor movies and skating rinks to a beer garden, a →

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(Old) Airport Terminal or Skateboard Video Game?

05/19/22

We were delighted when celebrity skateboarders and skateboard crews from across the country rolled into the old terminal facilities – and even onto the tarmac – at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) for Red Bull’s second Terminal Takeover. It’s a creative use of the empty space. And, along with film shoots, a good →

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Airlines, airports mark May the Fourth

05/03/22

If you are flying across the country, or to a galaxy far, far away, on Alaska Airlines on Wednesday, May 4th, be sure to wear your favorite Star Wars clothing. Alaska Airlines also just showed off a new Star Wars/Disneyland livery. We know other airlines and many airports also celebrate May the Fourth, so check →

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Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

05/03/22

Earlier this month, celebrity skateboarders and skateboard crews from across the country rolled into the old terminal facilities – and even onto the tarmac – at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. They were there for Red Bull’s second Terminal Takeover. Here is a short video of pro skateboarder Jake Wooten showing off his skills →

Spotted at Charles M Schulz – Sonoma County Airport

08/31/21

This week we spent some time at Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS), which is named to honor the “Peanuts” comic strip cartoonist who lived in Sonoma County for many years. Not only is the airport named for Schulz, but there are also statues of two “Peanuts” characters, “Flying Ace” Snoopy and Lucy, →

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Airport jokes & other travel tidbits

08/16/21

Monday was National Tell a Joke Day and a few airports around the country shared some funny bits via Twitter. If we missed yours, please let us know and we’ll add it in. We also spotted this colorful tweet from Pittsburgh International Airport, a fun Monday verse from Tampa International Airport, and a quick art →

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Message from a former airport

08/09/21

Here’s a fun thing to do with an old airport. Germany’s Berlin Tegel “Otto Lilienthal” Airport (TXL) Tegal Airport officially closed in November 2020 when operations moved over to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). The buildings and grounds of Tegel Airport are being turned into an industrial and research park called the Urban Tech Republic. But →

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Roller skating at JFK Airport? Yup, at the TWA Hotel

05/26/21

Air travel is back on, but what about fun activities at airports? That’s back on too. At least at New York’s JFK Airport, where the TWA Hotel adjacent to Terminal 5 is operating a summer roller rink next to the hotel’s 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie” airplane. A 50-minute skating session costs $20 per adult and →

Did you celebrate National Lost Sock Day?

05/10/21

Sunday was not only Mother’s Day, it was National Lost Sock Day. So today we gathered up some of the images we’ve been collecting of socks with airport themes. Some of these you can order online to add to your wardrobe. Others are special edition socks that may be only available as promotions. If your →

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Skateboarders takeover the old New Orleans Airport

05/05/21

We’re filing this under: Cool Things To Do With Old Airport Terminals It was pretty exciting when Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) opened its brand new terminal in November 2019. But what about the old terminal? It hasn’t been torn or repurposed for anything permanent just yet. Which made the empty main hall, →

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