Holidays

Fly safe on Halloween

Holidays

Yesterday’s list of airports celebrating Halloween with in-terminals parties, decorations and more was just too short. Here are few more.

TSA donation policy + Airports & Halloween

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Many airports, airlines and community groups have been helping out federal workers working without pay at airports by setting up food pantries and making gift cards, diapers and other basic necessitites available.

Members of the public are helping out too. And, if you’re so inclined, TSA has shared this information about the proper way to do that.

Airports getting into the Halloween spirit

Many airports around the country – and the world – have a great time celebrating Halloween.

Stuck at the airport: July 4th holiday version

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Flying somewhere over the July 4th holiday? Lucky you! Airports are apt to be busy, but there are some fun amenities and events that may make your trip a bit more fun.

Christmas in July at San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport

We did a double-take, too. But the big baby chick in a sleigh in the baggage claim at San Jose International Airport (SJC) will be there through July 31.

Austin-Bergstrom Int’l Airport has a public patio. With a name.

For two years, it was a private lounge. But in April, the outdoor patio near Gate 2 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) reopened to all passengers, offering a great view of airplanes taking off and landing on two runways.

The patio is open daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and provides travelers with lounge chairs, picnic tables, fresh air and shade. And, now,the AUS Public Patio also has a name: AUS Sunrise Porch.

4th of July fun at FLL Airport. On July 3.

Airport dads +donuts for dads +dad jokes

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We poked around on social media over the weekend to see how airports were marking Father’s Day.

We found salutes to airport dads, airports handing out free donuts for dads and some great corny dad jokes.

Airports mark Star Wars Day – May the 4th

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Star Wars fans celebrated the unofficial holiday of Star Wars Day on May 4th and airports worldwide got into the spirit with fun in-terminal events and online posts.

Here’s a round-up of some of the posts we spotted, including one from the National Air & Space Museum reminding us that one of the 400 mailboxes the US Postal Service cleverly turned into R2-D2 look-alikes back in 2007 is on view at the museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport.

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