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Santa arrives – early – at Heathrow Airport

12/03/12

Airports are gearing up for the holiday season and many are planning to offer entertainment, special events and even some contests and give-aways to passengers. With Santa’s arrival this past weekend, it seems that Heathrow Airport is already in the swing of things. Santa handed out iPads to some arriving passengers and will be surprising →

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Notwithstanding a few drawbacks, still much to be thankful for

11/22/12

Happy Thanksgiving! (Via Flickr Commons & Library of Congress) →

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Free airport cab rides. Turkey Day at MIA, Santa at IND

11/17/12

Getting ready for Thanksgiving travel? Here a few things that may help. The folks at Shairporter – a new cab-sharing social platform – is promoting its New York City launch by giving away free cab rides on November 21 to New Yorkers traveling to the airport who register their ride through the Shairporter platform. If →

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 →

Post-Sandy air travel & a Halloween treat

10/31/12

Dazed and definitely confused – airlines, airports and travelers are trying to pick up where they left off before super-storm Sandy blew through. Although it will certainly take a while to deal with and accommodate the backlog of passengers whose travel was disrupted by thousands of flights canceled due to the storm, airlines are resuming →

Trick or Treat at Miami International Airport

10/27/12

The shops and restaurants at Miami International Airport (MIA) are making another holiday into a festival-in-an-airport. The @ShopMIAIntl Halloween Celebration runs through Monday and then picks up again on Wednesday – Halloween – with a witch greeter, Halloween candy, games, crafts, an inflatable Haunted House and plenty of discounts in many of the shops. →

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Lufthansa rolls out the dirndls and lederhosen for Oktoberfest

09/22/12

Oktoberfest season is getting underway and that means many passengers on international Lufthansa flights from Munich to New York, Charlotte, Hong Kong and other destinations will have a chance to be served by crew members dressed in special Oktoberfest costumes. It’s a tradition that’s been going on for the past 50 years. Lufthansa reports that →

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Happy July 4th!

07/04/12

Photo from the State Library and Archives of Florida via Flickr Commons →

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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 →

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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