10/13/17
Let's hope you don't ever get sick or injured at an airport. But if something happens to you at LAX, your helped may show up on bikes. Fast. →
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06/19/14
Colorado and Washington work out new laws on pot. →
03/17/13
Update: March 19, 2013 After writing the post below about the pilot passed out in the model airplane at New York’s Westchester County Airport, I received this note from the airport administration: Thank you for your “heads up” in discovering the pilot sitting in the Piper Cub in our departure lounge appears to be in →
11/15/12
If you’ll be among the 24 million people expected to be in an airport and on a plane this Thanksgiving holiday period, Charles Gerba, the University of Arizona microbiology professor known as “Dr. Germ,” has some important travel advice for you: Pack light and carry hand sanitizer. Gerba, whose travel souvenirs often include test swabs →
12/15/10
TSA now has a medical notification card travelers with medical conditions can use at the airport to let discreetly inform and alert a security officer about a health issue, disability or medical device that may affect screening. →
01/10/10
Although Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW), in Appleton, Wisconsin, isn’t very big – it’s served by just 4 airlines – it does have a couple of free, much appreciated, amenities. Like what? Well, in addition to free wireless internet access, the airport stocks the post-security bathrooms with free, pocket-size, dental kits complete with mouthwash, dental →
12/04/09
While the rest of us were preparing for Thanksgiving, the CDC was kicking off its largest-ever public awareness campaign about staying healthy while traveling. And not a moment too soon. Peak flu season coincides with the busiest weeks of the winter travel season. And although the CDC reported this week that flu-related hospitalizations and deaths →
10/14/09
Busy in Boston? Too busy to get a flu shot? If you’re heading to Boston Logan International Airport you can now get a flu shot for $25 at a flu shot kiosk set up in the pre-security area of Terminal C. In the next few weeks, flu shot kiosks at Logan will also pop up →