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Cutest airport pet park?

08/18/10

In response to a law that’s already a year-old, airports throughout the United States are putting in fenced, pet relief areas outside – and in a couple of cases, inside – the terminals. It’s a welcome amenity for pets and their people. And although they don’t have to make the parks look lovely, many airports →

Souvenir Sunday: Socks and pet services

08/01/10

Yesterday’s Snack Saturday feature served up Tastycakes and other Pennsylvania-made treats for sale at Harrisburg International Airport’s (MDT) Perfectly PA shop. That same shop is where you’ll find one of this week’s Souvenir Sunday picks: socks decorated with an Amish horse and buggy scene. I’m sure there’s a shop or two over at the Minneapolis-St. →

Souvenir Sunday: shopping the airline stores

05/02/10

Each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive, souvenirs you can pick up in airport shops. This week, we’re taking what may end up being a several-week side-trip into souvenirs sold by airlines. Going alphabetically… Poking around the AirTrain Airways website I found an AirTran Airways Airport Play →

Stretching the limits of ‘pet-friendly’

03/19/10

If you’re one of those people whose dog tags along when you travel, then you’re well aware of the growing number of pet-friendly hotels, inns and resorts out there. These properties go way out of their way to welcome you and your pooch but, as I found out for my msnbc.com column this week, Stretching →

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Pet-free planes?

02/23/10

Here’s an issue just beginning to bare its teeth: In this article in the New York Times, Roni Caryn Rabin points out that a group of Canadian doctors is raising concerns about pets in airline passenger cabins. Allowing pets on planes, say the doctors, means more pet dander and more chance of setting off asthma →

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Barking up the wrong tree: air travel just too bizarre

01/07/10

As this New York Times article describes, the new era of security at airports is all about contradictions, confusion and delays. Also this week, bad weather in the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, and in Europe, is forcing airlines to cancel flights and strand passengers at airports. If that’s not bad enough, today a few “unruly” →

More airport freebies – for people & pets – for Thanksgiving travel

11/24/09

It may be stressful traveling this week through the nation’s airports, but there are some freebies and special events being rolled out that you may find useful and entertaining. In addition to the events we listed yesterday at Boston’s Logan International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, you’ll find: Two days of free valet parking at →

Tidbits for travelers: Pet park at JFK, Books at BWI

07/15/09

Pet Relief Area at JFK The Department of Transportation now requires airlines to make sure that the airports they serve have accessible pet relief areas. The law went into effect May 13, 2009, but some airlines and airports are just now finishing up the task. Last week, American Airlines officially opened a pet relief area →

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Treats for dogs and people at Lambert -St. Louis International Airport

06/17/09

Lambert-St.Louis International Airport has joined the growing list of airports that have opened “rest areas” for pets and service animals. STL’s two gated pet parks are each 400 square feet, with park benches, trash cans, plastic clean-up mitts and fire hydrants. The Main Terminal park has synthetic turf and is on the upper level, just →

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Airports offer relief for you and your pets

06/09/09

Thanks to a new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation designed to help airplane passengers with service animals, all travelers will now find it easier to take their pets along for the ride. As of May 13, 2009 all airlines must make sure there are pet relief areas, and escorts to those relief areas, for any →

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