Safety Archives - Stuck at the Airport

Funny or not? Saturday Night Live on Alaska Airlines door plug debacle

01/22/24

Saturday Night Live aired a spoof commercial this past weekend using the recent Alaska Airlines door-plug emergency incident as inspiration. The airline’s new slogan, SNL’s fake commercial says, is “Alaska Airlines. You didn’t die and you got a cool story.” Other lines that may – or may not – make you chuckle, include: “On other →

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Airlines prep for the inauguration with firearms ban, other safety measures

01/14/21

Flying to D.C.? Leave your firearms at home If you’re flying to any airport near Washington, D.C. in the days leading up to the inauguration, you’ll have to leave your firearms at home. Based on the events over the past few weeks in the nation’s capital, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Southwest, →

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Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/02/20

Here’s some of the airport news that caught our attention today. May I help you, virtually? Our first encounter with a video help desk was at the massive Istanbul Airport in October 2019. It seemed odd but, then, efficient to step up to what seemed like an unstaffed information desk and then have a live →

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Wear a face mask at the airport & on the plane. Or else!

06/16/20

Most every airline now requires passengers to wear face coverings in airports and on airplanes. But now the failure to do so may result in denied boarding or a ban on future travel. On Monday, the airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A) announced that for the duration of the COVID-19 health crisis its member →

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Airports stay open during curfews

06/02/20

These crazy times are getting crazier. And scarier. When the coronavirus pandemic began taking its toll on travel, it seemed odd that airports felt the need to send tweets reminding us that their facilities remained open. And to encourage and thank people for washing their hands. But as the number of people traveling dipped dangerously →