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Russell Wilson’s Fan Flight II on Alaska Airlines

02/01/15

Everyone in Seattle is pretty worked up about the Seahawks return to the Super Bowl. So it was no surprise that more than 80,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members from Oregon, Washington and Alaska (20 percent more than last year) entered a contest to win a spot on a special charter flight to Phoenix for →

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Airlines add flights for Super Bowl fans

01/19/15

Trying to find a flight to Phoenix, Arizona that will get you there in time for Super Bowl XLIX on February 1st? Don’t give up. Many regularly-scheduled flights are already sold-out, but airlines are adding special flights to their schedules to help fans get to the game. Alaska Airlines has added two extra round-trip flights →

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Airline perks for Seahawks and Patriots fans

01/18/15

Sunday was a big day for football fans (especially fans of the Seattle Seawhawks and the New England Patriots, of course) and airlines are helping get the celebrations for Super Bowl XLIX underway. To celebrate the Seahawks win, Alaska Airlines is offering a free drink to everyone on a flight leaving Seattle on Monday, January →

Limited edition & PGA-themed amenity kits from United Airlines

01/16/15

United Airlines has been making upgrades to its premium cabin service and this week rolled out its latest perk: a new set of commemorative amenity kits and the promise of a PGA-themed kit that will arrive in April. Why a PGA theme and not a rock & roll, football or pirate theme? (Wouldn’t those be →

Twitter throwdown for Seattle & Green Bay Airports

01/15/15

As you might imagine, excitement is rising in cities that still have football teams in the running for this year’s Super Bowl. And as Sunday’s game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers gets closer, hometown pride is in strong evidence on the Internet, where Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Green Bay’s Austin Straubel →

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Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport ready for Super Bowl

01/06/15

At the end of January, about 100,000 football fans will be heading to the Phoenix area for Super Bowl XLIX and a wide range of related festivities. Most all of them will be arriving and departing from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ,where the busiest day will be the day after the Super Bowl, February →

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Formula 1 fans race out of Austin – with souvenirs

11/02/14

Austin is hosting the Formula One United States Grand Prix this weekend and thousands of race fans are passing through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Passenger traffic at the airport is expected to be the highest on Sunday night (Nov 2) and on Monday, (Nov 3), as race fans head home. So to help the process go →

Airlines have soccer & football fever

10/04/14

Football & soccer season is in full swing and airlines are offering football-themed contests and flight discounts. To celebrate the launch of Allegiant service to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) on Thursday, October 9. the airline is hosting a Best Dressed Bengals Fan Contest at the airport. The winner will get →

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Deer hunting at airports. Allowed.

09/19/14

Bow-hunting is a popular sport in Western Pennsylvania, so the pilot program underway at Pittsburgh International Airport is a great opportunity for sportsmen and women. But it’s a bad deal for deer caught in the airport’s designated bow-hunting zone. The Allegheny County Airport Authority is holding a lottery to issue free, archery-only season permits for →

Match made in HEL: skateboard at Helsinki Airport

09/10/14

Admit it: even if you’re not a skateboarder, you’ve looked down those long airport corridors and thought about how cool it would be to cover those distances on a skateboard. Now Finland’s Helsinki Airport is going to give a select few skateboarders that chance. And more. As part of a promotion highlighting the airport as →

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