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Opt out or opt in? Airport scanners & pat-downs in the news

11/17/10
The news has been filled with stories about the TSA’s new enhanced body pat-downs, the new airport body scanners and campaigns encouraging people to opt out of the scanning process. Travelers left and right are posting their accounts of the pat-down process. Need to catch up? Here are some of the stories: USA TODAY has →

Souvenir Sunday: miniature books and travel-sized items

11/14/10
Each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday: a day to take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive souvenirs you can find at airports. This week: fun, inexpensive and tiny things to bring to the airport and on your trip. A friend heading to India (lucky duck!) was seeking suggestions for three weeks-worth →

LAX layover: No pandemic flu for you.

10/20/10
Within five minutes of landing at LAX and beginning my four hour layover, I was in the shops at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) looking for items to feature for Stuck at the Airport’s Souvenir Sunday feature. You’ll have to come back Sunday to see all the fun, inexpensive, local items I found, but →

Souvenir Sunday at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

10/17/10
The last time I flew out of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport my plane-mates were a crew of rowdy guys heading home after a season of commercial fishing. They’d started drinking long before the midnight flight departed and kept at it until shortly before we touched down in Seattle. I’m sure a lot of →
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