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News from aviation leaders summit in Istanbul

06/06/23

More than 1500 airline CEOs and aviation leaders, and many businesses and government agencies that work with them, gathered this week in Istanbul, Turkey. They were here for the annual general meeting of IATA, the International Air Transport Association, and the World Air Transport Summit. The Stuck at the Airport team joined a large contingent […]

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Brisbane Airport celebrates 50 Years of flights to Fiji

06/01/23

Australia’s Brisbane Airport is marking the 50th anniversary of connecting Queensland with the Pacific paradise of Fiji. To mark the event, the airport created a charming side-by-side comparison of the 1973 flight versus a 2023 flight by using film discovered and digitized from a news archive. Air Pacific, seen landing on June 1, 1987, later became […]

Light, Space & Sound at LAX Airport

05/26/23

International arriving passengers moving through the West Gates tunnel in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) pass by a series of art pieces exploring light sound, and space. The exhibition, put together by dublab and the LAX Art Program, presents work by pioneers and innovators of one of Los […]

Snaps from a striped Condor Airlines flight

05/17/23

Stuck at the Airport joined Condor Airlines on a flight from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to celebrate the fact that the airline’s new Airbus A330neo aircraft – sporting the airline’s new striped livery – is operating on this route. The German leisure carrier will soon have a fleet of all-new […]

Summer travel trends: Shorter & cheaper trips, more driving, and raids on savings.

05/16/23

(Our story on Summer Travel Trends first appeared on NBC News) If you sat out last summer’s overcrowded, overpriced, booked-solid travel season in the hope of cheaper and easier getaways this year, you may be out of luck. Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults plan to travel this summer, up from 61% this time last year, according […]

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JetBlue makes it easier to earn perks and status

05/11/23

New York-based JetBlue Airways has revamped its True Blue loyalty program, making it easier for both frequent and infrequent flyers to earn incremental perks and attain status with the airline. You can get into all the nitty gritty details here. But basically, your ‘points’ and loyalty are now measured and accrued in “Tiles.” And JetBlue […]

Best North American airlines? JD Power ranks ’em

05/10/23

There are dozens of surveys, studies, and rankings of airports in North America and around the world. And plenty of ways to shuffle the deck. One of the more reliable surveys is North American Airlines Satisfaction Study conducted by J.D. Power, a company specializing in consumer insights, data and analytics. The report evaluates the travel […]

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Stuck at the Airport: free flights + a pup parade

05/08/23

Alaska Airlines Kraken Contest This year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are getting pretty exciting for fans of the Seattle Kraken. The team has a surprise 2-1 lead against the Dallas Stars in a best-of-7 series and Game 4 is Tuesday night. Alaska Airlines, the official airline of the Seattle Kraken, is joining in the fun by […]

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Artist Morag Myerscough unveils HeathrowÕs commemorative luggage tag that she designed to celebrate King Charles IIIÕs coronation, to be given out to passengers from May 1-10. Issue date: Monday April 24, 2023. PA Photo. The airport is preparing to welcome passengers on board 12,000 flights in the 10 days around the coronation, including dignitaries, heads of state and international tourists, with the same number of souvenir tags being released to mark the occasion. Photo credit should read: Kieran Cleeves/PA Wire.

Heathrow Airport’s Commemorative Coronation Luggage Tag

05/07/23

Heathrow Airport welcomed plenty of VIPs and tourists to town for the Coronation of King Charles III. And to mark the occasion, Heathrow Airport commissioned London-based artist Morag Myerscough to design a commemorative luggage tag that is being handed out to travelers through May 10. “Instinctively I knew a bold color-filled, joyful, positive approach to the luggage tag to […]

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