Back around 2001, when Stuck at the Airport was launched, airport manicure stations were an unusual sight. “Ridiculous,” one reader commented. “Who would do that?” said another. Now, airport spas with technicians on duty for drop-in manicures and pedicures are quite common. What’s Next? Looks like robot manicures are what’s next. XWELL, which operates airport […]
Friday, March 24, is National Cheesesteak Day. And Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is celebrating with a weeklong tribute of specials and giveaways. Through March 24, the promo code “CHZSTK23” offers $3 off a cheesesteak or cheesesteak-inspired menu item from participating locations at OrderAtPHL.com. Then on National Cheesesteak Day, Friday, March 24, PHL travelers will be treated […]
The Phoenix Airport Museum at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is hosting a “Night at the Museum” event on Friday, March 24. The program runs from 4-7 pm (not overnight) and celebrates the Museum’s current Artist and Researcher exhibition presenting art inspired by science. For the exhibition, nine local artists were paired with local […]
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, and lived there until 1908, when her family moved to Des Moines. Today Atchison honors its most famous hometown hero with a wide variety of attractions. Those include the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, a life-size statue of Earhart in the arboretum known […]
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and airports and airlines are getting to land some love. In Las Vegas, the pop-up marriage license bureau is back at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to help streamline the uptick in weddings that take place in Sin City around Valentine’s Day. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will once […]
It was a scrolling sort of day. And an educational one. Here’s what we learned today about the Concorde, Janet Bragg, and Pan Am’s “First Moon Flights” Club.
Back around 2001, when Stuck at the Airport was launched, airport manicure stations were an unusual sight. “Ridiculous,” one reader commented. “Who would do that?” said another. Now, airport spas with technicians on duty for drop-in manicures and pedicures are quite common. What’s Next? Looks like robot manicures are what’s next. XWELL, which operates airport […]
Friday, March 24, is National Cheesesteak Day. And Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is celebrating with a weeklong tribute of specials and giveaways. Through March 24, the promo code “CHZSTK23” offers $3 off a cheesesteak or cheesesteak-inspired menu item from participating locations at OrderAtPHL.com. Then on National Cheesesteak Day, Friday, March 24, PHL travelers will be treated […]
The Phoenix Airport Museum at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is hosting a “Night at the Museum” event on Friday, March 24. The program runs from 4-7 pm (not overnight) and celebrates the Museum’s current Artist and Researcher exhibition presenting art inspired by science. For the exhibition, nine local artists were paired with local […]
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, and lived there until 1908, when her family moved to Des Moines. Today Atchison honors its most famous hometown hero with a wide variety of attractions. Those include the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, a life-size statue of Earhart in the arboretum known […]
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and airports and airlines are getting to land some love. In Las Vegas, the pop-up marriage license bureau is back at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to help streamline the uptick in weddings that take place in Sin City around Valentine’s Day. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will once […]
It was a scrolling sort of day. And an educational one. Here’s what we learned today about the Concorde, Janet Bragg, and Pan Am’s “First Moon Flights” Club.
The Kanas City Chiefs will play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, February 12 in Glendale Arizona at State Farm Stadium. Thousands of football fans will be heading that way, whether they have tickets to the game or not. And most of the fans flying to the game will be arriving and […]
Curent and former Boeing employees, customers, and aviation fans of all sorts gathered at Boeing’s Everett factory on Tuesday to mark the deliver of the final 747 aircraft to Atlas Air Worldwide. The event closes out more than a half century of production of the iconic airplane. 747 Memorabilia Here is some 747 memorabilia we […]
The Seattle-based Stuck at the Airport team took a short road trip to Oregon last week to join a special dinner hosted by Humble Spirit. The new(ish) farm-to-table restaurant in historic downtown McMinnville celebrates the wonderful wines and seasonal bounty of the Willamette Valley. On our winter tasting menu: Hazelnuts and Pork Belly, Whole Trout, […]