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Don’t leave your stuff at the TSA checkpoint

01/05/20

Resolved to fly more in 2020? How to keep your stuff. In 2019, airline passengers tried to take hundreds of thousands of prohibited and banned items through airport security checkpoints in the United States. Transportation Security Administration officers found hatchets, inert grenades, fireworks, firearms (most of them loaded) and so many knives that the […]

Tumbleweed invasion

01/02/20

Here’s a crazy travel story for the New Year that’s not about flying, but about driving. On Tuesday night – New Year’s Eve – at least five cars and an eighteen-wheeler truck got trapped in a bizarre, giant pile-up of tumbleweeds on a rural, central Washington State highway. According to the Washington State Patrol, the […]

The North Pole or the airport? Continued.

12/15/19

Reindeers and gate access Airports around the country continue to go all out to entertain passengers this holiday season. Reindeers will return to the light rail station at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on December 18 and 19. And the SEA Visitor Pass program piloted last year will now be a permanent airport amenity. The program […]

Santa’s workshop at Heathrow Airport

12/12/19

Stuck at The Airport is continuing coverage of Santa sightings at airports. We are also sharing updates on what airports are doing this year to make things merry. So today we bring you this update from London’s Heathrow Airport. To help parents with kids asking lots of questions about how Santa does what he does, […]

Happy Thanksgiving

11/27/19

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Stuck at the Airport? Lucky you!

11/26/19

Here are some new airport amenities that might make winter travel fun. Or less of a hassle. Here’s a round-up I put together for USA TODAY of some new amenities you’ll find in airports this season. Airport ice-skating Denver International Airport (DEN) has brought back its free outdoor skating rink for the fourth season. The rink […]

Let’s all go to the movies – at Miami International Airport

11/12/19

Miami International Airport (MIA) offers a quarterly screening series featuring contemporary art and image-making by South Florida-based video artists. On view now near Gate J7 is a series of short experimental films and video art addressing themes of migration, travel, and journeys that are both physical and surreal. The work on view is by artists […]

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Airports on Veterans Day

11/10/19

Flying on Veterans Day? Want to support veterans while you’re traveling? HMSHost sent word that military veterans-turned chefs have created a special burger –the Pimento Cheeseburger – which is on the menu throughout November at more than 70 restaurants in dozens of airports. The burger is topped with crunchy fried onions, pickle chips, lettuce and […]

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Get “espresso boarding” on Alaska Airlines this weekend

11/08/19

Alaska Airlines snowflake plane + Starbucks cup promotion Alaska Airlines has put a snowflake-adorned plane in the air that will keep flying throughout the ski season. And, through Sunday, November 10, the Seattle-based airline is also partnering with Starbucks for a “red cup = early boarding” treat. Show up for your Alaska Airlines flight with […]

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