The Stuck at the Airport team visited Egypt’s Luxor International Airport as part of a Viking Cruises adventure on the Nile River aboard the just-christened Viking Sobek. On this journey, we visited airports in Seattle, Dubai, Cairo and Luxor. Luxer International Airport (LXR) is a medium-sized airport with enough amenities in the domestic flight zone […]
This is a slightly different version of the election anxiety story we wrote for NBC News Worries about election fallout are keeping people at home Emily Reeve and her husband usually spend Thanksgiving in Hawaii, Florida or Disneyland, but not this year. “I have a toddler now and I’m worried about being in a potentially […]
Here’s a cute airline/sports team partnership. As the Houston Rockets basketball team’s official airline partner, Taiwan’s Eva Air has created a Rockets-themed experience for passengers flying on the airline out of Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Houston travelers will see Rockets-branded signage and be able to download or print out Rockets-themed boarding passes and […]
(Map courtesy Weather.com) Florida residents are just starting to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. As they do, airports that had closed for the storm’s duration are reopening. Airlines are resuming some flights, but anyone flying to or from the region should check with their airline for updates. In many cases travel alerts and […]
On April 6, 1924, four U.S. Army planes, each with two crewmembers, took off from what was then Sand Point Airfield in Seattle. Their goal was to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The four planes were Douglas World Cruisers and they were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. Due to […]
Helsinki Airport shows ballet & opera snippets The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of Helsinki, Finland. And not just for the licorice. We love the airport too. And we’re delighted to learn that passengers traveling through Helsinki Airport (HEL) can now enjoy snippets of opera and ballet from the Opera House […]
The Stuck at the Airport team visited Egypt’s Luxor International Airport as part of a Viking Cruises adventure on the Nile River aboard the just-christened Viking Sobek. On this journey, we visited airports in Seattle, Dubai, Cairo and Luxor. Luxer International Airport (LXR) is a medium-sized airport with enough amenities in the domestic flight zone […]
This is a slightly different version of the election anxiety story we wrote for NBC News Worries about election fallout are keeping people at home Emily Reeve and her husband usually spend Thanksgiving in Hawaii, Florida or Disneyland, but not this year. “I have a toddler now and I’m worried about being in a potentially […]
Here’s a cute airline/sports team partnership. As the Houston Rockets basketball team’s official airline partner, Taiwan’s Eva Air has created a Rockets-themed experience for passengers flying on the airline out of Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Houston travelers will see Rockets-branded signage and be able to download or print out Rockets-themed boarding passes and […]
(Map courtesy Weather.com) Florida residents are just starting to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. As they do, airports that had closed for the storm’s duration are reopening. Airlines are resuming some flights, but anyone flying to or from the region should check with their airline for updates. In many cases travel alerts and […]
On April 6, 1924, four U.S. Army planes, each with two crewmembers, took off from what was then Sand Point Airfield in Seattle. Their goal was to complete the first circumnavigation of the globe by air. The four planes were Douglas World Cruisers and they were named Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and New Orleans. Due to […]
Helsinki Airport shows ballet & opera snippets The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of Helsinki, Finland. And not just for the licorice. We love the airport too. And we’re delighted to learn that passengers traveling through Helsinki Airport (HEL) can now enjoy snippets of opera and ballet from the Opera House […]
Love airports and listen to podcasts? Then add this one to your list: “Under the Canopy: Stories Behind the World’s Busiest Airport,” is a new podcast series from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). According to ATL officials, the podcast has multiple hosts from the airport’s communications team and offers “deep dives” into ATL’s “robust operations […]
Monday, August 26, was National Dog Day and airports around the country took the opportunity to celebrate the therapy dogs and their people who volunteer to hang out in the terminals helping passengers de-stress. Here’s a sampling of some of the celebrations. Let us know if we missed yours. And, look! After all the votes […]
We love it whenever a favorite airport teams up with a great museum. And Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and the local Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library have done just that. Through the end of 2024, the airport’s KIND Gallery, on Concourse A, is hosting an exhibit created by the museum that honors the late writer, […]