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19 new ways to rock on at Boston Logan International Airport

09/15/10
A highly appreciated amenity at Boston Logan International Airport is free Wi-Fi.  But travelers also really love the airport’s collection of rocking chairs.  Besides being comfortable, a lot of Logan’s wooden rocking chairs are decorated by local artists, so the seats are also public art. Now there are even more radiant rockers to relax in. →

Best airport amenity: Wi-Fi or rocking chairs?

09/01/10
What with my appointment to see how the new make-your-own ice-cream machine works and the three hours I spent cooling my heels waiting for a friend’s flight to arrive, I ended up spending a lot of time at Boston Logan International Airport last week. That was fine with me. The ice-cream was yummy. The Wi-Fi →

Tidbits for travelers: Free Wifi at Toronto airport; fresh art at SNA; contraband at JFK

08/05/10
Here at StuckatTheAirport.com we’re a big fan of free wireless Internet at all airports. Slowly but surely we’re moving in that direction. In July, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) began offering free Wi-FI to all travelers and now comes word that Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) began offering free Wi-Fi at the beginning of this month →

Fresh airport amenities for summer travel

07/30/10
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a →

Free Wi-Fi & fresh art at Philadelphia Int’l Airport

07/06/10
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program and well, it looks like fun. Last week, just in time for the busy 4th of July holiday travel weekend, PHL announced that the airport-wide Wi-Fi service would now be free. Now that’s fun! This week? Well, there’s not much that can →

Tidbits for travelers: LAX views, Orlando news, & KCI cruise

06/18/10
Here’s great news for anyone who finds themselves stuck at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on the weekend. The Observation Deck at the top of the Theme Building, which has been closed since 9/11, will finally re-open to the public this Saturday. (A view of the old version of the observation deck; courtesy LAX. New →

Tidbits for travelers: SNA gets free Wi-Fi; travelers get great art

06/15/10
Today the folks at John Wayne International Airport (SNA) in Orange County, California announced a partnership with FreeFi Networks to provide free wireless internet access at the airport. You’ll need need to watch a short commercial before getting to that free Wi-Fi service, but that’s a small price to pay for a service most of →
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