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Seed art on display at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

07/10/26

A fun new exhibit on view at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) features a very Minnesotan art tradition: crop (or seed) art. The seed‑crafted mosaics on display feature curated and award-winning selections from the more than 450 entries of crop art entered into the 2025 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art and Scarecrow Competition, which debuted […]

Harriet Baskas

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Airport and Airline Resources

3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

04/15/26

Don’t want to spring for the premium cabin on a long-haul flight but want make sure you can sleep? Several airlines offer an economy section upgrade option that may help. Air New Zealand has its Skycouch. All Nippon Airways (ANA) has it Couchii. Lufthansa has its Sleeper’s Row. And United Airlines recently introduced its ‘Relax […]

World’s busiest airports

04/14/26

Airports are busy places. If you travel, you know that. But which are the busiest? It depends a bit on how you’re counting. According to Airports Council International (ACI) World, which does an annual tally, in 2025 the world’s busiest airport for passenger traffic is, once again, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with 106.3 […]

Catch these live dance performances at San Diego International Airport

04/12/26

If you’re traveling through the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN) in the next few weeks, you may get to see a live performance by the dance troupe doing an in-terminal arts residency. Titled “Migration: Making a Home in Transit,” the performances are part of a project the creative youth development group, A Step […]

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

04/10/26

Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran War are leading airlines to raise checked bag fees and and bring back fuel surchages to tickets. . It’s happening fast and is hard to keep track of. But here’s a quick rundown and links to the new fee charts for checked bags on U.S. airlines. Most carriers […]

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

04/08/26

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content […]

Finding reading material at the airport

04/07/26

Book lovers celebrated National Library Day this week on April 6 and are getting ready to mark National Library Week later this month, April 19 to 25. So it’s a good time to take a look at some of the ways to find reading material at airports. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) is home to […]