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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

Art inspired by forgotten items at Istanbul Airport

01/26/26

An exhibition at Istanbul Airport (IST) created by artist, TV personality, comedian and actor Beyazıt Öztürk is inspired by the imagined stories of the suitcases and other things left behind at the airport. Titled, appropriately enough, “Thing(s),” the exhibition features the “Thing” sculpture, which incorporates elements of an actual bag claim conveyor belt into a […]

Airlines cancel flights, but airports stay open

01/25/26

Airlines are, understandably, canceling thousands of flights due to snowy, icy, sleety and dangerous weather conditions around the country right now. But even with few or no commercial flights arriving or departing, airports do their best to stay open and opeartional. That means crews are working around the clock to keep runways cleared and open. […]

Travel mess today. Courtesy, Winter Storm Fern

01/25/26

The Weather Channel map, above, snapped at 7 am East Coast time on Sunday morning, shows which parts of the country are experiencing snow, rain, ice or a mix of it all. Flights and airports in this large section of the country are experiencing mass cancellations, but air traffic everywhere is being affected as airplanes […]

Updated links to the airline travel waivers due to Winter Storm Fern

01/23/26

This map from the Weather Chanel is chilling in so many ways. If, like us, you’ve got any flights or other travel planned in the next few days, in or out of the path of this major storm predicted to drop more than a foot of snow in many parts of the country, be prepared […]

One airport goes big, another raises the bar

01/22/26

ONT Airport goes bigger and bolder with its welcome sign SInce 1998, the sign that welcomed travelers to Ontario International Airport (ONT) in Southern California was sort of mousy and looked like this. Now, as part of its campaign to up its visibility in real life and in passengers’ minds, the very charming and convenient […]

Places we’d stay: Waldorf Astoria New York

01/21/26

Greetings from freezing cold New York City. The Stuck at the Airport team is in town for work, eating and exploring. Our first stop: The Waldforf Astoria New York. Reopened, restored, ‘reimagined’ ( as they say) but, ultimately, rewarding – even if you just get to visit the lobby with the 1893 World’s Fair clock […]