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We popped into Portland, Oregon

08/07/26

The Stuck at the Airport team is exploring all the scheduled routes SeaPort Airlines flies in Oregon and Washington, beginning with a quick trip from Seattle’s King County International Airport (BFI) to the Business Aviation terminal right next to Portland International Airport (PDX). For this quick trip we saved significant time by taking advantage of […]

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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

Raise a glass of milk to the flying cow

02/16/26

February 18th is “Elm Farm Ollie Day,” which pays tribute to the day in 1930 when a gentle Guernsey cow was flown 72 miles from Bismarck, Missouri to the International Air Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri aboard a Ford Trimotor plane. As if a flying cow isn’t unusual enough, the cow, also known as Nellie […]

Airports named for U.S. presidents

02/15/26

For Presidents’ Day, here’s a roundup of U.S. aiports named for presidents 1. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 2. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 3. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) 4. Gerald Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan 5. Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) – Springfield, Illinois 6. Bill and Hillary […]

Airport amenity of the week: strolling cannoli

02/14/26

Valentine’s Day strolling cannoli at Tweed New Haven Airport We’ve been gathering up and sharing all the sweet treats airports are offering for Valentine’s Day. But we are declaring the Valentine’s Day strolling cannoli event at Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) as the Airport Amenity of the Week. Hosted by the folks at Petonitos […]

Download Valentines from DFW + more Valentine’s Day treats from airports

02/12/26

Flying to see your sweetheart? Here at Stuck at the Airport, we’ve been highlighting Valentine’s Day-themed activities at various airports all week. We love the cute and corny, downloadable, travel-themed set of 15 Valentines that Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has put together with lines such as, “My heart takes off every time you […]

Valentine's Day

Travel tidbits from airports near you

02/11/26

The Stuck at the Airport team is in Vancouver, B.C. this week eating oysters, visiting museums and galleries and going shopping for valentine gifts. We’re keeping an eye on the airport beat, though, and sharing (below) some fun tidbits from airports in Pittsburgh, Houston and Denver. Pittsburgh’s new airport terminal gets a new play area […]

Delta Air Lines will mail love letters penned on certain flights

02/10/26

We told you how Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to provide and mail Valentine’s Day postcards for free. That offer ends on Wednesday and is an option only at OAK. Now, inspired by Friday’s general release of the new Wuthering Heights film, Delta Air Lines is encouraging travelers […]