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June 10, 2026; Greensboro, N.C., Alaska Airlines debuts Seattle World Cup host city livery in partnership with SeattleFWC26 for World Cup 2026. credit: Joe Nicholson/Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

06/11/26

Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]

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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

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

2025 highlight: Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal

12/30/25

Pittsburgh International Airport‘s (PIT) new $1.7 billion, 811,000 square-foot landside terminal opened in mid-November, just in time for the busy holiday travel season. The project is designed by the architectural firms Gensler and HDR, in association with luis vidal + architects and also includes upgrades to the airside facilities. We visited a few months before and then at […]

A place to go, a plane to fly + airport art to see

12/28/25

Inbox zero isn’t in the cards for us this year. But in an effort to make some headway, here are some travel tidbits we’ve been holding onto from the past few weeks. Philadelphia’s 52 weeks of firsts (Woodcut by Charles R. Gardner, copyright 1931, The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company) 52 Weeks of Firsts is […]

Airport amenities of the week

12/25/25

(Courtesy Tulsa International Airport) A lot of airports go all out during the holidays to entertain travelers with live music, festive decorations, free gift wrapping, costumed therapy animals, visits from Santa and more. So this week it was especially difficult to choose which airport to feature for the Airport Amenity of the Week. So we […]

Happy Holidays and Safe Travels

12/24/25

A few years back, the Stuck at The Airport holiday crew had the rare treat of returning as an embedded elf on one of the annual Fantasy Flights to the North Pole leaving from Spokane International Airport. Alaska Airlines has been parterning with an incredibly devoted local organization, Northwest North Pole Adventures, since 2008 to […]

Last minute shopping? Do it at the airport

12/23/25

Christmas came early for some lucky folks at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) who were invited to visit a giant suitcase vending machine filled with free gifts such as tortilla blankets and concha slippers from H-E-B grocers. Not all airports have giant suitcase vending machines filled with free stuff. But if you’re traveling for the […]

Share ORD memories for a $500 prize + Get rewards at RNO + Track Santa

12/22/25

You could win $500 for sharing an O’Hare Airport memory In October, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) celebrated its 70th anniversary of hosting commercial air service. The airport has, of course, changed and grown a lot over the years. And now it’s looking forward to a major terminal expansion, dubbed ORDNext. On the agenda: […]