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World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

09/18/26

There are lots of ways – and plenty of organizations – that rank airports and airlines. Skytrax, an international air transport rating organisation, is one of the major awards sought by airlines and the 2026 World Airline Awards were just announced. Here’s the rundown. See if your favorite airline made the list. Singapore Airlines took the […]

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World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What’s old is new again: United testing food delivery to the gate

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

Marking National Aviation Day

Want: this airline etiquette gear from Lufthansa

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

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

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: […]

A good week to visit airports

12/21/25

We’re not flying. But we’re going to the airport The StuckatTheAirport.com holiday team will be spending some time at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this week. We have no plans to fly anywhere. But SEA, our home base airport, is one of 20 airports that offers day passes to non-ticketed guests. So we’ll be using a […]

Part 2: Best new airport amenities of 2025

12/19/25

We’re back with Part 2 of our list of Best New Airport Amenities of 2025. You can see Part 1 here and a selected list that we prepared for The Points Guy site. Here’s another batch of new amenities and cool events we spotted at airports in 2025. Let us know if we missed your […]

Holiday videos from Icelandair and Austrian Airlines

12/18/25

Icelandair’s ode to the kinda creepy Christmas cat Iceland can be a wonderland and a mystery. There are the elves and other supernatural “hidden people” whose well-being are embedded in Icelandic culture and beliefs. And there’s a dark Christmas folklore that stars a menacing Yule Cat that, Icelandair reminds us, teaches people to work hard […]

The best new airport amenities of 2025

12/18/25

From the new “Rocky” statue at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to the debut of new terminals at San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), it’s been a year filled with plenty of new airport amenities and events. We gathered some of our favorites for a story on the The Points Guy site, […]

Best Airport Amenities

Orlando Int’l Airport welcomes non-ticketed guests

12/16/25

Yesterday we shared the news that Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) has joined the growing list of airports that welcome non-ticketed guests with it OAK Guest Pass Program. That brought our list of airports with guest pass programs to 19. Today we learned of one more. Orlando International Airport (MCO) has now rebooted and expanded […]