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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

Airport statues: Rocky at PHL + Franco at PIT

11/23/25

Yo, Adrian. And everyone else. Next time you find yourself at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), be sure to stop by Terminal A -West to snap a selflie with the Rocky Balboa statue that is now a permanent fixture. The 10-foot-tall bronze scultpure is one of three original Rocky casts created in 1980 for the Rocky […]

San Diego Int’l Airport expands visitor pass program

11/20/25

San Diego International Airport (SAN), which recently opened a brand new Terminal 1, is expanding its visitor pass program allowing non-ticketed guests to visit the terminals. Until now, visitors could only apply for a SAN Pass to enter Terminal 2, but now the program has been expanded to cover both Terminals 1 and 2. “If […]

Snaps from Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal

11/19/25

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) celebrated the opening of its new $1.7 billion landside terminal building on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The project includes an instanlty iconic pedestrian tunnel, outdoor terraces, a new parking garage, new concessions and lots of art. (Courtesy Pittsburgh Int’l Airport) The Stuck at the Airport team will be getting an indepth […]

Airport coat check is back at this airport

11/18/25

Coat Check Service returns to Milwaukee Mitchell Int’l Airport One our our favorite airport amenities has returned for the winter season. Coat check services are available now through Apirl 1 at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). The service is set up inside the Summerfest Marketplace store, which is located pre-security in the airport’s concession mall […]

Flight restrictions lifted at all airports + more travel tidbits

11/16/25

Flights back to ‘normal,’ but flight concerns hover On Sunday, November 16, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that starting at 6 a.m. on Monday it will end all the restrictions it had put in place on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports. Restrictions the FAA has on space launches and on general aviation flights […]

Has the goverment shutdown ruined your holiday travel plans?

11/15/25

Air travel is working its way to ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over and Thanksgiving travel is about to kick into high gear. Friday’s news that the Federal Aviation Administration reduced the mandate for U.S. airlines to reduce domestic flights at 40 of the nation’s airports by 6% to 3% starting Saturday will […]