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Musuem Monday: The Concord Museum

07/13/26

The StuckatTheAirport.com team is on the move this week celebrating milestones and visiting museums. Paul Revere’s lantern and very old tea at the Concord Museum The Concord Museum is located in Concord, Massachusetts – the town where the “shot heard around the world” sparked the American Revolution. As you may imagine, the museum’s collection includes […]

Harriet Baskas

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The Newsletter

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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

Travel tidbits from airports near you

07/10/25

Just catching up on some airport-related events and amenities posted on X the past few days. At George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) a cat took an unusual ride, and a new vending machine has Pokémon and sports cards. Calgary International Airport (YYC) set up a make-your-own welcome sign station. (Our Airport Amenity of the Week!) […]

Airport amenity of the week

Donate to Texas flood relief & get bonus miles

07/09/25

(Image courtesy American Airlines) Individuals and organizations are doing what they can to help out with relief efforts for those affected by the catastrophic flooding in central Texas. Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines is partnering with the American Red Cross, Airlink and Team Rubicon in relief efforts, assembling and sending care packages for responders and […]

TSA shelves “shoes off” policy

07/08/25

The Department of Homeland Security formally announced on Tuesday that all commercial airline passengers passing through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at airports are now allowed to keep their shoes on. TSA first instituted a “shoes off” policy in 2006, almost five years after “Shoe Bomber” Richard Reid tried to set off explosives hidden in his […]

International flights: cheaper. Int’l trips: pricier

07/07/25

(This is a slightly different version of our story for NBC News) A last-minute summer flight to London or Rome costs less than it did a year ago, but the good news ends at the customs checkpoint. U.S. travelers to the U.K. and Europe are finding their dollars don’t go as far as they did […]

Stuck at the airport: July 4th holiday version

07/02/25

Flying somewhere over the July 4th holiday? Lucky you! Airports are apt to be busy, but there are some fun amenities and events that may make your trip a bit more fun. Christmas in July at San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport We did a double-take, too. But the big baby chick in a sleigh in […]

Long Beach Airport (LGB) gets the love too

07/01/25

Yesterday, we told you about all the love Portland International Airport (PDX) has been getting. And in listing some of its charms, we neglected to mention the cool, recent rap video about the new main terminal roof. Today, let’s give some to Long Beach Airport (LGB), which came in 2nd, behind PDX, on the list […]