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09/21/26

Several airports celebebrated last week’s Airport Concessions Day (it’s a thing…) by sharing news of new concessions and expansion projects planned for their terminals. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), claims that it’s “America’s Tastiest Airport” and already has more than 100 concessions. The airport has some new local dining […]

Harriet Baskas

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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

U.S. tourist spots hope Canadian visitors return

08/31/25

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) The adage “time heals all wounds” is not holding true for Canadian travelers and their desire to vacation in the United States. Visits to the U.S. from Canada are down 25.2%, year to date, with a 37% year-over-year drop in arrivals […]

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Welcoming back, Calder, to PIT Airport

08/28/25

[This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for the Pittsburgh International Airport’s Blue Sky News] Check out the Calder sculpture at PIT Airport It is black and white, weighs 600 pounds and is 28 feet long and equally wide. And it will be impossible to miss it at Pittsburgh International Airport’s […]

Free clothes + cool pups at an airport near you

08/26/25

King’s Hawaiian will swap your clothes at O’Hare Int’l Airport On Wednesday, August 27, and Thursday, August 28, travelers passing through Terminal 2 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) will have a chance to sample King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls and soft pretzel bites – and get some new clothes. The pop-up will be offering free food samples, travel […]

Southwest changing its ‘passengers of size’ policy

08/26/25

Southwest Airlines is changing its policy for those who may need an extra seat Southwest Airlines’ new assigned seating policy goes into effect on January 27, 2026 and on that date, the carrier will also be changing its policy for travelers who don’t fit within the armrest of their seat. Right now, plus-size passengers have […]

Reno-Tahoe Int’l Airport ready for Burning Man

08/24/25

Thousands of the 70,000 to 80,000 people attending the Burning Man 2025 festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert will arrive and depart via Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). And, as it has in the past, the airport is ready for the Burning Man visitors. The airport partners with Air Playa Info to host a welcome table in […]

Relax in cool rocking chairs at Bradly Int’l Airport

08/20/25

Bradley International Airport (BDL) now has 9 new painted rocking chairs in the terminal, thanks to some creative high school students from Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. In the spring, the airport gave nine participating schools unfinished wooden rocking chairs with an invitation to paint the chairs with a design that represents their town or state. […]