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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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Airport and Airline Resources

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

Mishandled bag rate drops, thanks to technology

06/12/25

Most travelers likely say a prayer to their version of the God of Lost Baggage when sending a checked bag off on the airport conveyor belt. Not all their prayers are answered. However, the odds of having a checked bag arrive at your destination airport when you do are improving slightly. Global air passenger numbers […]

Airport pizza robots + more travel tidbits

06/11/25

Pizza-making robot at John Glenn Int’l Airport You can get pizza at plenty of airports. But it’s rare to find a robot making your pizza pie. Donatos Pizza debuted a new ‘autonomous kitchen’ in Ohio’s John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) where a robot is on duty 24-hours a day preparing made-to-order pizzas. Located pre-security, […]

Visit Salt Lake City Int’l Airport without a plane ticket

06/08/25

Thanks so $5.1 billion worth of renovations, “The New SLC,” as Salt Lake City Internatonal Airport bills itself, is a pretty impressive place. In addition to new large-scale public art installations, the return of a massive terrazzo World Map, a dinosaur and a cool and convenient underground tunnel connecting Concourses A and B, the airport […]

Salt Lake City International Airport

Swank new ways to fly + cool new places to fly to

06/05/25

This week there was news about new planes with upgraded interiors and a bevy of “let’s go!” new routes. Earlier this week we shared photos and notes about the new seasonal Edelweiss Air flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Zurich. Alaska Airlines also announced that flights between Seattle and Rome will begin in May […]

Amelia Earhart + pizza-inspired art + a snazzy new checkpoint

06/04/25

Summer reading: The Aviator and the Showman If you have a subscription to The New Yorker or can somehow click your way through to access it, be sure to read this revealing and heartstopping story titled: Amelia Earhart’s Reckless Final Flights, by Lauri Gwen Shapiro. It’s taken from Shapiro’s soon-to-be-published book The Aviator and the […]

Free mini-golf at Denver International Airport

06/03/25

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to get some fresh air during a layover? A few airports around the country have outdoor decks where you can do this. And one of them is Denver International Airport (DEN), which has three post-security outdoor decks with comfortable seating, firepits, views of the airfield and pet relief […]