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Seed art on display at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

07/10/26

A fun new exhibit on view at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) features a very Minnesotan art tradition: crop (or seed) art. The seed‑crafted mosaics on display feature curated and award-winning selections from the more than 450 entries of crop art entered into the 2025 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art and Scarecrow Competition, which debuted […]

Harriet Baskas

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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

Airports ready to welcome FIFA World Cup fans

05/28/26

11 host cities in the U.S. are getting ready to welcome FIFA World Cup fans. And so are their airports. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will debut a major new expansion for Concourse C. Chicago’s O’Hare Airport has vending machines dispensing FIFA World Cup merchandise. Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is displaying the flags from all […]

Grand opening for Gameway’s Portal Lounge at MSP Airport

05/28/26

Gameway, which has video gaming lounges at 7 airports around the country (with more on the way), is having a grand opening party on Thursday, May 28, 2026 for its newest lounge concept – the Portal Lounge – at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Located in Terminal 1, on Concourse D at the start of […]

Heads up, lizard people: DEN Airport will reclaim the underground tunnels

05/26/26

There are lot of far out (but possibly true…) theories about outer space aliens and lizard people living in the underground network of tunnels at Denver International Airport (DEN). Over the years, the airport has leaned into and embraced the possiblities, with a “Conspiracy Theories Uncovered” exhibition and other nods to the urban legends surrounding […]

Celebrating National Paper Airplane Day

05/25/26

May 26 is National Paper Airplane Day, so we’re sharing some videos and instructions for making and flying your own paper airplanes. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY added the paper airplane to its National Toy Hall of Fame in 2017, noting that while “some toys require financial investment, paper airplanes start […]

People sitting and relaxing on benches and artificial grass inside a modern glass dome structure.

Enjoy Denver Int’l Airport’s Park on the Plaza

05/25/26

Pre-security outdoor spaces at airports are rare. But Denver International Airport (DEN) has an 82,000 square-foot open-air plaza that’s put to good use in multiple seasons. Located between the Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel, the plaza turns into a park during the summer. Passengers and visitors can play mini golf or cornhole, relax on […]

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

05/22/26

Alaska Airlines launched daily nonstop service between Seattle and London Heathrow on Thursday evening with a gate celebration at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) that featured a string quartet, tea and scones, celebratory speeched and a ribbon cutting. The new long-haul flight is on one of Alaska’s wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and is scheduled to depart […]