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Ready for winter travel? BWI Airport is.

10/26/26

In summer, thunderstorms may delay or cancel your flight. In winter, it’s snow. And ice. And, as BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport reminds us, during a winter weather event a lot of players —airport personnel, the airlines, and the FAA — work together to keep everyone safe. “The airlines are responsible for flight operations and de-icing […]

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The history of airline meals in 7 courses – in Seattle

KLM reveals miniature Delft Blue house #107

United’s status match offer (do it) + more AmEx lounges

Alaska Airlines news + SJC gate pass program + awards for us

Tickets for new Qantas 18-hour nonstop flight between New York & Sydney begin August 2027

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

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG): good news/bad news

06/18/09

It’s been a good news/bad news year for Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). For years, the airport topped the list for most expensive air fares. But then, some good news: in an effort to keep travelers from driving to nearby cities to catch cheaper flights, Delta Air Lines announced in February that it was […]

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport

Treats for dogs and people at Lambert -St. Louis International Airport

06/17/09

Lambert-St.Louis International Airport has joined the growing list of airports that have opened “rest areas” for pets and service animals. STL’s two gated pet parks are each 400 square feet, with park benches, trash cans, plastic clean-up mitts and fire hydrants. The Main Terminal park has synthetic turf and is on the upper level, just […]

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

Albany Int’l Airport art exhibit will be Out of this World

06/16/09

The Art & Culture Program at New York’s Albany International Airport organizes some pretty cool exhibitions and creates space for the work of a lot of wonderful artists. I hoping, for example, that this steel and chenille stem chandelier by Ginger Ertz, featured on the airport Web site, is still on view when I visit […]

Albany International Airport

More about the Burning Man exhibit at Reno-Tahoe International Airport

06/15/09

The folks at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport sent along some more information about the airport’s Burning Man exhibit and how hosting the artwork is helping to build bridges between the community and the “Burners”. According to airport spokesman Brian Kulpin: “For many years, the local community did not embrace the Burning Man event. But over […]

Souvenir Sunday: SUX stuff at Sioux Gateway Airport

06/14/09

For a long time, the folks at Iowa’s Sioux Gateway Airport weren’t so happy about their airport code, which is SUX. The town tried trading the code for something better. But then someone figured out that, given the sorry state of air travel these days, being called SUX doesn’t really have to suck; especially if […]

Burning Man exhibit, free Wi-Fi and free local calls at Reno Airport

06/13/09

Reno-Tahoe International Airport is working its way up the “cool airport” list. The airport has slot machines, free Wi-Fi, and complimentary “productivity centers” (thank-you Reno-Gazette Journal) complete with electrical outlets and work tables. The airport also offers free local and toll-free calls from phones in the three Productivity Centers (the Main Lobby by Brew Brothers; […]