Homepage - Stuck at the Airport

Very old food and classic old cars

10/23/26

Our museum team is on assigment in Tacoma, WA this week and hit the jackpot on day one in terms of treasures that tickle our fancy. When in Tacoma, we always stop in at the Washington State History Museum to visit our buddies, Dave and Dandy, the now-taxidermied oxen that pulled the covered wagon pioneer […]

Harriet Baskas

Museums

The Newsletter

Get the latest airport news with the Stuck at the Airport Newsletter!

Airport and Airline Resources

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

It’s not too late to get a travel deal for August

08/12/24

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News online) If you held off on taking a summer vacation don’t worry. You may still be able to squeeze in one on the cheap. Record numbers of travelers have been flooding airports since the pandemic, but U.S. airlines now face a surplus […]

Bradley International Airport (BDL) gets fresh art

08/08/24

Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) partnered with RiseUP for Arts to add five murals inside the main terminal. The landscapes and imagery represent New England and Connecticut, the Nutmeg State. Hartford-based RiseUP for Arts has completed 250 murals throughout Connecticut since 2015. The murals at BDL are by Patrick Ganino, Micaela Levesque and Chris Gann. […]

Snaps from Portland International Airport’s new lobby

08/08/24

Construction has been going on for more than three years. But the temporary walls come down on August 14. And that’s when travelers at Portland International Airport (PDX) will see the new airy, tree-lined pre-security lobby, the massive, vaulted wood ceiling, new and returning shops, lots of art, the latest technology at the security checkpoint, […]

Old Southwest Airlines seats = cool stuff

08/06/24

Southwest Airlines has been in the news lately for the carrier’s decision to end its open seating policy, add premium-style seating and begin flying red-eye flights. So, it’s a good time to look at another Southwest Airlines seating story. This one is all about what the airline has been doing with old aircraft seat leather. […]

Stuck at the airport? Get a coloring book.

07/31/24

Friday, August 2 is National Coloring Book Day and a good day to pick up a coloring book at an airport. Friday, August 2, is National Coloring Book Day, and it’s a good day to pick up – or to download – a free coloring book from your favorite airport. On Friday, Phoenix Sky Harbor […]

Bridgerton fan? Taketh a look at British Airways’ new safety video

07/29/24

Are you a fan of the historical romance TV series Bridgerton, or just bored with staid, straightforward airline safety videos? Then taketh a look at this new genre entry from British Airways titled May We Haveth One’s Attention. The charming, entertaining and, most importantly, educational, video is a wee bit over 5 minutes long and […]