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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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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

Airports offer sweet July 4th treats

07/05/24

Many people got to take a holiday on July 4th. But staff at a few airports went above and beyond to offer treats to passengers traveling on Independence Day. John Wayne Airport (SNA) knows July is National Ice Cream Month and offered passengers Rocket Pops, sunscreen and socks on July 4th. And Albany International Airport […]

July 4th

Happy July 4th!

07/03/24

July 4

Did you miss World UFO Day?

07/02/24

Don’t worry if you missed the opportunity to celebrate World UFO Day with your space alien pals. They’ll be back. And when they do, it’s a good bet they’ll arrive at an airport near you. (Image up top courtesy of SFO Museum)

World UFO DAY

Smoking in airports. Where you can still light up.

07/01/24

Smoking on airplanes flying to, from or within the United States has been banned since 2000. Most airports in the United States are completely smoke-free. But there are still a few US Airports where you can still light up. Smoking at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas At Harry Reid International Airport in Las […]

Get free museum admission July 4 & all summer

06/30/24

Travel for the Independence Day holiday week is already underway, with AAA projecting that close to 71 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home between this past weekend and next. Whether or not you plan to hit the road, we hope visiting a museum is part of the agenda. Here are some […]

Free museum admission

Should there be a National Museum of Pop Culture? + a PDX airport trial run

06/26/24

Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), home to exhibits and experiences celebrating rock and roll music, science fiction and other expressions of popular culture, wants to The National Museum of Pop Culture. And this week a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to get the process in […]