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A room with an airplane factory view

04/30/26

Some hotels would downplay the fact that there’s a factory next door operating 24/7. Not the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport in Renton, Washington. The resort-style hotel sits on the shore of Lake Washington and offers indoor and outdoor dining with views of the lake, dowtown Seattle and the Olympic Mountains. There’s a […]

Harriet Baskas

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Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

It’s a start….

03/28/08

Most of us are used to paying inflated prices for goods and services out at the airport. But I’m pleased to report that in doing research for an upcoming column I’ve discovered that some airports still offer stuff for free. For example, like a lot of other mid-sized airports, the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) […]

What’s worse? Delta Airlines or the dentist?

03/27/08

Ever play that game, “What’s worse…”? While I spent an hour stuck in a dentist’s chair today in Seattle, my friend Sheila was stuck in a slow-moving customer service line at the Atlanta airport. Her connecting flight between D.C. and Memphis was one of the 275 flights Delta Airlines scrubbed today so it could perform […]

Delta Airlines

Feeling lucky? Have a Spring Fling!

03/27/08

To celebrate spring, and new Northwest Airlines/KLM service between Portland, Oregon and Amsterdam, the folks at Portland International Airport (PDX) are giving away a pair of round-trip tickets from Portland to Amsterdam. Want to win? Entry forms for the Spring Fling are available in the airport and on-line, but only through tomorrow – Friday, March […]

Portland International Airport

Airport freebies?

03/26/08

Sure, airfares are going up (and up), what with fuel surcharges and extra fees for checking baggage. But, on the ground, there are still some airports offering things for free. I’m gathering a list of the best airport freebies. So far I’ve found free local phone calls (Sioux Gateway Airport), free live entertainment (Austin, Nashville, […]

Dutch Chocolate and High Tea at DFW

03/25/08

It should be quite a scene this Sunday (March 30th) at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport when they celebrate new service to London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol Airports. For folks arriving from Amsterdam, they’ll be authentic Dutch klompendansers, Dutch coffee, chocolates and a giant windmill cake. For those arriving from Heathrow, it will be English teas […]

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Phone Home Free from SUX

03/24/08

It’s my second week as guest contributor for the Airport Check-In column over at USA TODAY. This week’s topics include new registered traveler lanes at the D.C. airports, new self-select “diamond lanes” at security checkpoints in Boston, Orlando and Spokane, Washington, and the free local and toll-free phone service offered at Iowa’s Sioux Gateway Airport. […]