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Which U.S. airport lounges do travelers love most?

08/23/26

Are you a fan of airport lounges? Or increasingly frustrated with how crowded – and expensive – they’ve become? Love ’em or hate ’em; the results of JD Power’s 2026 U.S. Airport Lounge Satisfaction may be of interest. The report ranked airport lounges in the United States using eight criteria. In order of importance, lounge […]

Harriet Baskas

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Airport and Airline Resources

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

Marking National Aviation Day

Want: this airline etiquette gear from Lufthansa

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

Finding a place to smoke at Memphis International Airport

06/16/08

For smokers, finding a place to smoke at an airport can be a vexing proposition. As more cities and states pass laws that prohibit smoking in public places, even airports that once had specially-designed smoking areas in restaurants and bars have been forced to tell smokers on long layovers to take it outside. Not all […]

Memphis International Airport

Setting air fares by weight

06/13/08

Folks were intrigued to learn about Derrie-Air, a new “carbon-neutral luxury airline” that charges passengers by the pound. It turned out to be a publicity stunt, but it got folks talking about the concept of treating passengers more like freight. The folks at NAAFA, the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, found it “sort of […]

Quebec City: new terminal for 400 year-old city

06/12/08

Quebec City turns 400 this year and this Friday, just in time for summer festivities, the city plans to open a brand new terminal at the Jean Lessage International Airport. I had a chance to visit the terminal a few weeks back as finishing touches were being put on the baggage system and gate areas […]

Jean Lessage International Airport

Tie the knot at the airport

06/11/08

It’s June and wedding season is officially underway. Look around and you’ll start noticing folks getting hitched in churches, formal gardens, backyards, courthouses and hotel function rooms. And once in a while, in airports. In my USATODAY.com “At the Airport” column posted today, are some tips on how to get married at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, […]

Aerospace Art at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

06/11/08

Seattle’s Museum of Flight, just up the road from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), is a pretty cool place to spend an afternoon or a long layover. In addition to the first jet Air Force One and a British Airways Concorde, the museum is home to an incredible collection of historic aircraft, spacecraft, and aerospace artifacts. […]

Museum of Flight

Art meets science at San Diego International Airport

06/10/08

More than 4,000 people work in the life science industries in and around San Diego, conducting research and figuring out ways to cure diseases and help save the environment. We may not be able to understand exactly what they do or how they do it, but an exhibition at San Diego International Airport (SAN) offers […]