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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 with free period products

05/29/24

May 28 is Menstrual Health Day, designed to raise awareness about the importance of menstrual health education and resources. Providing travelers with free period products and supplies is an excellent way to support menstrual health. You’ll see baskets, vending machines and some free dispensers with supplies in many airport restrooms. Airports with free period products […]

The Norwegian Bliss loading provisions, luggage, and disembarking passengers, at Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at P-66, 29 September 2018.

Does it seem like everyone you know is going on a cruise? Here’s why

05/27/24

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News) Lots of people will be getting their sea legs this summer. Ports have been packed with cruise ships over the last few years, as vacationers flock to ever larger vessels and operators race to accommodate a surge in post-pandemic bookings — many […]

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Long TSA lines? Skip them with this free service

05/23/24

The Memorial Day weekend means longer than usual lines at airport security checkpoints. And if you don’t have TSA PreCheck it’s a good bet you’ll find yourself standing in those very long line. But there’s a free, ‘secret’ way to bypass those lines at more than 20 airports in North America and Europe. For travelers […]

Now two airlines will ship your wine for free

05/22/24

Love wine? Love taking wine home when you travel? We do too. Alaska Airlines has a long-running and very popular Wine Flies Free program that allows members of its mileage plan program to check a case of wine without having to pay an extra baggage fee when flying from 32 West Coast cities in Washington, […]

Travel Tidbits for the holiday weekend

05/21/24

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen more than 18 million passengers at U.S airports over the Memorial Day travel period, which stretches from May 23 to May 29, about 6.4% more than in 2023. If you’re one of the holiday travelers, here are some fresh art and amenities to look for at airports […]

Seattle Staycation: Level + Savor Seattle food tour

05/17/24

Stuck at the Airport is headquartered in Seattle and this week we’re spending a couple of days working out of a charming two-bedroom (!) suite at Level South Lake Union. Part of a growing chain of upscale short and extended-stay, pet-friendly properties with additional locations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Steveston, a fishing village near […]