Happy Thursday. Today we present a quick round-up of some travel tidbits and news-to-use, courtesy of an airport near you. Ride public transit free to Denver International Airport How did we miss this?! Chicken and Waffles Now Being Served at PDX Airport Look at You, Chicago O’Hare International Airport Now That’s a Beer Run Airport […]
You’ve no doubt heard or read stories about how crowded airports are right now and the long lines at security checkpoints, and at airport coffee shops and restaurants. Some airports have created virtual reservation systems for checkpoint times. Now HMSHost, which operates food and beverage outlets at more than 120 airports, is using technology to […]
Eating healthy while traveling is more important than ever. So the food review team at StuckatTheAirport.com is pleased to see that Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has installed Farmer’s Fridge vending machines in the terminals. The smart-tech refrigerated vending units are filled with fresh salads, meal bowls, and healthy snacks in jars that can be […]
COVID-Sniffing Dogs on Duty at MIA Airport For the next 30-days, COVID-sniffing dogs will be on duty at Miami International Airport (MIA). The detector dogs are specially trained by the Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC) at Florida International University (FIU) and will be on duty at an employee security checkpoint. The two dogs in […]
Despite challenges, airports landed welcome new amenities this year [This is a slightly different version of the story we prepared for USA TODAY] Despite the challenges set out by COVID-19 this year, airports pressed forward and introduced new features, new art, new technologies, and new amenities for passengers. For example, in January 2020, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta […]
Our “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating features and amenities at airports around the country and the world makes an overdue landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The airport’s main terminal is named for Barbara Jordan (pictured above on the airport’s trading card. Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state […]
Happy Thursday. Today we present a quick round-up of some travel tidbits and news-to-use, courtesy of an airport near you. Ride public transit free to Denver International Airport How did we miss this?! Chicken and Waffles Now Being Served at PDX Airport Look at You, Chicago O’Hare International Airport Now That’s a Beer Run Airport […]
You’ve no doubt heard or read stories about how crowded airports are right now and the long lines at security checkpoints, and at airport coffee shops and restaurants. Some airports have created virtual reservation systems for checkpoint times. Now HMSHost, which operates food and beverage outlets at more than 120 airports, is using technology to […]
Eating healthy while traveling is more important than ever. So the food review team at StuckatTheAirport.com is pleased to see that Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has installed Farmer’s Fridge vending machines in the terminals. The smart-tech refrigerated vending units are filled with fresh salads, meal bowls, and healthy snacks in jars that can be […]
COVID-Sniffing Dogs on Duty at MIA Airport For the next 30-days, COVID-sniffing dogs will be on duty at Miami International Airport (MIA). The detector dogs are specially trained by the Global Forensic and Justice Center (GFJC) at Florida International University (FIU) and will be on duty at an employee security checkpoint. The two dogs in […]
Despite challenges, airports landed welcome new amenities this year [This is a slightly different version of the story we prepared for USA TODAY] Despite the challenges set out by COVID-19 this year, airports pressed forward and introduced new features, new art, new technologies, and new amenities for passengers. For example, in January 2020, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta […]
Our “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating features and amenities at airports around the country and the world makes an overdue landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The airport’s main terminal is named for Barbara Jordan (pictured above on the airport’s trading card. Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state […]
Here’s some of the airport news that caught our attention today. May I help you, virtually? Our first encounter with a video help desk was at the massive Istanbul Airport in October 2019. It seemed odd but, then, efficient to step up to what seemed like an unstaffed information desk and then have a live […]
Since 2000, volunteer hosts at Fort Wayne International Airport in Indiana has been welcoming arriving passengers with free individually wrapped cookies. The cookies are made fresh by the nearby Ellison Bakery. And when the volunteers are off-duty, cookies are still available from a self-serve cookie kiosk at the security exit. Over the years, FWA Airport […]
Stuck at The Airport continues its “5 Things We Love About…” series today with “5 Things We Love About Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)” in Indiana. If we have missed a feature or amenity at EVV that you love, please be sure to add in the comments section below. And keep in mind that some of […]