airport mascots

Safe travels on Thanksgiving

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Thanks to the LaGuardia Airport Terminal B turkey for helping us wish you a happy and safe Thanskgiving holiday.

Be sure to see check in late Thursday for our holiday post about travel deals to lock in for Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Travel Tuesday.

In the meantime, here are a couple of airport tidbits for you:

Santa arrives on Saturday at Indianapolis International Airport

Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is hosting a family friendly event on Saturday, November 29 to welcome Santa during the annual Holly Jolly Jetway event.

SEA Airport celebrates Jett’s birthday on December 4th

Who’s Jett?

Jett (on the left…) is the mascot for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

SEA will celebrate the otter’s birthday on December 4 with balloons, bubbles, cupcakes, cookies, liv music, photo opps and more.

Another airport offers a gate pass program for non-ticketed guests

We’re keeping track of the growing list of airports that offer gate pass programs inviting non-ticketed guests into the terminal to go out to the gates with departing passengers, greet friends and loved ones as they come off the plane, dine, shop, view art, listen to music and watch airplanes comes and go.

Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) rolled out its program this week.

Here’s a list of other airports with gate pass programs.

At the Airport: News from SEA, SFB, & LFT

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Party at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is having an in-terminal and virtual celebration on Thursday, Nov 4 to celebrate the end of all the major construction at the N Concourse. If you happen to be traveling through SEA between 11 am and 1 pm, head to the N Concourse for music and spoken word performances, food sampling, art tours, and giveaways. The even will able streamed online. In the evening, at 6 pm, SEA will host a travel trends panel that will be streamed live as well.

Bee Mascot for Orlando Sanford Int’l Airport

We’re big fans of airport mascots and noticed that Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) has a bee as a mascot. We’re wondering if the beekeeper is an official part of the team.

Look What’s Coming to Lafayette Regional Airport

Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is opening its new terminal in January 2022 and it looks like it will have some colorful amenities.

What’s up at Kentucky’s Louisville Int’l Airport?

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To celebrate Minth Julep Month – and the Kentucky Derby, where the Mint Julep is the official cocktail – the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport has created a living wall with more than 700 fresh mint plants.

Here’s a video of the installation.

This week the airport also hosted a party, with this great cake. The occasion: a celebration of the inaugural American Airlines flight from SDF to Los Angeles International Airport.

Here’s are some of the other reasons we’re celebrating SDF airport this week:

They have a mascot named Skye. They just opened a new room for nursing mothers. And the post-security Distillery District Marketplace enables travelers to buy Kentucky-distilled spirits to take home.

A marvelous mascot at Japan’s Centrair Airport

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It’s not unusual for airports to have mascots, but I’m especially charmed by mascot at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya, Japan.

 

Centrair Airport mascot

The mascot appears at the information desk, in signs, posters and in airport advertising. But to my delight, the mascot also appeares in many forms of souvenirs for sale in the aviation-themed shop in the pre-security Sky Town shopping mall on the top floor of the airport.

centrair airport mascot

Centrair Airport

Of course, now I need to make a list of airport mascots. Please help me get started by sharing any that you know about in the comments section below.