(Map courtesy Weather.com) Florida residents are just starting to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. As they do, airports that had closed for the storm’s duration are reopening. Airlines are resuming some flights, but anyone flying to or from the region should check with their airline for updates. In many cases travel alerts and […]
Extreme heat makes flying harder. Airlines and airports say they aren’t sweating it. (This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News ) It’s been another summer of record-smashing temperatures and record-smashing air travel. Airports and airlines say they can handle both. U.S. airlines expect to carry 271 million passengers […]
We’re gathering up some of the colorful and inclusive posts from airports nationwide in support of Pride Month. Let us know if we missed yours.
If you’re arriving, departing or making a connection at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), be sure to leave some time to explore some of the museum-quality exhibits offered by the SFO Museum. The newest exhibition comes to SFO Airport courtesy of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It features bells, rattles, harp lutes, drums, slit gongs, […]
Once again, airports, airlines and other parts of the aviation industry did a great job of marking April Fools’ Day. Here are some of the campaigns and (fake) announcements we’ve found – so far. Let us know what we missed and we’ll add it to the list. DFW Airport documents a sticky note prank that […]
March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Here’s how some airports and aviation museums and others marked the day. There’s a lot you can learn in a quick scroll.
(Map courtesy Weather.com) Florida residents are just starting to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. As they do, airports that had closed for the storm’s duration are reopening. Airlines are resuming some flights, but anyone flying to or from the region should check with their airline for updates. In many cases travel alerts and […]
Extreme heat makes flying harder. Airlines and airports say they aren’t sweating it. (This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News ) It’s been another summer of record-smashing temperatures and record-smashing air travel. Airports and airlines say they can handle both. U.S. airlines expect to carry 271 million passengers […]
We’re gathering up some of the colorful and inclusive posts from airports nationwide in support of Pride Month. Let us know if we missed yours.
If you’re arriving, departing or making a connection at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), be sure to leave some time to explore some of the museum-quality exhibits offered by the SFO Museum. The newest exhibition comes to SFO Airport courtesy of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. It features bells, rattles, harp lutes, drums, slit gongs, […]
Once again, airports, airlines and other parts of the aviation industry did a great job of marking April Fools’ Day. Here are some of the campaigns and (fake) announcements we’ve found – so far. Let us know what we missed and we’ll add it to the list. DFW Airport documents a sticky note prank that […]
March is Women’s History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day. Here’s how some airports and aviation museums and others marked the day. There’s a lot you can learn in a quick scroll.
Yes, airports were very, very busy this year. But which one was the busiest in 2023? That would be Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), which topped the list put together by flight data company OAG. OAG measures ‘busiest’ by airline capacity (seats), and during 2023 Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) had more than 61 million departing […]
Are you traveling over this Thanksgiving holiday? You won’t be alone. Not by a long shot. AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. That’s an increase of 2.3% over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking holiday travel […]
There may still be a pilot shortage and plenty of issues causing airport terminals to be crowded and confusing. However according to J.D. Power’s latest Airport study of North American airports, out today, travelers are feeling more satisfied with airports now than they were a year ago. J.D. Power’s 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, […]