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Airports, airlines and Amtrak get creative on April Fools’ Day

04/01/24

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 →

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Int’l Women’s Day Aviation Round-Up

03/09/24

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. →

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Which airport was the busiest in 2023?

12/20/23

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 →

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Traveling for Thanksgiving?

11/13/23

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 →

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Study finds rise in overall airport satisfaction

09/20/23

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, →

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Travel Tidbits from airports here and there

08/23/23

Flight attendant unions mark an anniversary Shuffleboard (!) at United Airlines’ new DEN lounge Sheep at London’s Gatwick Airport Formula 1 car at Schiphol Airport Pancakes for a cause at Vancouver Int’l Airport →

Travel tidbits from here and there

07/31/23

File under: Hotels we hope to visit A bourbon-themed hotel? Yes. File under: How we wish we could fly We’re looking at the moon Heading to Las Vegas? Visit this airport museum Learn the real story behind Denver Airport’s Mustang →

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Another airport adds a gate pass program

07/06/23

A growing number of airports make it easy for the non-traveling public to get visitor passes to the secure side of the passenger terminal. That makes it possible to meet arriving friends and family at the gate or to spend more time with someone before they board a flight. It also means that you don’t →

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Airports, Airlines Celebrate the Lunar New Year

01/22/23

January 22 is the beginning of the Lunar New Year 2023, which kicks off the Year of the Rabbit. Here’s how some airports and airlines around the world marked the day. →

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It’s not just winter weather. Many holiday travelers also face poor service.

12/21/22

This is a story we wrote for NBC News Holiday Travelers face bad weather and bad service A frigid arctic blast is threatening to derail holiday travel this week. But even those who reach their destinations on time may have reason to grumble: Some will have to make their own hotel beds, wipe their own →

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