Airports keeping busy As travel begins, very slowly, to gear up, most airports still feel quite empty. But that doesn’t mean airport teams aren’t keeping busy. Someone was having fun with the airport code for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): Denver International Airport (DEN) shared some very corny jokes: Dallas Love Field (DAL) is celebrating […]
As we head into the Memorial Day holiday and a slight uptick in air travel, the Transportation Security Administration rolling out some new rules for the security checkpoint screen area in response to COVID-19. Some of these strategies are already in place. Others will show up at checkpoints by mid-June. Scan you own boarding pass […]
What are airports up to now? If you’re heading to an airport now or sometime in the future, the new normal is going to be, well, different. Masks for everyone, please. As more and more airlines now require each employee and passenger to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth, airports from […]
Airports are really lonely and miss serving as the front doors to their cities. So they’re working hard to stay in touch with their communities with updates on their Covid-19 responses, of course, but also with educational and cultural activities. Case in point: 23 North American airports are joining together on Wednesday, May 6 to […]
What will air travel be like once the ‘stay home’ advisories are lifted? Here’s a preview: The passenger terminal at Paine Field (PAE) in Everett, WA, north of Seattle, just installed a fever detection system. The system is non-invasive, non-contact and scans passengers in the security checkpoint area to see if they’re running a fever. […]
Restaurants, shops, bars, schools and offices in many communities are closed. But airports? For now, they’re open. Although activities in and around the terminals are different, with far fewer passengers and flights than normal. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has opened its garages to free parking. And posting a list of which dining, shopping and service […]
Airports keeping busy As travel begins, very slowly, to gear up, most airports still feel quite empty. But that doesn’t mean airport teams aren’t keeping busy. Someone was having fun with the airport code for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): Denver International Airport (DEN) shared some very corny jokes: Dallas Love Field (DAL) is celebrating […]
As we head into the Memorial Day holiday and a slight uptick in air travel, the Transportation Security Administration rolling out some new rules for the security checkpoint screen area in response to COVID-19. Some of these strategies are already in place. Others will show up at checkpoints by mid-June. Scan you own boarding pass […]
What are airports up to now? If you’re heading to an airport now or sometime in the future, the new normal is going to be, well, different. Masks for everyone, please. As more and more airlines now require each employee and passenger to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth, airports from […]
Airports are really lonely and miss serving as the front doors to their cities. So they’re working hard to stay in touch with their communities with updates on their Covid-19 responses, of course, but also with educational and cultural activities. Case in point: 23 North American airports are joining together on Wednesday, May 6 to […]
What will air travel be like once the ‘stay home’ advisories are lifted? Here’s a preview: The passenger terminal at Paine Field (PAE) in Everett, WA, north of Seattle, just installed a fever detection system. The system is non-invasive, non-contact and scans passengers in the security checkpoint area to see if they’re running a fever. […]
Restaurants, shops, bars, schools and offices in many communities are closed. But airports? For now, they’re open. Although activities in and around the terminals are different, with far fewer passengers and flights than normal. Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has opened its garages to free parking. And posting a list of which dining, shopping and service […]
Airline schedule cuts, the drop in travel and orders in some cities and states to close the dine-in area of restaurants and bars means some airports are cutting back the hours of concessions or closing them altogether. We’ll likely see more of this in the days to come. Here’s the start of our list.
Pretty much every airline is spooling out schedule cuts in response to reduced passenger demand, concerns about coronavirus and government-imposed restriction. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Etihad, Norwegian and Singapore Airlines are just a few carriers that have made serious schedule adjustments in the past few days. Fewer planes will be in the skies, but […]
Considering the current coronavirus concerns, you may not be spending much time hanging out in airports for a while. But when you do venture out, let’s hope it is to, from or through one of the airports that got top honors this week in the Airport Service Quality Awards given out by Airports Council International […]