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Visting the North Pole with Alaska Airlines’ Fantasy Flight

12/12/21

On Friday, Spokane International Airport (GEG) looks innocent enough. What with all the poinsettia trees and other holiday decorations. But by Saturday afternoon the lobby is filled with elves waiting for the arrival of several busloads of deserving kids who have received invitations from Santa and Mrs. Claus to visit them at the North Pole. […]

Holidays

Airports & Airlines Having Holiday Fun

12/08/21

It IS beginning to look a lot like Christmas in airports and in the air. Here are some of the fun holiday items we spotted today. Alaska Airlines’ Holiday Perks Alaska Airlines has a new special-edition aircraft in the skies decorated with snowflakes, the words “Merrier Together,” and those festive red Starbucks holiday cups. Through […]

Holidays

Put your name on Helsinki Airport. Plus more airport & airline news.

12/02/21

Want an airport named after you? It’s easy. In Finland Dulles International Airport. John F. Kennedy International Airport. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. It’s a big deal to have an airport named for you. In Finland, though, anyone can have Helsinkin Airport named for them. At least for a few moments. Finavia Corporation, which manages […]

Holidays

Shopping at Alaska Airlines’ Company Store

11/28/21

The newest location of Alaska Airlines’ Company Store is in “The Hub,” a 6-story office building the carrier opened near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in July 2020, just as the world was going into lockdown due to the pandemic. That’s why there’s been little publicity about this great avgeek shopping destination. Until now. The store […]

Shopping

Stuck at the Airport: Travel Tidbits

10/25/21

Clyde Pangborn’s Uneaten Sandwich An old, stale sandwich locked away in a Washington state museum is drawing fresh attention to an aviation daredevil and the 90th anniversary of a record-setting flight. The sandwich is said to have traveled with Clyde “Upside-Down” Pangborn. But when? It could have been in 1926, when he was wowing spectators […]

Aviation history

A look at Alaska Airline’s new lounge at SFO

10/01/21

We stopped by the new Alaska Airlines lounge in Terminal 2 at San Fransico International Airport (SFO) to see for ourselves what the space was like. Sadly, the sourdough toast cart wasn’t open for business during our visit. Instead, we indulged in a made-for-us Americano and treats from the serve-yourself candy bar. There are jars […]

airline lounges

Airlines offering heat waivers & banning pets from cargo

06/28/21

A heatwave in the Pacific Northwest and some other parts of the country is adding another challenge to air travel as we head into a holiday weekend. As a result, some airlines, including American Airlines and United Airlines, are offering fee-free travel waivers. And Alaska Airlines has put a ban on pets traveling as cargo […]

Weather

New airport names; new airline planes

06/17/21

Alaska Airlines’ new Pride-inspired plane We are totally loving Alaska Airline’s newly decorated Pride-inspired plane supporting the LGBTQ+ community. It’s the first of its kind in the United States and will be flying throughout the airline’s network for the next year. Airport name changes It’s official. T.F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island is now […]

Airports

Travel Tidbits from here and there

05/06/21

We’re all for finding the odd in the world. So we’re pleased to see United Airlines adding a new “America, Who Knew?” filter to its Map Search program. Some of the tidbits you can learn from the map: Zzyzx: Pronounced “Zye-Zacks” is a scenic desert oasis in the Mojave National Preserve with self-guided trails Whynot: Situated on […]

Air Travel

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