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Stuck at the airport: July 4th holiday version

07/02/25

Flying somewhere over the July 4th holiday? Lucky you! Airports are apt to be busy, but there are some fun amenities and events that may make your trip a bit more fun. Christmas in July at San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport We did a double-take, too. But the big baby chick in a sleigh in […]

Holidays

Airports not giving up on Twitter just yet

11/07/22

Hundreds of airports around the world use Twitter as one of their tools to share news and updates with the public. The social media site is in flux (to say the least) at the moment. But for now, it’s still a great way to find out at a glance what some of our favorite airports […]

Airport Terminals

Two Things for Travelers

09/28/22

Hawaiian Airlines hosts a ‘window activation’ in Austin Hawaiian Airlines operates thrice-weekly flights between Austin and Honolulu and to promote the service the airline is hosting a contest with a grand prize of enough HawaiianMiles to fly First Class roundtrip between Austin and Honolulu. Plus a five-night stay at The Prince Waikiki Hotel. The contest […]

Contests

At The Airport: News from AUS, ROC, MDW, and more

11/10/21

Banksy Art on View at Austin-Bergstrom Int’l Airport Airport or art gallery? We have to say both. Five prints and a sculpture by the artist Bansky are on display in a gallery between Gates 11 and 9 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). If you’re headed that way, be sure to spend some time checking some […]

Tune in to these airport podcasts

03/01/21

Airport podcasts If you like airports and podcasts, then you should probably be listening to airport podcasts. We’re not sure we have them all, but we’re starting to put a list together. Let us know what we’re missing, Here’s what we have so far. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is hosting a new podcast called the […]

Airport guides

Stuck at the Airport: SEA shares music. AUS presents podcasts.

02/10/21

Music Wall at SEA Airport In a ‘normal’ year, we’d be going to airports all the time. And in many of those airports, there would be local musicians playing for us while we wait for our flights. The pandemic means that in most airports, live music isn’t happening. And it also means the musicians who […]

Music

Why is AUS airport messing with runway numbers?

10/23/20

We admit it. We’ve always been mystified by the numbers on the signs along airport runways. The signs seem even more perplexing when an airport reports that the numbers must be changed because of something going on with magnetic changes in the earth. So we paid extra attention to this Twitter thread from Austin-Bergstrom International […]

Airport Terminals

AUS: 5 Things We Love About Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

09/03/20

Our “5 Things We Love About...” series celebrating features and amenities at airports around the country and the world makes an overdue landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The airport’s main terminal is named for Barbara Jordan (pictured above on the airport’s trading card. Jordan was the first Black woman elected to the Texas state […]

Airport guides

Airports are being challenged, but there are bright spots

08/18/20

Despite this recent NYT article documenting how truly awful conditions are right now for airports and the operators of airport concessions, there are some bits of hopeful news. New shops at MKE Airport At Milwaukee Mitchell Airport (MKE), which will be getting new daily nonstop flights to both Tampa and Fort Meyers on United Airlines […]

Airports

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