In 1949, the first commercial flight that landed at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) carried two pilots, seven passengers … and 2,550 baby chickens. For the airport’s 75th anniversary – in 2024 – SJC introduced a modern flock of baby chick characters. And now Ernie + Friends are featured on a new digital platform […]
A 10-foot-tall inflatable baby chicken now roosts in the Terminal B Baggage Claim area at San José Mineta International Airport (SJC). Photogenic and Instagrammable, the chick is there as part of the airport’s “Baby Chickens Take Flight at SJC” 75th Anniversary campaign, and is a call-back to the airport’s first flight. On Feb. 1, 1949, San José […]
In 1949, the first commercial flight that landed at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) carried two pilots, seven passengers … and 2,550 baby chickens. For the airport’s 75th anniversary – in 2024 – SJC introduced a modern flock of baby chick characters. And now Ernie + Friends are featured on a new digital platform […]
A 10-foot-tall inflatable baby chicken now roosts in the Terminal B Baggage Claim area at San José Mineta International Airport (SJC). Photogenic and Instagrammable, the chick is there as part of the airport’s “Baby Chickens Take Flight at SJC” 75th Anniversary campaign, and is a call-back to the airport’s first flight. On Feb. 1, 1949, San José […]