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Celebrate Earth Day at the airport

04/22/09
Several airports around the country will be marking Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22 with free gifts for travelers. At Denver International Airport (DEN) they’ll be distributing these reusable grocery shopping bags to passengers in the (main) Jeppesen Terminal. At Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), more than two dozen kids from the East Boston YMCA →

Tidbits for travelers: danger at Mexico City airport; blue mustang at Denver airport

03/03/09
According to an Associated Press story, Mexico City is beefing up security at Mexico City International Airport ((International Airport Benito Juárez/MEX) after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money at the airport. 350 police officers have been added since December; now an additional 460 police officers will be assigned to patrol the →

Airports offer sweet treats for Valentine’s Day

02/11/09
This month, my “At the Airport” column in USAToday.com is all about Valentine’s Day specials at the nation’s airport.  Here’s a link to the column and, below, some highlights. Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so frequent travelers have a good chance of working out those plans to touch down in the same →

Free Valentines at Denver International Airport

01/22/09
It’s never too early to plan for Valentine’s Day. And to get you in the mood, the folks at Denver International Airport have unveiled a new exhibit. Included are Victorian-era Valentine’s cards, historical photographs, memorabilia and artwork by artists from Loveland, the Colorado town with the famous post office that puts a special cachet stamp →

Smoking at airports. Good or bad?

01/21/09
If, like President Barack Obama, you haven’t quite kicked the smoking habit yet, you might be on the look-out for airports where you can grab a smoke indoors without having to trek out to the curb. Or perhaps you’d like to know where all the non-smoking airports are so that you can breathe free when →

Free Wi-Fi and more at Oakland International Airport

11/10/08
Good news for laptop-toting travelers passing through Oakland International Airport (OAK). Starting today, (Monday, November 10th) there’s free Wi-Fi Internet service throughout the airport. The service is provided by FreeFi Networks, the same company that now provides the free Wireless Internet access at Denver International Airport. You’ll need to watch some advertising before you get →

Forbes confirms: We’ll all be stuck at the airport

06/04/08
In her Forbes article titled “America’s Most Time Draining Airports,” Rebecca Ruiz reports on the Forbes analysis of 2007 Bureau of Transportation statistics for 100 of the largest airports. (The full table of delay statistics is here.) No surprise – Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) tops the list as “the nation’s worst airport for delays.” →

Stuck at Denver International Airport

03/07/08
I rarely mind spending a few extra hours at an airport – especially when I get a free ticket for volunteering to take a later flight and there’s free wireless Internet access throughout the terminal. This afternoon I volunteered to stay behind. The very irate woman in front of me at the customer service counter →
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