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Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

Travel Tidbits from Airports Near You

11/15/22
Airlines Fined for Not Giving Refunds on Time On Monday, the Transportation Department fined a half-dozen airlines more than $7 million for failing to provide timely refunds to customers. The DOT said the six airlines have also now collectively paid more than half a billion dollars to people who were owed a refund due to […]
Airports not giving up on Twitter just yet

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 […]
Travel Tidbits From An Airport Near You

Travel Tidbits From An Airport Near You

11/02/22
TSA May Still Make You Wear A Mask The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that allows the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require mask-wearing on planes, trains, and other forms of transport.   The TSA stopped enforcing a mask mandate in April of this year after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s […]
Airport news from here and there

Airport news from here and there

12/22/21
MKE’s Coat Check service, holiday decor, & Santa sightings Check your winter coat at MKE One of the smartest, best, and most reasonably-priced seasonal airport amenities has returned for a third winter to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE): coat check service. Offered in partnership with Paradies Lagardère inside the pre-security SummerfestMarketplace, the service allows travelers […]
Put your name on Helsinki Airport. Plus more airport & airline news.

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 […]
Payback: TSA workers set up food banks, by meals for airport employees

Payback: TSA workers set up food banks, by meals for airport employees

04/13/20
Updating this story as new examples arrive. During the partial shutdown of the federal government in 2019, many TSA employees continued to show up for work despite missing paychecks. To help them out, airport employees, airlines and airport concessionaires around the country joined with social service agencies and the local community to stock pantries with […]
Nintendo’s pop-up airport lounges

Nintendo’s pop-up airport lounges

02/18/20
Calling all Nintendo fans. Or anyone wanting some entertainment while they’re stuck at the airport. Nintendo has rolled out a cluster of pop-up game lounges at four airports just in time for the spring break travel season, The Nintendo Switch On The Go pop-up airport lounges are at Washington Dulles (IAD), Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA), O’Hare International […]
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