Airports in the U.S. and abroad are preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.
Big thanks to @thepraties for bringing the Irish spirit to LAX and performing for our travelers as part of the #LAXPresents Winter & Spring 2025 season! You’ve definitely helped us get into the festive mood! 🍀🎶 pic.twitter.com/39m7r0w0Ab
We can’t wait to welcome tens of thousands of tourists to Ireland over the coming day and a true Céad Míle Fáilte awaits with our buildings – both inside and out – lit up in green, white and orange!
And check out this special livery coming to JetBlue
In February, JetBlue invited customers to vote on which of three special livery designs created by Puerto Rican artists will be painted on a JetBlue Airbus A320 to honor Puerto Rico’s rich culture.
The winner is the design created by Juan Gutierrez, better known as The Stencil Network.
The design embodies the spirit of Puerto Rico and features the proud jíbaro (Puerto Rican farm worker) on the tail and images of Puerto Rico’s fruits and flora on the body. On the plane’s belly is the phrase “Yo Soy Boricua” (I am Puerto Rican).
Look for this colorful plane to be flying this summer.
(Photo: Hooloomooloo, by Frank Stella at DCA Airport)
It’s Friday. Finally.
So we are digging into the inbox to share some of the messages we’ve saved about cool places we’d love to go and great things we’d love to see. As always, we give bonus points for anything cool and free.
Visit Vessel for free
The “Vessel” structure at Hudson Yards in New York City is a 16-story honeycomb-looking attraction that has 154 flights of stairs and 2,500 steps and plenty of landings where you can see catch great views of the city.
It costs $10 to visit on a specific day and time. And $15 if you choose a flexible day and time to arrive.
But if you’re a New York City resident, you can visit for free on Thursdays.
There are some hoops and strings, of course. Free ticket reservations are being released on the last Friday of every month at 9 AM for the following month. But a limited number of free, day-of tickets will also be available to reserve every Thursday.
The 2025 LAX Presents music series at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is underway,
And if you’re traveling to or through LAX between now and June, check to see if you can catch one of the cool acts offered in various locations across the domestic and international terminals.
Nebraska? Why not?
When we’re not in airports, the Stuck at the Airport team is all about quirky places and unusual museums.
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) hosted a popcorn giveaway in honor of the Super Bowl.
We wish we were there…
It's almost time for the #SuperBowl 🏈, and LAS is poppin' — poppin' free popcorn 🍿 for our guests! We hosted a popcorn giveaway sprinkled with competition — passengers chose Chiefs- or Eagles-themed bags to show who they wanted in the big game. 🏆✨ Their prediction? 🦅 pic.twitter.com/SMAgBE86Un
— Harry Reid International Airport (@LASairport) February 6, 2025
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) are among the airports celebrating the Lunar New Year.
🐍Gung Hay Fat Choy!🐍
SFO Celebrates Lunar New Year in Terminal 2 Thursday and Friday with the West Coast Lion Dance Troupe! Thursday – 3:30 – 6:30 Friday – 3:00 – 4:30#SFOCelebrates @wcliondance pic.twitter.com/XiBNVLzIFw
— San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✈️ (@flySFO) February 6, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is marking Black History Month by celebrating an intriguing piece of its public art collection. Mark Bradford’s hard-to-miss giant sculpture, Bell Tower, is in the Tom Bradley International Terminal Departure Hall.
As part of Black History Month, we are highlighting Mark Bradford’s monumental sculpture Bell Tower, located in Tom Bradley International Terminal’s Departures Hall. Learn more at https://t.co/FWFB2H3CSf. pic.twitter.com/22WlV9CQiS
And we were delighted to add our comments to – and learn from – this article about observation decks and outdoor patios to be found at airports.
“I love the idea of being able to go outside and be a part of what’s happening on the tarmac,” said Thom Filicia in 2013.So do many travelers. In the years since, American airports have begun, if not clamoring for, actively including consideration of outdoor airside spaces in a myriad of projects.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects to screen more than 18 million passengers at U.S airports over the Memorial Day travel period, which stretches from May 23 to May 29, about 6.4% more than in 2023.
If you’re one of the holiday travelers, here are some fresh art and amenities to look for at airports along the way.
Art at LAX Airport
It’s been about a year since LAX finally created an airside connection between all its terminals. That means ticketed passengers don’t have to go back through security to make a connecting flight in another terminal and can access all of the airport’s shops, dining venues and art.
Among the newest art installations at LAX is “Flora (Flores amplificati), by Laura Hull.
For the installation, Hull digitally manipulated and layered photographs of plant life commonly found in Southern California to create a digital mural printed on vinyl. Look for it in the hallway that connects Terminals 1 and 2 post-security.
Find a full list of all the permanent and temporary artwork at LAX on the LAX Art Program site.
(Laura Hull, “Flora (Flores amplificati),” Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports)
Beer – and more – at Bradley International Airport (BDL)
Beercode Kitchen & Bar has opened at Bradley International Airport (BDL) near Hartford, CT just in time for the busy holiday weekend. The gastropub is open in the Gates 21-30 concourse and is the first sit-down restaurant on that concourse. It’s open by 4 am daily for breakfast and has a lineup of local craft beer and other beverages.
Creatively Remade art objects at Denver Int’l Airport
Denver International Airport’s (DEN) newest exhibition, Creatively Remade: Upcycled Art and Design, features a wide range of art, fashion and functional objects made from materials that would have otherwise been discarded.
The exhibit stretches through several areas of the airport, including Ansbacher Hall (before A-Bridge security), Concourse B East between gates B60 and B62, on level three of Concourse C, and east and west baggage claim.
Halloween happens mid-week this year and many airports around the country took the opportunity to celebrate this past week.
The Los Angeles Airport Police (LAXPD) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) hosted a Trunk-or-Treat Halloween event on Saturday (Oct 28) for the community with games, food, and decorated Halloween-theme police vehicles.
On Sunday, passengers at Denver International Airport (DEN) were treated to a parade of therapy animals from the Canine Animal Therapy Squad (CATS) all dressed up in their Halloween gear.
More Halloween events at airports near you
There will be lots of Halloween happenings at airports throughout this week as well. Here are a few to get us started. Let us know what we’re missing.
