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Now the airport info booths are going virtual

11/24/20

We’re declaring the virtual information booth an official trend at airports. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) rolled out its Virtual Information Booth back in May 2020. The super social distanced system lets travelers connect with a volunteer Airport Ambassador in a remote location via a live video feed. In July 2020 Los Angeles International […]

Assistance

Airports deploying ‘mask nannies’

08/04/20

Right now face coverings and masks are required in every airport and on most airlines due to continued concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus. There are signs, stickers, and announcements everywhere a traveler turns, but still, not everyone is covering up. Some people don’t want to mask up and it is reassuring to […]

Health

Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/02/20

Here’s some of the airport news that caught our attention today. May I help you, virtually? Our first encounter with a video help desk was at the massive Istanbul Airport in October 2019. It seemed odd but, then, efficient to step up to what seemed like an unstaffed information desk and then have a live […]

Safety

BWI & LAX airports mark anniversaries

06/25/20

Two airports celebrate dedication anniversaries this week: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 70 years ago, on June 24, 1950, President Harry S. Truman officially dedicated Friendship International Airport, which is now known as Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. 11 years later, then-Vice President Lynden B. Johnson was on […]

Aviation history

At LAX: Hot or not?

06/22/20

Thermal scanning of passengers is common at many airports in Asia. If the new Terminal Wellness Pilot Program rolling out at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on June 23 works out, then thermal scanning could become the new normal in U.S. airports too. The new pilot program uses thermal camera technology to identify travelers who […]

Health

LAX Airport is lonely. And wants to play

04/19/20

Airports are quiet, lonely places these days. Rightly so, given the “stay home” orders we are all following, if we can. But, like us, airports still want to play. So, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has put together a suitcase full of fun activities, videos and even a cut-and-play board game to keep us entertained […]

Entertainment

LAX Airport has a ghost kitchen

02/25/20

Would you order food from a kitchen? You probably have. And now you can order a meal from a ghost kitchen at Los Angeles International Airport. Through its LAX Shop & Dine website, travelers at Los Angeles International Airport can pre-order and pre-pay for meals from one or more food nearby food vendors, then just […]

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Listen up at LAX

02/05/20

Airports serve as the front doors to their cities and many do a great job of rolling out the welcome mat for visitors. Some airports do it with art. Some airports do it with “Welcome to” signs. And others do it with recorded messages. Los Angeles International Airport has been welcoming visitors with its “Voices […]

Airport Terminals

The North Pole or the airport? Continued.

12/15/19

Reindeers and gate access Airports around the country continue to go all out to entertain passengers this holiday season. Reindeers will return to the light rail station at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on December 18 and 19. And the SEA Visitor Pass program piloted last year will now be a permanent airport amenity. The program […]

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