A bagpiper, a Styrofoam cup artist, stand-up comedians and prize-winning bakers: all examples of the 'other lives' of airport employees around the country.
Within five minutes of landing at LAX and beginning my four hour layover, I was in the shops at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) looking for items to feature for Stuck at the Airport’s Souvenir Sunday feature. You’ll have to come back Sunday to see all the fun, inexpensive, local items I found, but […]
Except for that year when my husband bought me a United Airlines Red Carpet Club membership as a birthday present, I’m not a regular in airline club lounges. Although I’d certainly like to be. Especially after spending a few hours at Air New Zealand’s Koru Club Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Located upstairs […]
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a […]
(Photo credit: Jay Berkowitz/LAWA photographer) Hot dog fans rejoice. There’s now a branch of Pink’s Hot Dogs in the pre-security food court at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport. On the menu: the LAX International Dog, based on a “recipe” suggested by an airport employee. And in Oregon, there’s now […]
There are close to 700 aviation & space museums around the county and in my recent msnbc.com column Aviation and Space Museums that Soar, I only had room to list six of them. The best of the rest we’ll get to know here, during Museum Mondays on StuckatTheAirport.com. Last week, it was the New England […]
Here’s great news for anyone who finds themselves stuck at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on the weekend. The Observation Deck at the top of the Theme Building, which has been closed since 9/11, will finally re-open to the public this Saturday. (A view of the old version of the observation deck; courtesy LAX. New […]
Unless you’re in the right terminal, you run the risk of missing some of the great art that gets exhibited at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). For example, right now there are several new exhibits up in Terminal 1: My Toy Robots includes 20 paintings by Frank Minuto depicting brightly colored vintage robots and graffiti-style […]