Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

All the latest articles about Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Airports discover courtesy can help the bottom line.

02/19/10
Noticed some extra nice lately? For airport employees around the country, courtesy and empathy are becoming part of the basic job description.  Not just because those are nice traits in workers, but because in these belt-tightening times, airports are hoping better customer service can help shore up the bottom line.   In my Well Mannered Traveler →

When will all airports have free Wi-Fi?

02/11/10
This month, my “At the Airport” column in USATODAY.com is all about airport Wi-Fi. And all about why more and more airports, including those in Denver, Pittsburgh, Orlando and, just recently, Seattle and Boston, offer this welcome amenity for free – and why some don’t. Here’s an edited version of that column: Free Wi-Fi was →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

01/03/10
Each Sunday is Souvenir Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com – the day we unpack our bags and take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive things you can buy at airports. This week: moose-themed items from the Minnesota! shop at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) This “Hang Moose” keychain was kind of cute, and so →

Airports offer contests, coupons and karaoke

12/10/09
The number of people buying plane tickets may be down, but that’s not stopping the nation’s airports from getting all gussied up in their holiday best. And while everyone’s budget is tighter than usual, travelers will still find plenty of airports hosting contests, carolers, karaoke and opportunities for a last-minute heart-to-heart with Kris Kringle.  In →

More airport freebies – for people & pets – for Thanksgiving travel

11/24/09
It may be stressful traveling this week through the nation’s airports, but there are some freebies and special events being rolled out that you may find useful and entertaining. In addition to the events we listed yesterday at Boston’s Logan International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, you’ll find: Two days of free valet parking at →

Tidbits for Travelers: New link to SEA and new dining and discounts at MSP

11/14/09
Great news for travelers heading to or from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this holiday season:  The Airport Station of Sound Transit’s Link light rail system  between downtown and the airport will open at 10 a.m. on December 19, 2009. That means that instead of getting shuttled by bus between the airport and a light rail →

Great spots for plane-spotting

11/11/09
I recently put together a USATODAY.com column highlighting some of the observation decks at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI), and other North American airports. Today I’ve got a column about plane-spotting sites outside airport terminals. The sites listed range from Millbrae, California’s Bayfront Park, which offers great views of →

Travel tidbits: Nix the baggage handlers; MSP wind turbines; DTW’s ambulances

05/08/09
Would you load your own baggage? You book online, you print out your own boarding pass, why not load your own luggage on the plane? According to a Reuter’s report: Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair is looking at the possibility of getting passengers to carry their luggage all the way to the plane, cutting out →

Walking path at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Int’l Airport

12/02/08
Next time you find yourself with a little extra time to spare at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, don’t just sit there – take a walk on the airport’s new walking path. Officially “opened” today, the walking path is less than a half mile long and follows a marked area that’s inside the airport →

Head to an airport for sales, Santas and songs

11/19/08
(Yummy stuff from Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport) It may seem unnatural to blend a holiday shopping excursion with a trip to the airport, but this season many airports are working overtime to court you and your gift-buying dollars with prizes, promotions, festive décor, and lots of top-notch entertainment. (A TSA choir -really- will perform →
3 / 43