Please tune in Tuesday to part 2 of my ‘appearance’ on the Dallas Love Field podcast, Love Field Stories. We’ll be chatting about the great art collection at the airport and learning the stories behind some of the pieces.
Episode 17 of #LoveFieldStories premieres Tuesday on our Facebook & YouTube pages at 12:30 pm! This month’s episode is Part 2 of @hbaskas & Bruce Bleakley’s conversation. If you missed Pt. 1 last month, you’ll definitely want to listen at the link below.https://t.co/E4cG08NopPpic.twitter.com/CwpVahaA8Q
— Dallas Love Field (@DallasLoveField) May 9, 2022
Airport traditions are back: Flowers on Mother’s Day
Since 2009 (except for a pandemic pause) Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) has been handling out carnations to moms traveling through the airport on Mother’s Day. We’re glad to see the tradition continued this year.
Happy Mother's Day! For the moms traveling through the airport today (10 am – 2 pm), there might be a special treat for you in the central courtyard 😉 🍪 #MothersDay2022pic.twitter.com/iH2RGoiIwi
At Midway, we're proud to support our military. For the entire month of May, active service members and veterans will receive 20% off retail and 10% off food and beverage purchases. *Some restrictions apply. pic.twitter.com/dq8VYl1zeN
Chicago Restaurant Week is underway now through April 4, with special events and a wide variety of prix fixe menus offered throughout the city.
The food festival extends to Chicago’s airports.
Restaurants at both O’Hare and Midway Airports are offering special meal and drink pairings and there are chef demos and special events as well.
The airports are also sharing recipes and celebrating iconic dishes with short videos all week.
Here’s a sampling.
Find these delicious hand-carved Rueben sandwiches in Terminal 1 near Gate C27. Check out how to make @BerghoffChicago signature Thousand Island Dressing recipe while we celebrate Airport Restaurant Week and other featured recipes at https://t.co/zjqEsRPS2Qpic.twitter.com/BP6jK1Inn2
America's Dog celebrates #hotdogs from around the country! Such as the #Louisville dog which features caramelized bacon. Find them located in T1 near Gate C17. Check out how you could recreate this delicious hot dog plus other featured dishes at https://t.co/zjqEsRPS2Q. #ARW2022pic.twitter.com/QTMOvyqrk7
Instead of the annoying buzzer and flashing light that announces the arrival of bags at some airports, the newly redesigned bag carousels at MSP airport send up the alert with nature sounds and a light show.
We’re making this the first nomination for Airport Amenity of the Week.
Feast your eyes on one of our newly redesigned baggage carousels!
Soothing nature sounds & a rippling light show announce that your bags are on the way. The design also offers more square footage and front-facing space — perfect for social distancing. #TravelConfidentlypic.twitter.com/OX4cP8r5gg
Our second nomination for Airport Amenity of the Week is this high-tech hand-washing station Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) installed to encourage travelers to wash their hands and “scrub away germs in 12 seconds flat!”
🎶You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out…🎶
As part of our #SafeTravels program, an airport first-of-its-kind high-tech hand washing station is being installed near our Landside train platform to scrub away germs in 12 seconds flat! pic.twitter.com/RNbeHoNCO8
Pete Buttigieg, who has been named transportation secretary nominee by President-elect Joe Biden, put a spotlight on O’Hare International Airport (ORD) during his formal introduction on Wednesday.
During the event, Buttigieg noted that he proposed to his husband, Chasten, at O’Hare. “Don’t let anybody tell you that O’Hare isn’t romantic,” he said.
Avgeeks know that.
So does United Airlines, which sent out a tweet identifying the engagement gate.
Denver International Airport (DEN) is sharing some Halloween-themed Zoom backgrounds.
It's #spookyseason and we're ready to haunt your Zoom/Team meetings🎃👻🪦. Download one (or all) of the DEN backgrounds to spice up those virtual meetings! Check out all of the backgrounds on our Facebook page: https://t.co/65LJ6dXK39pic.twitter.com/eHgXYU5t3w
Bone-jour! Remember our friend Red Skeleton? He has risen from the dead and is excited to explore and meet new people at ICT. Follow along to see where Red is each day until Halloween. 💀#RedSkeletonICT#AirportTwitterpic.twitter.com/QtJ5Fnno8t
Who wants to come near a skeleton anyway? But seriously, keep 6 ft. away from others while in the terminal. There are social distancing labels on the floor to guide you.#RedSkeletonICT#AirportTwitterpic.twitter.com/PkTDfjIcCE
Red wants to remind you to wear a face mask, keep 6 ft. away from others, wash your hands and use hand sanitizer! There is a vending machine located on the main floor if you need a face mask or PPE supplies. #RedSkeletonICT#AirportTwitterpic.twitter.com/rmaBlzHdfr
Signs and floor stickers reminding travelers to keep their distance in airport terminals are necessary right now.
We get that.
But at least some airports are giving their signs some local character.
In the sign above, you’ll see that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is using Chinook salmon as a measuring tool. The airport has also enlisted the help of a moose and a Bald Eagle
We’re curious about how they figured out that 72 Kisses chocolates equals six feet and hope whomever was asked to lay the candies out to figure this out got to eat them.
Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) has a long-running thing for plastic pink flamingos. So it makes sense that a flamingo pops up in the airport’s social distancing signs.
In Chicago, they use these cute floor stickers at O’Hare and Midway Airports to remind people to keep their distance.
As travel resumes, do your part & remember to social distance while visiting Midway. Maintain 6ft between yourself and others. pic.twitter.com/LmUQlzwvaO
And at San Diego International Airport (SAN) it makes sense that the measuring stick is a surfboard. Passengers are urged to stay at least one surfboard apart.
In addition to floor decals reminding travelers to stand at least one surfboard apart, we’ve also installed social distancing seat covers to give people more space to chill. 😎 pic.twitter.com/mhrlzVK132
— San Diego Airport (@SanDiegoAirport) July 17, 2020
We’ll keep adding to this collection of creative airport social distance signs and stickers as new ones arrive.
If you see a one in your travels that you think fits, please snap a photo and send it along.
