Winter weather is still wreaking havoc with air travel. As of 1 a.m. EST on Wednesday, flight tracking site FlightAware was showing more than 1,000 flight cancellations. Flight operations were scheduled to resume at the Houston Airports – IAH and HOU – but in other parts of the country, some airports were closed to air traffic due to storms.
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Holiday Petting Zone at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Those Navigator Buddy pups at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) are mighty cute in their holiday outfits.
And you’ll want to pet them when you meet them. And snap a photo.
To make doing so even more fun, now through Christmas Eve PHX is making sure that can happen.
The airport is hosting a Holiday Petting Zone where travelers can stop by, pet a Navigator Buddy and take their photo with a pup in front of a holiday backdrop. The message: Happy Paw-lidays from PHX.
The Holiday Petting Zone is located in Terminal 4, pre-security near the Information Counter by the A Security Checkpoint.
See Style in the Aisle at PHX Airport
Style in the Aisle: Mid-Century Airline Identity
The newest exhibition at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) highlights the “Golden Age” of air travel.
From the exhibit notes:
“From hot pants and go-go boots to disposable paper dresses, the 1960s and 1970s were known for breaking fashion norms and traditions – even in the airline industry. Mid-century air travel had progressed into a posh experience and airlines built unique brand identities to set themselves apart. Each airline found new ways to attract passengers with amenities like onboard movies, gourmet meals, and glamorous flight attendants.“
This exhibition is put together by the Phoenix Airport Museum and includes eight flight attendant uniforms, historic photographs, and a variety of airline amenity objects.
If you are passing through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, look for the Style in the Aisle exhibit in Terminal 4, level 2 near ticketing through October 2021.
In the meantime, we’ve got some images to share here.
Highlights of the exhibit include Hughes Airwest’s 1977 “sundance yellow” dress with matching bucket-style hat and an American Airlines plaid “Americana” uniform with a raccoon-fur cap. A Trans World Airlines (TWA) single-use, gold paper dress – part of the “Foreign Accents” collection – is also on display.
Airline amenities on display include fine china and themed cocktail swizzle sticks. There’s also a first-class menu featuring caviar and lobster, and an ashtray and lighter with airline logos.
PHX: 5 Things We Love About Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport
Here is another installment of our new “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating some of the services, amenities and features we love about airports around the world.
We’re keeping our list to just 5 cool things about each airport, but feel free to add any bonus features we overlooked in the comments section below.
Feel free, too, to nominate an airport for the series or sponsor an installment.
So far, we’ve profiled San Francisco International Airport (SFO); Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP).
Today: 5 Things We Love About Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
1. The Phoenix Airport Museum
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is home to one of the largest airport art museums in the U.S. – the Phoenix Airport Museum.
The collection includes nearly 900 artworks, 35 exhibition spaces in six buildings and the Phoenix Aviation Archive.
Look for the art in both terminals and at the Rental Car Center. There’s also a treat at the 44th Street PHX Sky Train Station, which is home to a restored vintage World War I aircraft, the SPAD XIII.
2. The PHX Navigator Buddies
PHX is one of a growing list of airports where teams of therapy dogs and their handlers regularly visit the terminals to hang out with travelers and help de-stress the journey. Here they’re called the PHX Navigator Buddies.
3. The Fitness Trail at PHX
The Sky Harbor Fitness Trail at PHX is located post-security in Terminal 4 and is measured out to just a little over one mile from Gate A30 to Gate D8.
The trail is part of FitPHX, a city of Phoenix initiative intended to help get Phoenix residents into better shape. In addition to getting some exercise, travelers who walk the trail are rewarded with views of the downtown Phoenix skyline, beautiful Camelback Mountain and more.
4. Animal relief areas at PHX
PHX goes all out with the pet relief areas for pups and has seven pre and post-security cute-as-a-puppy places where dogs can take care of business. There are even animal relief areas at the PHX Sky Train stations.
5. The souvenirs at PHX Airport
We’ve found some charming – and quirky – souvenirs in the shops at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Here are just a few of our favorites.
5 Things We Love About Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is part of an ongoing series here at StuckatTheAirport.com.
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Change boxes collect cash for USO at PHX Airport
Denver International Airport has collection stations to gather spare change to help local homeless people.
Now, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has set up change receptacles in front of the security checkpoints in the terminals to collect money to provide support for traveling military service members helped by USO Arizona.
According to PHX officials, every year about 23,000 troops and their families visit the pre-security USO in Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Terminal 4, which offers a quiet place for members of the military and their families to go before their flights as well as a café, children’s play area, computer kiosks, a movie room, and gaming area.