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Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

06/03/26
Alaska Airlines debuts a new ‘wow’ lounge at Portland Int’l Airport There are a million reasons to love Portland International Airport (PDX). And now there’s one more. Alaska Airlines, which serves its Portland hub with more than 100 daily departures, officially opens its new PDX lounge on Thursday, June 4. The approximately 14,000-square-foot lounge is […]
It came in the mail: a building + cocktails + a lint remover

It came in the mail: a building + cocktails + a lint remover

05/30/26
Here’s are some of our favorite travel-related items that arrived in the Stuck at the Airport mailbox this week. Happy to have more…. Our very own KLM special edition miniature Delft building A few weeks back, KLM celebrated 80 years of flying between Amsterdam and New York City with the reveal of a limited-edition miniature […]
Airports opening food pantries for unpaid federal workers

Airports opening food pantries for unpaid federal workers

03/02/26
***Updating as we learn of more Air traffic controllers’ paychecks are not affected by the current partial government shutdown. However, more than 60,000 Transportation Security Administration staff must report for work, even though there are no paychecks for them in the pipeline going forward as the shutdown continues. Security checkpoint lines may start growing at […]
PDX llamas + D.B. Cooper Hijacking Anniversary

PDX llamas + D.B. Cooper Hijacking Anniversary

11/24/25
Those charming therapy llamas, Panda and Beni, will be pretending to be reindeers at Portland International Airport (PDX) this holidy season with visits starting Tuesday 24 and repeating every week until Christmas with visits scheduled on December 3rd, 11th, 18th and 23rd. The lovely llamas start their visits in the pre-security area of the main […]
The coolest airport now has a speakeasy

The coolest airport now has a speakeasy

04/15/25
Locals and visitors have been raving about the ZGF-designed main terminal expansion at Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX) since it officially opened to the public in August, 2024. Everyone loves the greenery, the 9-acre mass timber roof, outposts of beloved local shops and restaurants, the comfy lounging spots sporting bits of the famed PDX carpet […]
Snaps from Portland International Airport’s new lobby

Snaps from Portland International Airport’s new lobby

08/08/24
Construction has been going on for more than three years. But the temporary walls come down on August 14. And that’s when travelers at Portland International Airport (PDX) will see the new airy, tree-lined pre-security lobby, the massive, vaulted wood ceiling, new and returning shops, lots of art, the latest technology at the security checkpoint, […]
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