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PDX Airport’s Construction Comic

06/08/21

Here’s a great idea. There’s a lot of construction going on at Portland International Airport (PDX) right now. And lots of detours in the terminal for travelers. So the airport with its own movie theater is getting arty and using a comic to spread the word about what’s going on. Oregon-based artist Aki Ruiz teamed up […]

What’s up at Portland International Airport?

05/16/21

Our first post-pandemic road trip takes us to Oregon, starting at – where else – Portland International Airport (PDX). The airport is getting a new main terminal and we stopped in to get an “in-progress” view and to learn about what it will take to make the project happen. Here are some snaps of what […]

Airport Terminals

Airports celebrate mittens, Peeps, new terminals, and the Super Bowl match-up

01/24/21

We spent the weekend gathering up as many social media postings we could find that featured airport-themed images of Bernie Sanders and his mittens. If you missed that, or want to see what we can up with, find the Stuck at the Airport #BernieMittens meme archive here. You may have also missed our Airport Amenity […]

Airport Terminals

LEGO masterpiece lands at PDX Airport

08/15/20

A new creation by Portland LEGO artist Erik Mattson is on display at Oregon’s Portland International Airport (PDX). Mattson’s scale replica of Portland’s St. John’s Bridge is made with about 120,000 LEGO pieces and is 4-feet-tall, 2-feet-wide, and 32-feet-long. It is built to scale with one LEGO “Stud” equaling 1 foot. The only part that […]

Powell’s Books out at PDX Airport

07/27/20

Here’s yet another reason to curse COVID-19. Powell’s Books has permanently closed both the store and the kiosk it operates at Portland International Airport. Book lovers know Portland’s Powell’s Book as the iconic store that has been selling new and used books since 1971. The company’s flagship location, Powell’s City of Books, in downtown Portland […]

Books

Travel Tidbits from an airport near you

07/20/20

Wouldn’t it be nice right now to be making your way to an airport and getting ready to visit a new city or an old favorite? That time will come. For now, here are some tidbits from airports around the country. Pay respects to civil rights icon John Lewis at ATL Airport In April 2019, […]

Art
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Fresh airport art in Portland, Orlando & San Francisco

07/14/20

We may be staying home but airports are open. And so are their art programs. Here is some of the fresh art on view now at Portland International Airport (PDX), Orlando International Airport (MCO) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) New concourse; new art at Portland International Airport On July 15 Southwest Airlines is moving […]

PDX: 5 Things We Love about Portland International Airport

07/14/20

Our “5 Things We Love About…” series celebrating cool features and amenities at airports around the country and the world continues today with a visit to Oregon’s Portland International Airport – PDX. Keep in mind that some of the features we love at PDX may be currently unavailable due to health concerns. We are confident […]

Airport guides

Payback: TSA workers set up food banks, by meals for airport employees

04/13/20

Updating this story as new examples arrive. During the partial shutdown of the federal government in 2019, many TSA employees continued to show up for work despite missing paychecks. To help them out, airport employees, airlines and airport concessionaires around the country joined with social service agencies and the local community to stock pantries with […]

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