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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 […]

Souvenir Sunday at SFO Airport: gifts from Alcatraz

02/07/10
Happy Souvenir Sunday! If you’re stuck at the airport you can snooze, snack, eavesdrop and, of course, shop for souvenirs.  So each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com we feature fun, local, offbeat,  items you can find at airports for under $10. This week’s souvenir comes to us (again!!) from Ken Rogers.  He sent along this photo […]

Get ready to start getting to the airport even earlier

01/15/10
Late Thursday afternoon  (January 14, 2010) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano released a(nother) new statement about additional aviation security precautions being rolled out at the nation’s airports. What will those new precautions entail? According to Napolitano’s statement, “…Some of these measures include enhanced random screening, additional federal air marshals on certain routes and adding individuals […]

Classic games of chance at SFO International Airport

12/02/09
If Lady Luck is on your side, then your next plane trip will include a long layover at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Thanks to the San Francisco Airport Museums program, SFO always has about two dozen temporary and permanent exhibitions on display to keep travelers entertained. Two of the current shows are thematically linked […]

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 […]

Next time you’re stuck at the airport, don’t get bored: get vaccinated.

09/17/09
The vaccine for the H1N1 vaccine isn’t available quite yet, but there are plenty of regular, seasonal flu shots around. And this year there are also plenty of airports where you can get a flu shot on the fly.  I tracked down the details for my At the Airport column on USAToday.com: Airports ready for […]

Dwell well at San Francisco Int’l and Singapore’s Changi Airport

05/18/09
Dwell magazine’s June 2009 issue picks San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal as the Best Airport in the United States and Singapore’s Changi Airport as the Best International Airport. Writer Tom Downs says SFO’s International Terminal “elevates expectations with its sweeping, wing like roof and custom lettering oozing cosmopolitan style… Waylaid travelers can busy themselves […]
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