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Holograms help welcome Super Bowl fans to Bay Area airports

02/04/26

Bay Area airports are rolling out creative welcome mats for the thousands of sports fans who are flying in for Super Bowl LX. In addition to creative signage, activities, selfie-spots and pop-up merch shops, both San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) are getting some help from holograms. In Terminal →

Sports

Stuck at the airport: July 4th holiday version

07/02/25

Flying somewhere over the July 4th holiday? Lucky you! Airports are apt to be busy, but there are some fun amenities and events that may make your trip a bit more fun. Christmas in July at San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport We did a double-take, too. But the big baby chick in a sleigh in →

Holidays

San Jose Int’l Airport lets you dress up baby chicks

04/21/25

In 1949, the first commercial flight that landed at San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) carried two pilots, seven passengers … and 2,550 baby chickens. For the airport’s 75th anniversary – in 2024 – SJC introduced a modern flock of baby chick characters. And now Ernie + Friends are featured on a new digital platform →

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Travel tidbits from an airport near you

08/19/24

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) welcomes Burners Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is getting ready to welcome the Burners that fly in for the Burning Man Festival and head out to the Black Rock Desert. American Airlines has added a special nonstop flight between RNO and LAX from August 23 to September 3 to accommodate all the →

Events

It’s all ducky at San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport

03/21/24

A 10-foot-tall inflatable baby chicken now roosts in the Terminal B Baggage Claim area at San José Mineta International Airport (SJC). Photogenic and Instagrammable, the chick is there as part of the airport’s “Baby Chickens Take Flight at SJC” 75th Anniversary campaign, and is a call-back to the airport’s first flight. On Feb. 1, 1949, San José →

Travel Tidbits from here and there

09/17/23

Macaroni and cheese is a classic comfort food and a dish many people turn to when they are stressed. So where better to open a restaurant with a full menu of mac and cheese dishes than in an airport? San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) is now home to the first airport mac and cheese →

Food

Airport Arrivals: Burning Man +Beyoncé

08/27/23

Reno-Tahoe International Airport loves the Burners Burning Man 2023 is underway in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. And about 20,000 of the 80,000 or so attendees make their way to the event through Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). The airport is an old hand at welcoming and sending off the festival goers. So, when the party is →

Events

Braille on planes + Airport outdoor movies + Swifties at SJC

07/27/23

When it comes to accessibility for travelers, every bit helps. And on Thursday, United Airlines announced that a dozen of its aircraft now have Braille signage for individual rows and seat numbers as well as inside and outside the lavatories. The Chicago-based carrier said it expects to outfit its entire mainline fleet with Braille by →

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Swifties at San Jose Airport + Authors at MCI + Musical Astronauts at Seattle’s Museum of Flight

07/27/23

San Jose Airport is Ready for Taylor Swift Fans Thousands of Taylor Swift fans, known as “Swifties,” will be flying into San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) this week on their way to Levi’s Stadium, where Swift will be performing on July 28 and 29 as part of her Eras Tour. The airport is ready →

Events

Rebrand for San Jose Mineta Int’l Airport

01/23/23

Soda companies do it. Toothpaste companies do it. Car companies do it. And airports do it too. Since 2001 you have known it as Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). But, thanks to a rebrand, from now on the San José airport will be going by a slightly different name: San José Mineta →

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