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Fresh (upcycled) art at Albany Int’l Airport

09/02/25
New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) and Southwest Airlines are marking 25 years of Southwest service to the Capital Region with art. A new large-scale sculpture titled Treasure Map, by Hudson Valley artist Ruby Palmer, is now on display in the terminal. The work was made entirely of aircraft seat leather from Southwest’s Repurpose with →

Airline checked baggage fees

05/28/25
End of an era: Southwest Airlines no longer checks bags for free Passengers checking bags on Southwest Airlines must now do what passengers on other airlines do: pay for their checked bags. The carrier’s longstanding and much-loved “two bags fly free” policy ended May 28, 2025. Now Southwest Airlines passengers who don’t have a Southwest →

Airports ready for St. Patrick’s Day + Cool special JetBlue livery

03/13/25
Airports in the U.S. and abroad are preparing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. And check out this special livery coming to JetBlue In February, JetBlue invited customers to vote on which of three special livery designs created by Puerto Rican artists will be painted on a JetBlue Airbus A320 to honor Puerto Rico’s →

Airlines offer travel advisories/waivers for weather & 737-9 MAX inspections

01/09/24
Between the storms in many regions of the country and the grounding of all Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft for inspection, there are a lot of flight cancellations, schedule disruptions, and airline travel alerts. Here are links to the current travel advisories and waivers (as of early Tuesday, January 9, 2024) in effect for some of →

Sweepstakes from Delta/T-Mobile & Southwest. Plus: KLM’s newest miniature Delftware house

10/08/23
T-Mobile Customer? Enter this Delta Air Lines contest Are you a T-Mobile customer who doesn’t pay much attention to T-Mobile Tuesdays? That’s the day customers can score discounts and prizes on a special T-Mobile app. And whether or not you take advantage of the offers, October 10 will be a good day to check it →

Southwest Airlines Saga Continues

12/29/22
After a week of widespread cancellations and disarray in operations, many Southwest Airlines passengers are still stuck at airports around the country waiting for standby seats. Or in hotels waiting for confirmation of a flight home. If you’re following social media and watching TV, you’ve also likely seen stories of people renting cars – sometimes →
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