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Who left this rat at Norway’s Bergen Airport?

Who left this rat at Norway’s Bergen Airport?

03/16/22
You may notice the heartwarming news and social media posts about airports working hard to reunite left behind stuffed animals with their rightful owners. Like the story of 5-year-old Ezekiel, who was reunited with the teddy bear he left behind at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) last month. Or, the story that likely started the […]
At airports: a giant flamingo, doodles, & Disney salute

At airports: a giant flamingo, doodles, & Disney salute

09/28/21
Some birds are welcome at airports Their giant flamingo public artwork won’t arrive until 2022, but the folks at Tampa International Airport (TPA) are clearly very excited. We can’t blame them. This bird looks like it will be a stunner. PDX offering prizes for doodles There’s a lot of construction going on at Portland International […]
Mask minders at Tampa Int’l Airport

Mask minders at Tampa Int’l Airport

09/02/21
Flying somewhere over the holiday weekend? If so, keep in mind that the federal mask mandate requiring travelers to stay masked up on airplanes and in airports has been extended into January 2022. Tampa International Airport (TPA) takes that rule seriously and is actively enforcing it. In its newsletter, TPA shared that its Operations, Guest […]
Travel news from airports here and there

Travel news from airports here and there

03/29/21
Tuesday already? Stuck at the Airport is still doing some catch-up up on news, snaps, and travel tidbits airports shared on Monday. Like the pink cherry blossom lighting at Reagan National Airport (DCA). The links to short films courtesy of the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The Women’s History Month factoid about […]
Airports celebrate mittens, Peeps, new terminals, and the Super Bowl match-up

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 […]
Airports ready for the return of travelers

Airports ready for the return of travelers

05/07/20
Airports are empty. And hurting. Airports Council International now estimates a drop of more than 4.6 billion passengers globally for all of 2020. The airport trade group also estimates that total airport revenues worldwide will drop by more than $97 billion for 2020. Still, airports are making plans for welcoming back travelers. Orlando International Airport […]
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