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Timely Travel Tibits from airports near you

Timely Travel Tibits from airports near you

11/18/20
Easier ordering + pickup for airport food The newest trend at airports right now seems to be expanding the options for mobile food ordering, no-contact pickup and food delivery to the gate. We recently wrote about some of the latest efforts in airport food delivery for APEX, when Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) rolled out […]
Airport amenity of the week: VeriFLY at Denver Int’l Airport

Airport amenity of the week: VeriFLY at Denver Int’l Airport

09/16/20
Have you been through an airport security checkpoint recently? We have. And it has us worrying that as passenger numbers increase TSOs and travelers will too easily revert to the pre-COVID checkpoint mentality and not pay attention to social distancing and safety. That’s why we’re not even waiting until Friday to declare the ‘Airport Amenity […]
Travelers tip TSA a whopping $926,000

Travelers tip TSA a whopping $926,000

08/21/20
Rushed, distracted travelers unwittingly gave the Transportation Security Administration a cash tip of more than $926,000 last year. TSA gets to keep the cash and currency travelers forget to pick up when they empty their pockets into the bins at the airport security checkpoints. And that cash adds up. During Fiscal Year 2019, which ended […]
Airport songs for safety

Airport songs for safety

07/21/20
Like other airports around the country, Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is keeping the facilities clean. The airport is also using signs and floor stickers to encourage passengers to remember to keep their distance and wear face coverings. Now, SJC is also getting even more creative with getting those messages out. The airport has […]
Airports upping their safety act with helmets and more

Airports upping their safety act with helmets and more

05/10/20
What are airports up to now? If you’re heading to an airport now or sometime in the future, the new normal is going to be, well, different. Masks for everyone, please. As more and more airlines now require each employee and passenger to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth, airports from […]
TSA officers buy meals, stock pantries for airport co-workers affected by COVID-19

TSA officers buy meals, stock pantries for airport co-workers affected by COVID-19

05/03/20
(Our story about TSA workers helping airport workers during the pandemic first appeared on CNBC in a slightly different version.) The steep decline in air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered layoffs, furloughs and shortened work hours for many airport employees, including wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, janitorial crews and concessions staff. But in […]
Payback: TSA workers set up food banks, by meals for airport employees

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 […]
How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

How sad it is out there in the world of travel?

04/08/20
You know that the current health crisis has caused people to cancel trips and airlines to temporarily slash flight schedules to the bone. Here are few other measurements that underscore how bad it is right now. TSA screening numbers hit record low On Tuesday, April 7, the Transportation Security Administration screened just 97,310 passengers and […]
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