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This and that from an airport near you

06/29/21

Some people scroll through TikTok dances at the end of the day. We click through the airport and airline news on Twitter. Here are some items we stopped to read Tuesday evening. Leave the fireworks at home July 4th is going to be a busy time at airports and long security lines might make tempers →

Airlines offering heat waivers & banning pets from cargo

06/28/21

A heatwave in the Pacific Northwest and some other parts of the country is adding another challenge to air travel as we head into a holiday weekend. As a result, some airlines, including American Airlines and United Airlines, are offering fee-free travel waivers. And Alaska Airlines has put a ban on pets traveling as cargo →

Weather

Vaccinated? You could win free flights for a year.

05/24/21

Sweepstakes prizes include free travel Not wanting to contract, transmit, or die of COVID-19 is a darn good reason to get vaccinated. But some people may need a bit more encouragement and the promise of rewards. That’s why we’re reading about bars offering free drinks, donut shops offering free donuts, and employers offering time off →

Contests

Travel Tidbits from here and there

05/06/21

We’re all for finding the odd in the world. So we’re pleased to see United Airlines adding a new “America, Who Knew?” filter to its Map Search program. Some of the tidbits you can learn from the map: Zzyzx: Pronounced “Zye-Zacks” is a scenic desert oasis in the Mojave National Preserve with self-guided trails Whynot: Situated on →

Air Travel

Travel Tidbits

02/08/21

Here are some of the travel tidbits we’ve gathered so far this week. Delta extends middle seat block Most other airlines have stopped blocking the middle seats. But Delta Air Lines says it is extending its policy of blocking middle seats on all flights through April 30, 2021. Perhaps others will do the same. “We →

Airports

Now airline customer service is going virtual at the airport

12/10/20

COVID-19 is bringing new technologies and workarounds to airports. And customer service desks are riding that wave. Recently, StuckatTheAirport.com reported on several airports now offering virtual information desks. Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Denver International Airport (DEN), and Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) are on the leading edge of this →

Technology

Airports and Airlines offer COVID-19 Tests

09/25/20

Organizations representing airports and airlines, including the International Air Transport Association (IATA), are calling for rapid COVID-19 testing for passengers at airports as an alternative to quarantine measures or bans on international travel. “The key to restoring the freedom of mobility across borders is systematic COVID-19 testing of all travelers before departure, said Alexandre de →

Health

United Airlines axes change fees. Delta, American, Alaska follow.

08/30/20

United Airlines dumps the change fees permanently. Unless you’re flying “basic economy” Travelers hate change fees. Airlines love them and make a lot of money from those fees. At least they used to. With the arrival of COVID-19, most airlines have been temporarily waiving ticket change fees. United Airlines has been temporarily waiving change fees →

Wear a face mask at the airport & on the plane. Or else!

06/16/20

Most every airline now requires passengers to wear face coverings in airports and on airplanes. But now the failure to do so may result in denied boarding or a ban on future travel. On Monday, the airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A) announced that for the duration of the COVID-19 health crisis its member →

Safety

United Airlines is making its own hand sanitizer

04/23/20

Hand sanitizer is in high demand around the world as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. In many cities, it is almost impossible to find hand sanitizer and keep in stock. To address the shortage, many liquor and perfume companies around the world are using their distilleries and production facilities to make sanitizing solutions of →

Health

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