We’ve been gathering up and sharing all the sweet treats airports are offering for Valentine’s Day.
But we are declaring the Valentine’s Day strolling cannoli event at Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) as the Airport Amenity of the Week.
Hosted by the folks at Petonitos Pastry and Cupcake Shoppe in East Haven, CT, this is surely a big hit for travelers flying on Valentine’s Day.
Here at Stuck at the Airport, we’ve been highlighting Valentine’s Day-themed activities at various airports all week.
We love the cute and corny, downloadable, travel-themed set of 15 Valentines that Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has put together with lines such as, “My heart takes off every time you are around,” “Runway with me tonight,” and “I’m plane crazy about you.”
The “from” line on each DFW valentines says “DFW,” but in a pinch, you can personalize the cards with your own name or the classic “a secret admirer.”
We’ve put together a round-up of even more good-for-your-heart Valentine’s Day events being hosted by airports around the country for our friends over at the The Points Guy site.
The list includes in-terminal appearances at Dallas Love Field (DAL), by airport mascots, Lovey and Lovette (above), free carnations (while they last) for travelers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on Friday, February 13, and a Valentine’s Day-themed mural created by the Charleston, South Carolina-based duo Girls Who Paint Murals in the Central Hall at Charleston International Airport (CHS).
We told you how Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to provide and mail Valentine’s Day postcards for free.
That offer ends on Wednesday and is an option only at OAK.
Now, inspired by Friday’s general release of the new Wuthering Heights film, Delta Air Lines is encouraging travelers to take a moment to tell someone how much they are loved.
In writing.
On all Delta flights from Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) on Friday, Feburary 13, Delta will be handing out packets containing ‘romanticized’ stationary and a pre-stamped international envelope.
Passengers can use that stationary to handwrite a letter to someone they love.
Finding a mailbox in an airport isn’t easy these days. So on these flights passengers may hand their completed letters to a flight attendant before landing and Delta will make sure the letter gets in the mail.
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, the cargo arriving at Miami International Airport (MIA) veers heavily to flowers, as 91% of the flowers entering the U.S. do so through MIA.
Here’s a short video MIA shared about what happens to the flowers between the time they land and when they become Valentine’s Day bouquets.
Lots of fun – and important – events taking place at airports this week.
Airports have been celebrating Valentine’s Day all week.
Flight attendants picketed at airports across the country on Tuesday and Alaska Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) figured out what to do with the basketball court that appeared in the Civic Plaza.
And Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is now home to the largest American Express Centurion Lounge.
Like you, airports around the country are getting ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
And a couple of our favorite airports have already shared a bit about what they have planned for their favorite passengers.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) customer service staff will be handing out airport-themed Valentines and branded chocolate kisses at the airport information booths and in the Central Terminal. Look for a photo booth and keep an ear out for the roving violinist.
And over at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Volunteer Navigators will be handing out 2,000 red carnations on Valentine’s Day starting at 10 am.
For those who need a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift, Lily Palmer Flowers and Gifts, located in PHL’s B/C Connector, will have two pop-up shops selling flowers and goodies. One shop will be near the Terminal B exit and another at the top of Terminal E.
And, as we shared earlier, there will be a temporary Marriage License Bureau set up at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
The Stuck at the Airport romance team is gathering up Valentine’s Day activities planned for other airports, so stay tuned.
If you’re flying to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl game, or the festivities surrounding it, be sure to stop for a selfie with the giant “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign replica near baggage claim in Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).
That’s just one of the many spots in the airport you’ll find Super Bowl branding this week as the airport gets ready to welcome about half of the more than 330,000 fans who plan to be in town for the Big Game.
Are you planning to get married in Las Vegas – the Wedding Capital of the World – on or around Valentine’s Day?
Thousands of couples do. And once again, you and your sweetheart can stop at the pop-up Marriage License Bureau near Bag Claim in Terminal 1 of the Las Vegas airport.
The Clark County Clerk’s office – which issues marriage licenses from its downtown Las Vegas offices – will have a temporary office at the airport from Tuesday, Feb. 13 through Thursday, Feb. 29 to make it easier for couples to land, get their marriage licenses – or vow renewal certificates, and go directly to their ceremonies.
Be sure to bring a credit or debit card to pay for your marriage license. The pop-up Marriage License Bureau won’t take cash or checks.
Love really is in the air at many airports this Valentine’s Day.
We’ve been gathering news of the events and Valentine’s Day offerings at airports, including the pop-up marriage license bureau at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas and the carnations and hand-cut felt hearts Philadephia International Airport (PHL) is handing out.
Here are some more events to look for at US airports:
On Valentine’s Day, travelers at California’s Long Beach Airport (LGB) will be able to get free custom-crafted love poems while they wait.
Current West Hollywood City Poet Laureate, Brian Sonia-Wallace will be in the airport between 5 pm and 7 pm with an antique Remington typewriter. He’ll commemorate individual travelers’ love stories with poems created and typed out on the spot.
A second typewriter will be available if passengers want to type their own poems or messages.
As they have since 2009, with a pandemic pause, Airport Ambassadors at Florida’s Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) will be handing out more than 1,000 red, white, and pink carnations to travelers and airport visitors on Valentine’s Day.
Between 10 am and 12 pm on Valentine’s Day, Orlando International Airport (MCO) will be hosting a special Paw-Pup snuggle booth staffed by several of the therapy pups from the MCO Paw Pilots program. Look for the booth by the airport’s atrium fountain.
Be among the first to show up you may be one of the lucky dogs who wins a pair of Paw Pilots socks modeled by the pup in the photo.
Need some Valentines? San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) and John Glen Columbus International Airport (CMH) have you covered. And Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is offering a Valentine discount code (good through 2/19/23) for 25% off mobile orders at LAXOrderNow.com.
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and airports and airlines are getting to land some love.
In Las Vegas, the pop-up marriage license bureau is back at the Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to help streamline the uptick in weddings that take place in Sin City around Valentine’s Day.
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will once again be handing out hundreds of red, pink, and white carnations to passengers on Valentine’s Day. Look for the PHL Volunteer Navigator team starting at 10 am in Terminal AEast and F.
At PHL, Philadelphia artist Carole Loeffler will also be onsite Valentine’s Day handing out hundreds of her hand-cut red felt hearts bearing rolled messages of love. Her HeartFelt giveaways will occur from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, across from the food court located between Terminals B and C.
Seattle’s Museum of Flight will be hosting one of the world’s largest displays of model planes, cars, tanks, ships, figures, sci-fi, and more during the 2023 NorthWest Scale Modelers Show on Feb. 18-19. Special exhibits include models celebrating Black History Month and the animated world of Gundam.
The event is all weekend and is free with admission to the Museum.
And if you’re headed to the Big Game in person, it looks like you’ll have no problem finding swag to show your support for your favorite team.
Airports with teams facing off in the Super Bowl often make good-natured bets with each other. And this year the wager between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) was that the CEO of the airport with the losing home team would wear the jersey of the winning team’s quarterback jersey for the day.
Looks like the CVG CEO kept her side of the bet.
We knew some of the sweet treats airports were planning for Valentine’s Day. But our romance reporter spotted some bonus surprises.
Last Friday, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) handed out carnations and handmade felt hearts to passengers to kick off Valentine’s Weekend. But PHL’s short shorty dispenser will also be offering up free romantic short stories all week.
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and its PIT PAWS teams threw a fun Valentine’s Day party.
The team at the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) did some digging and found this Valentine’s Day menu served on a United Airlines flight in 1963.
We hope you are with – or flying to be with – your Valentine today. And we hope you are enjoying some Valentine’s Day flowers, chocolates, candy, and cards.
Here are some of the travel-themed Valentine’s Day cards we’ve collected the past few years. We’d love to see any you have in your collection too.
