If you're flying through on Valentine's Day, join us in Central Market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and listen to live music, show off at the selfie wall, and more. #MDWLove 🎼🛍️💄 pic.twitter.com/4gFd8Vjn8U
Flight attendants picketed at airports across the country on Tuesday and Alaska Airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike.
“Our unions are staging a worldwide day of action today to ratchet up pressure for industry leading contracts. Nearly a 100k flight attendants are demanding long-overdue improvements. We’re hoping everyone who can will join our fight and our picket lines.” https://t.co/6wtaymLCW9
Three separate unions representing thousands of flight attendants walked the picket line at 30 airports on Tuesday as they pushed for new contracts, higher wages and better working conditions. pic.twitter.com/e1hfgrLPh5
BREAKING: @AFAAlaska Flight Attendants overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, with 99.48% in support of authorizing the strike should management fail to agree to significant improvements. https://t.co/6lWFw7jvH9
ATL is now home to the largest @AmericanExpress Centurion Lounge. This unique space opens on February 14th! Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside. pic.twitter.com/U5fL9GdIMA
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.
Skipping the Super Bowl, but heading to LAS for Valentine’s Day?
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.
It’s the day before Valentine’s Day, and Elvis is in the building! The @vegasweddingcap has made it easy to get a jump on your paperwork at their marriage license pop-up office located near carousel 5 in Terminal 1 Bag Claim. pic.twitter.com/tKc85UDwKX
Here are some more events to look for at US airports:
Free Love Poems at Long Beach Airport
Courtesy LGB Airport
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.
Free Flowers at Jacksonville International Airport
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.
More Valentine’s Day Offers at Airports
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.
Love is in the air ✈️ With Valentine's Day only one week away, we're here to help your valentine game take flight. Check out the link below to get printable versions of our 2023 Valentine's Day cards. https://t.co/khDr4uj6qSpic.twitter.com/7JlFJkB6B4
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.
Big Flying Things Made Very Small in Seattle
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.
Plenty of Super Bowl Swag at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int’l Airport
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.
A bet is a bet! Congrats to Justin Erbacci & the @flyLAXairport team on the @RamsNFL victory. We appreciate your hospitality to our Cincy fans over the last week.
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.
#PHLAirport’s short story dispenser is feeling the love. In honor of #ValentinesDay, the dispenser is sharing romantic stories with passengers this week. Make a stop in the D/E Connector to pick up some lovely reading material. pic.twitter.com/aq46ckM9cp
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and its PIT PAWS teams threw a fun Valentine’s Day party.
Today is going to be a “paw-tastic” Valentine’s Day!🐶♥️
In the Airside center core from 10 am-noon and in Baggage Claim from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Customer Service ambassadors and our PIT PAWS team will host tables filled with goodies and hand out kindness cards to passengers. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/fEzhJ0xNEq
The SFO Museum found a vintage Valentine’s Day menu
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.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Wonder what was on the menu of a United Air Lines flight on this day in 1963? Served aloft aboard the Mainliner aircraft was a flaked tuna vinaigrette, a pot roast of beef burgundy, and a sweetheart cake. #avgeek#united#menu#ValentinesDaypic.twitter.com/lGfdj5DOxe
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.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and this year, airports are gearing up to share the love.
The StuckatTheAirport Romance Reporter pulled together a round-up of airport Valentine’s Day events for The Points Guy site. But we wanted to share just a few of our favorites here.
Pop Up Marriage License Bureau at the Las Vegas Airport
We’re delighted that in Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed “Marriage Capital of the World,” the Clark County clerk’s office is bringing back the pop-up marriage license bureau to the airport recently renamed Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).
Couples that want to get wedding paperwork in order as soon as they land at the airport can head to the pop-up. It is open from Thursday, February 10 through Tuesday, February 22 in the Terminal 1 bag claim area by carousel 5.
Hours: 8 am until 4 pm daily. The fee is $105.29 (credit/debit only).
The temporary airport Clerk’s office will be issuing marriage licenses only. To make it legal, an officiant will have to perform a wedding ceremony, sign the paperwork, and file it with the County.
More love for travelers
Here are some of the other Valentine’s Day treats airports have in store:
At Dallas Love Field (DAL), there will be music, free chocolates, and a visit from the airport mascot, Lovey.
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Tampa International Airport (TPA), and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will be distributing flowers to travelers. And PHL will also be giving away 200 hand-cut red felt hearts with special messages handwritten on pink paper.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Aiport (PHX), O’Hare and Midway Airports in Chicago, and many other airports aslo have Valentine’s Day activities lined up. And at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) keep an eye out for the Valentine-decorated treat table. Volunteers will be handing out paper airplanes, chocolate hearts, hand sanitizers that say “Spread LOVE not Germs,” and treats for pups.
We hope your day is filled with flights of fancy. And, of course, chocolate and flowers.
Sadly, this is the first Valentine’s Day in 10 years that Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) won’t have its ambassadors out in the terminal giving carnations to traveling lovebirds.
“Our ambassador program is currently suspended but we hope to get them back soon. There is hope for Mother’s Day,” says airport spokesman Bryan Long.
And this year concerns about COVID-19 meant there was no marriage license pop-up desk at McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.
The culprit? COVID-19.
But many airports did celebrate Valentine’s Day in their own way.
Even during a pandemic, airports are places for ❤️. For #ValentinesDay, we’re remembering past hugs, proposals and happy reunions. Be kind, celebrate safely, and we can’t wait for more of these loving scenes at PIT. pic.twitter.com/kG5Szo692f
Giving – or hoping to get – Valentine’s Day flowers this year?
If so, it’s a good bet those Valentine’s Day flowers are making their way to the USA via Miami International Airport (MIA).
Around this time of year, MIA reminds us that 89 percent of all U.S. flower imports that arrive by air come through the Miami hub.
In 2019, that represented 240,162 tons of flowers valued at $1.1 billion.
In 2020, the peak season from January 1 to February 15 alone brought 1.1 billion stems through MIA. And, despite the pandemic, MIA expects a similar number of flowers to make their way here this year.
The flowers don’t just land and head off to florists. The agricultural specialist at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspect the flowers on arrival for pests.
Here are some more photos MIA shared of those specialists at work.
