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20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket

01/05/26

Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and friends. Currently, about 20 airports offer this service. And each airport has its own set of rules for how many guests →

Harriet Baskas

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News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

Alaska Airlines’ big, bold Boeing plane order

Planes to fly, places to go & cool things to see

Holiday videos from Icelandair and Austrian Airlines

Despite headwinds, global airlines expect a profitable 2026

Updated airline policies for change/fee waivers due to flight reduction mandate

Shutdown fallout: FAA will reduce air traffic by 10%. Starting Friday

Wee Delft Blue house marks KLM’s 106 birthday

Travel tidbits from airlines, airports & the U.S. governnment shutdown

News from Air Canada + Korean Air + More

Airport coat check is back at this airport

11/18/25

Coat Check Service returns to Milwaukee Mitchell Int’l Airport One our our favorite airport amenities has returned for the winter season. Coat check services are available now through Apirl 1 at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). The service is set up inside the Summerfest Marketplace store, which is located pre-security in the airport’s concession mall →

Flight restrictions lifted at all airports + more travel tidbits

11/16/25

Flights back to ‘normal,’ but flight concerns hover On Sunday, November 16, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that starting at 6 a.m. on Monday it will end all the restrictions it had put in place on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports. Restrictions the FAA has on space launches and on general aviation flights →

Has the goverment shutdown ruined your holiday travel plans?

11/15/25

Air travel is working its way to ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over and Thanksgiving travel is about to kick into high gear. Friday’s news that the Federal Aviation Administration reduced the mandate for U.S. airlines to reduce domestic flights at 40 of the nation’s airports by 6% to 3% starting Saturday will →

Stuck at the airport: travel tidbits for you

11/13/25

The Stuck at the Airport team toughed out the last few days of the flight reduction/government shutdown disruption on the Big Island of Hawaii, hoping our flight home would be one those canceled. It wasn’t. And good thing too, because while the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) is a refreshingly open air terminal, amenities →

U.S. government opens, but flights not yet 100%

11/12/25

Will air traffic be ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over? Not quite yet… The longest government shutdown is officially over. But the hassle it created for air travelers is not. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) didn’t end the current flight reductions, which were set to go to →

Airports, Burger King supporting federal airport workers on duty without pay

11/11/25

Airport Burger King branches offering free combo meal to TSA & FAA employees From November 11 through November 30, more than 30 participating Burger King locations in U.S. airports are offering TSA and FAA employees a free double cheeseburger combo meal (with small fries and a drink). To redeem the offer, show a valid employee →