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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

Airports

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Airport and Airline Resources

Wine flies free on these 2 airlines

Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions

New American Airlines trading cards

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

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

New American Airlines trading cards

04/15/26

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of aviation-themed trading cards. We love the airport trading cards series. And the trading cards featuring airport therapy dogs. Airline trading cards Starting in early May, passengers may begin asking American Airlines pilots for trading cards featuring the carrier’s fleet of aircraft, with cards becoming →

New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin

04/15/26

Don’t want to spring for the premium cabin on a long-haul flight but want make sure you can sleep? Several airlines offer an economy section upgrade option that may help. Air New Zealand has its Skycouch. All Nippon Airways (ANA) has it Couchii. Lufthansa has its Sleeper’s Row. And United Airlines recently introduced its ‘Relax →

World’s busiest airports

04/14/26

Airports are busy places. If you travel, you know that. But which are the busiest? It depends a bit on how you’re counting. According to Airports Council International (ACI) World, which does an annual tally, in 2025 the world’s busiest airport for passenger traffic is, once again, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with 106.3 →

Catch these live dance performances at San Diego International Airport

04/12/26

If you’re traveling through the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN) in the next few weeks, you may get to see a live performance by the dance troupe doing an in-terminal arts residency. Titled “Migration: Making a Home in Transit,” the performances are part of a project the creative youth development group, A Step →

Fuel costs rise. Airfares & bag fees rise too.

04/10/26

Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran War are leading airlines to raise checked bag fees and and bring back fuel surchages to tickets. . It’s happening fast and is hard to keep track of. But here’s a quick rundown and links to the new fee charts for checked bags on U.S. airlines. Most carriers →

Icelandair’s job opening for a bad photographer

04/08/26

The ad says “unreal offer,” but it’s a real job opening. To prove that even the worst photographer can capture Iceland’s beauty, Icelandair is hiring a “really bad photographer” who will travel around Iceland on a 10-day paid assignment. All travel expenses will be covered in addition to a paycheck of $50,000 for photographs, content →