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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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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

Remote terminals? It could happen.

09/22/25

What if you could go through airport security before you got to the airport? For most travelers, one of the most stressful parts of air travel is getting to the airport and waiting in line to get through the security checkpoint. But what if you could park your car off-site, check your bags through their →

Remote Terminals

How to best test an airport terminal

09/21/25

You’d think that after hiring the best architects and builders and spending billions of dollars, a new airport terminal would be ready to spring into action when the work is done. But before flights begin to come and go from a new terminal, airports usually run a dress rehearsal day with volunteers pretending to be →

Snaps from San Diego Int’l Airport’s lovely new Terminal 1

09/18/25

San Diego International Airport’s existing Terminal 1, built in 1967, closes on Tuesday, September 23, and the swanky new light-and-art-filled $3.8 billion Terminal 1 officially opens. (A few flights will arrive at new T1 on the evening of September 22). Designed by the Gensler architecture firm in partnership with Turner-Flatiron, the new terminal boasts five →

San Diego International Airport

Best Airports in North America, ranked by J.D. Power

09/17/25

Airports can sometimes be crowded and frustrating spaces, but they can also be pleasant places to hang out. And, thanks to a bevy of recently completed airport capital improvement projects, with more on the way, travelers are increasingly satifisied and “enjoying the experience” at the nation’s airports, according to the J.D. Power 2025 North America →

Airport rankings

Airport hosts hologram of country music star

09/16/25

September is not only Bourbon Heritage Month, but it evidently also marks one year since the launch of ROW 94 Whiskey, founded by country music singer and songwriter Dierks Bentley. To mark the month, Bentley and his bourbon teamed up with Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) to install a life-sized Dierks hologram in the →

The Las Vegas Airport gets more fabulous

09/14/25

We got a preview last week, but here are snaps from the celebration for the new rideshare pickup area at Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). As part of the new “Welcome to Fabulous” campaign for Las Vegas, the airport’s rideshare area now has a nice Las Vegas-style refresh, with vibrant lighting, additional →