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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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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

Holograms help welcome Super Bowl fans to Bay Area airports

02/04/26

Bay Area airports are rolling out creative welcome mats for the thousands of sports fans who are flying in for Super Bowl LX. In addition to creative signage, activities, selfie-spots and pop-up merch shops, both San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) are getting some help from holograms. In Terminal →

Pick up your marriage license at the Las Vegas airport

02/03/26

Here’s a great airport amenity for lovebirds planning on getting married in Las Vegas during February – Wedding Month – especially on or around Valentine’s Day, which lands on a Saturday this year. To make life easier for couples flying to Las Vegas from around the world to get hitched, the Clark County Clerk’s office →

Travel tidbits from BDL, PHX and IAH airports

02/03/26

Shiny new concourse at Bradley International Airport We’re loving the look of this concourse at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor, CT, which is an extension of the existing Terminal A and part of an 80,000 square-foot facility add directly behind the airport’s Sheraton Hotel. The new concourse adds three additional gates, new restroom facilities, →

How to find Mob artifacts at LAS Airport

02/02/26

The Stuck at the Airport team loves airports and adores museums. So we were delighted to learn that Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas is now home to a branch of the Las Vegas Mob Museum, which is also known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement. The main Mob Museum →

Harry Reid International Airport

Airports celebrate Super Bowl LX & its fans

01/31/26

Super Bowl LX will be played on Feburary 8, 2026 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California and will pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. 68,500 ticket holders will get to see the game live in the stadium. Thousands more will be attending Super Bowl Week events throughout the Bay Area all →

Super Bowl LX

Full facelift for the north end of SEA main terminal

01/29/26

For the past two years, passengers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) have had to put up with an obstacle course of ever-changing construction walls, detours and rerouting at the north end of the main terminal. Most notably the hassles have been in the lobby area where Alaska Airlines has its counters for check in and →