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

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Avelo contracts to fly ICE deportation flights

04/08/25

Avelo under fire for contracting with ICE for deportation flights The U.S. government usually contracts with charter companies for deportation flights. And you can read a ProPublica account of those flights here. But now a commercial budget airline, Houston-based Avelo, has a contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration Control and Enforcement agency →

Things we miss at airports: telephones

04/08/25

Yes, it seems that almost every traveler has a telephone in their pocket or purse these days. But we spotted this photo of a bank of pay phones at New York’s LaGuardia Airport dated 1981 and got a wee bit nostalgic. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress →

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It’s National Lava Lamp Day

04/05/25

If, like us, you grew up with Lava lamps in your world, then you’ll want to put on something tie-dyed today and mark National Lava Lamp Day (April 5). Lava lamps – as a brand – have been around since 1965, and this now cultural icon is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. According to →

Lava Lamps

Emirates premium economy seats now fly from Seattle

04/03/25

Dubai-based Emirates has a reputation for swank and glamour. And since late 2022 the carrier has been working its way through interior refurbishement of 191 A380s and Boeing 777 aircraft. One piece of the project is adding a Premium Economy product – seats and service – to the planes. And Emirates now has retrofitted planes →

Emirates

Three places we’d go

04/03/25

The weekend is coming up and, given all the stressful news, we could use a weekend away. Here are three places on our “We’d go there” list. Fly to Vancouver International Airport for the cherry blossoms Vancouver is always a treat, and landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) right about now comes with some bonus →

Airports & airlines celebrate April Fools Day

04/01/25

A therapy giraffe. The world’s shortest escalator. And in-flight sauna. Here’s a round-up of just some of the fun April Fools’ Day posts we spotted from airports and airlines, plus some bonus pranksters. Send us your faves and let us know what we’ve missed: Finnair introduces an in-flight sauna In a press release, Finnair announced →