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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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Despite headwinds, global airlines expect a profitable 2026

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

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

Souvenir Sunday at Fairbanks International Airport

04/04/10

It’s Souvenir Sunday, the day we focus on fun, offbeat and inexpensive items you can find at airports. And I’m tickled that this week’s Souvenir Sunday items come to us from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), courtesy of Bobbie Egan of Alaska Airlines. The first souvenir she sent over is this teeny-tiny brush, which has a →

More Wacky Festivals

04/03/10

(Dillsboro, N.C. is having its Easter Hat parade today) I knew this would happen. And I’m really happy about it. People keep sending emails with the subject line “Heh! You forgot….” in response to my Wacky Festivals slide-show on msnbc.com this week. Here are a couple that showed up yesterday. “I am disappointed you missed →

Headless chickens, rotten tomatoes and other reasons to party

04/02/10

Friends, family and, yes, strangers, often remind me that there’s a whole world out there beyond airports. They’re right. And luckily that world is quite wacky. Especially if you find yourself at one of the offbeat festivals or events I rounded up this week for a “Wacky Festivals” slide-show on msnbc.com. (Courtesy Fruita Tourism) In →

WestJet offers hands-free Clapper technology

04/01/10

Here’s an interesting idea: Today WestJet announced that it is introducing Clapper technology on board its aircraft that will allow guests to operate amenities such as lights and live seatback television, simply by clapping their hands. “Made popular on television in the mid-1980s, Clapper technology is making an in-flight comeback thanks to the addition of →

Re-launched day spa at Newark Liberty International Airport

04/01/10

When it opened back in 2000, the d_parture spa, at what is now Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), was probably the first day spa at an airport. A decade has gone by, airport businesses have come and gone, but d_parture spa is still here. And CEO Gina Stern has re-launched the Newark branch as a →

Jacksonville Airport feeds zoo animals

03/30/10

Recycling is all the rage at airports these days. Colored bins marked glass, paper and trash are lined up in most gate areas. Used cooking oil from many food courts is transformed into fuel. And at airports in Seattle and Portland, composted coffee grounds become part of the landscaping. Now the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) →