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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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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

Recent Articles

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Oregon Curiosities: The Bomber in Milwaukie, OR

03/13/10

I love hanging around airports, of course, but I also find bliss when let loose in small museums filled with odd and unusual artifacts or if there’s a wacky roadside distraction somewhere and I’ve got the keys to the car. So I’m fortunate to be able to produce radio features and write books about my →

Dance at ORD & MDW, drop your pants at PHL

03/12/10

Ready for St. Patrick’s Day festivities? The Chicago airports are. Today, Friday, March 12, Irish dancers from the Trinity Academy will perform at both O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and at Midway International Airport (MDW). Performances will be 3 to 5 p.m. at O’Hare (in Terminals 1, 2, 3, and 5) and at Midway in Concourse →

Skip the TSA routine with these flying experiences

03/11/10

Getting to the airport, going through the security line, and waiting with a herd of other travelers to board a plane takes all the fun of out of air travel, doesn’t it? Wouldn’t you rather get right to the thrilling part – flying? For a story that went live on Bing Travel today, I found →

Round-up at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

03/10/10

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is out of the chute and that means thousands of cowboys, cowgirls and rodeo fans from around the world are making their way to Houston – and through George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). To make sure everyone feels welcome, airport greeters are fanning out to welcome travelers and offer →

Capt. Sullenberger and Amelia Earhart at the Museum of Flight

03/09/10

Monday evening I was fortunate to be in the audience at Seattle’s Museum of Flight for a presentation by the recently retired Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the now-legendary pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 who was able to successfully land a plane in New York City’s Hudson River. He began the evening by showing the NTSB’s →

Bizarre airport finds – and 72 smart ones

03/08/10

If you stop and look around you should be able to find an exhibit case at many airports filled with some of the items the US Fish & Wildlife Service has confiscated from travelers. (Confiscated wildlife products, JFK. Courtesy US Fish & Wildlife Service) Sadly, smuggling endangered species – and items made from the parts →