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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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Remember Robert Rauschenberg at Sea-Tac Airport

05/13/08

The art world is mourning the passing of Robert Rauschenberg, who died yesterday at age 82. He’s described in the New York Times as a “painter, photographer, printmaker, choreographer, onstage performer, set designer and, in later years, even a composer” who “defied the traditional idea that an artist stick to one medium or style” Travelers →

Art for Airports: O’Hare Gets New Glass Mural

05/13/08

There’s a new piece of public art at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Inspired by the patterns of jet mist across a blue sky, Guy Kemper’s 50-foot long, 12-foot high, “Jet Trails” is made of hand-blown painted glass in soothing shades of blue, green and violet. Kemper designed the mural to be “suggestive of many things →

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

How not to travel with kids

05/12/08

People leave a lot of unusual things behind at airports. Lost and Found offices have logged in everything from ash-filled urns to prosthetic limbs and entire car engines. But kids? According to Canwest News Service report, today “a family forgot their 18-month-old toddler after clearing security and boarded a flight to Winnipeg without him.” An →

Read any good books on an airplane lately?

05/12/08

The folks at Coudal Partners are a curious, creative and crafty crew. They not only curate the marvelous MOOM– the Museum of On-Line Museums – they organize lots of other intriguing projects. Such as? The Field-Tested Books project, which is specially-designed for travelers. Recognizing that “reading a certain book in a certain place uniquely affects →

Proof the TSA has X-Ray Vision

05/10/08

On Friday, May 9th, the TSA posted full body images of millimeter wave full body scans on its Evolution of Security site. The images, provided by the manufacturer of the scanning machines, are supposed to show what TSA officers see when someone opts for a full body scan instead of a full-body pat down at →

New exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

05/09/08

Next time you’re at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, take a moment to check out the new exhibit of black and photographs by Rick Williams. Titled Working Hands, the images portray the rugged lives of the cowboy, the rough work of the west Texas oil field hand and the intricacies of the workplace for the high-tech worker →