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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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Airport and Airline Resources

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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

Pity the Prankster

04/01/08

Remember the news story about a German travel agency taking reservations for a “clothing optional” flight? And the report that both the pilot and co-pilot of a Go! Airlines flight may have been napping when they were supposed to be flying the plane between Honolulu and Hilo? I was pretty sure these were joke stories. →

Where’s the Whoopass?

03/31/08

Although most airlines now charge for in-flight snacks and meals, many airlines still serve complimentary soft drinks and water. Sometimes Coke gets swapped for Pepsi, but in general the beverage offerings seem to stay the same. But starting April 1, 2008 both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air will begin serving complimentary Jones Sodas. The Seattle-based →

Jones Soda

It’s a start….

03/28/08

Most of us are used to paying inflated prices for goods and services out at the airport. But I’m pleased to report that in doing research for an upcoming column I’ve discovered that some airports still offer stuff for free. For example, like a lot of other mid-sized airports, the General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) →

What’s worse? Delta Airlines or the dentist?

03/27/08

Ever play that game, “What’s worse…”? While I spent an hour stuck in a dentist’s chair today in Seattle, my friend Sheila was stuck in a slow-moving customer service line at the Atlanta airport. Her connecting flight between D.C. and Memphis was one of the 275 flights Delta Airlines scrubbed today so it could perform →

Delta Airlines

Feeling lucky? Have a Spring Fling!

03/27/08

To celebrate spring, and new Northwest Airlines/KLM service between Portland, Oregon and Amsterdam, the folks at Portland International Airport (PDX) are giving away a pair of round-trip tickets from Portland to Amsterdam. Want to win? Entry forms for the Spring Fling are available in the airport and on-line, but only through tomorrow – Friday, March →

Portland International Airport

Airport freebies?

03/26/08

Sure, airfares are going up (and up), what with fuel surcharges and extra fees for checking baggage. But, on the ground, there are still some airports offering things for free. I’m gathering a list of the best airport freebies. So far I’ve found free local phone calls (Sioux Gateway Airport), free live entertainment (Austin, Nashville, →