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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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Cathay Pacific returns to SEA after 6 years

News from 1 airline, 1 airport + a hotel lobby

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

Party on?

04/09/08

Bad news for travelers booked on American Airlines flights today. Yesterday the airline canceled 500 flights to check on the wiring in its fleet of MD-80 aircraft. Today, the airline is canceling another 850 flights. At Dallas-Fort Worth International airport, that means another 251 flights have been scrapped. To make matters worse: severe weather is →

Sleep-over at DFW! You bring the s’mores.

04/08/08

American Airlines canceled another 500 flights on Tuesday to check a wiring issue on their fleet of MD-80 airplanes. 193 of those canceled flights were scheduled to depart from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Some displaced travelers have been put up at hotels. Others got out of there on non-MD-80 flights. Still, a lot of people →

Tree-mendous airports

04/08/08

An airport is like the front door to a city. So a city that wants to impress visitors could start by fixing up its airport. At California’s Fresno Yosemite International Airport, that sprucing up will take the form of fake sequoia trees. According to a story from the Fresno Bee, a grove of six fake →

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

A “moment of tranquility” before the phone rings

04/07/08

Air France-KLM is currently testing in-flight mobile phone services on some European routes. Today the European Union (EU) announced that other airlines may offer the service as well – as long as they comply with licensing and equipment regulations and keep a lid on the cost of those high-flying calls. Still, uh, up in the →

Spam, popcorn, ice-cream and whiskey

04/04/08

If you’re lucky, you have more than one airport within driving range and have figured out how to use that to your advantage when shopping for airline tickets. But as long as you’re putting all your luggage into the car, why not just fill up the tank and keep going? To help you plan your →

PDX gets green beer

04/04/08

Hungry, environmentally-conscious travelers at Oregon’s Portland International Airport(PDX) now have another place to drink organic beer and dine on organic meals, including the “Tree Hugger Scramble.” Already wildly popular in Portland, the Laurelwood Public House and Brewery has just opened a second airport branch. This one is on Concourse E. The menu includes Oregon-brewed organic →