I ran into a retail shop at the Austin airport that requires a tip when paying by credit card. This isnt a sit down restaurant with table service. You pay at the counter, and I was buying a bottle o
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Have you ever seen a struggling family, with a long delay at the airport after their flight was cancelled, so you guested them into a lounge? Of someone that was running late, worried about missing t
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The problem of long lines stretching through the terminal just to get into a crowded Delta Sky Club are well-documented. Delta has taken steps to address this, like limiting how long passengers can s
On November 20, a passenger at Seattle Tacoma International Airports gate D10 took advantage of the opportunity of a full flight of passengers to declare his allegiance to Adolf Hitler and plead for t
Baltimore Washington International Airport plans to drop the company running its concessions restaurants and shops in favor of a brand new company headed by a former state governors Chief of Staff,
What does your airport routine say about your personality?
Whether you show up super early just in case or cut it close says something about how they manage anxiety. But Im not sure it says what the
Passengers look for a way to escape the chaos of the airport. And more passengers who are traveling have access to lounges than ever. The nicer the lounge, the longer passengers stay there. They make
Employees at Philadelphias airport refer to the place as Filthadelphia. Birds are known to roam freely there. Its still surprising to just see a raccoon pop up at an OTG retail shop and help themselv
Austin airport is experiencing record passenger growth, and the terminal needs to grow along with it. So the citys solution is to use eminent domain to acquire property they already own, by cancellin
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex already has two major airports, DFW Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). Having two major airports sometimes confuses visitors. But, many other large cities, like
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Interview with the CEO of Plaza Premium Group in which he trashes Priority Pass.
The 15 most annoying behaviors on planes
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Airport bars increasingly serving craft beers but if a Sam Adams can run $28 at LaGuardia what will you pay for something actually good and interesting? (HT:
Man and woman meet. Man falls madly in love. Proposes. And they decide to elope. They headed to London Heathrow to catch a flight to Rome to get married. And she ran off from the airport with his
Car owners renting out their vehicles on Turo and GetAround are facing problems at certain airports. Dallas Fort Worth filed a lawsuit against Turo in the fall. But Turo is just the platform that c
European airports have been a disaster this summer. The Dublin airport doesnt want to be embarrassed by long security wait times. They argue theyre better than peers with creative measurement. The
Philadelphia is a generally poor airport. Some airline employees even call it Filthadelphia. And the airport cant seem to even provide basic services to passengers without an upcharge like outlets?De
Part of how the Austin airport has handled growth is opening a separate, privately-funded terminal for low cost carriers. They gave a 40 year lease to a company to build it, that company has invested
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Austin Airport is killin it, although June wasnt as impressive as May. Traffic exceeded pre-pandemic levels starting in November 2021, and is now legions ahea
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Eerie abandoned passenger plane sits on floor of Red Sea (HT: Paul H)
Delta is buying back some of the $9 billion they borrowed against the future income of th