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    Texas Airport Becomes 18th to Allow Unticketed People Past TSA Security

    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 24, 2025

    If you’re old enough to remember the days before 9/11, you’ll know that the TSA security checkpoint wasn’t a “thing.” Back then, everyone went through a metal detector and that …

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    Man Attached Camera to Suitcase; Saw What Airport Does to Bags

    by SharonKurheg February 22, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 22, 2025

    When most people fly, they probably don’t think about what happens to their checked bags. They drop them off at bag drop, they (hopefully) are reunited with them at the …

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    Why There’s a Runway in the Middle of a Florida Swamp

    by SharonKurheg February 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 13, 2025

    The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of Florida. At more than 4,300 square miles, it’s deemed the largest subtropical wilderness in the United …

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    Even With PreCheck, You May Need to Take These Specific Shoes Off

    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 11, 2025

    Besides the convenience of not having to remove your electronics or bag o’ liquids from your carry-on, one of the joys of having TSA PreCheck is not having to take …

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    The 3 Things Passengers Most Often Overlook On Their Boarding Passes

    by SharonKurheg February 7, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 7, 2025

    You’ve been waiting for this trip for months. Things have been rough and you NEED this trip. And the day finally comes! So you get to the airport, check in …

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    FAA: Flights Into Reagan National Airport Being Reduced Indefinitely

    by SharonKurheg February 6, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 6, 2025

    According to the Washington Post, the FAA has decided to decrease flights into Reagan National Airport. Instead of 28 flights per hour, the airport will now only accept 26 flights …

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    Why Don’t Airports Have Large Clocks Visible in the Concourse?

    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 5, 2025

    Over the weekend, we posted a piece about how airports are specifically designed to trick you into buying more. One email we got in response to the piece, from a …

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    Orlando Airport’s $1.7B Makeover: First Round of New Restaurants Approved, More Spaces Up for Grabs!

    by joeheg February 4, 2025
    by joeheg February 4, 2025

    Orlando International Airport (MCO) is a victim of its own popularity. As one of Florida’s busiest airports alongside Miami, MCO has launched an aggressive expansion program to accommodate the growing …

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    The Secrets of Design: How Airports Trick You So You’ll Buy More

    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2025
    by SharonKurheg February 2, 2025

    Unless you’re in “the business,” you probably don’t put much thought into why certain places are designed the way they are. Restaurant logos use a lot of red, orange, and …

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    ORD’s Piano Was Filthy & Broken. A PAX Fixed It During A Layover

    by SharonKurheg January 29, 2025
    by SharonKurheg January 29, 2025

    Not all heroes wear capes. And travel heroes, in particular, come in all shapes, sizes and styles. We’ve gone over some of them before: The passenger who fixes broken pancake …

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