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    TSA Is Charging Travelers $45 for REAL ID Screening — but New Military Recruits Are Exempt

    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2026
    by SharonKurheg February 17, 2026

    A new TSA fee took effect February 1, but recruits headed to basic training won’t have to pay — and will even get expedited screening. After nearly two decades of …

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    Why Planes Aren’t Allowed to Stop on Airport Bridges

    by joeheg February 13, 2026
    by joeheg February 13, 2026

    There are plenty of airport signs you can ignore without consequence. And then there are the ones that make you do a double-take… even when you’re sitting in seat 18C …

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    Why Are Dot Matrix Printers Still Used at Airports?

    by joeheg January 31, 2026
    by joeheg January 31, 2026

    If you’ve ever been sitting or standing near an airport gate before a flight, there’s a chance that you’ve heard a printer that’s spewing out seemingly infinite amounts of paper. …

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    Why a Consolidated Rental Car Facility Was Never the Right Fit for MCO — And Why Scrapping It Makes Sense

    by joeheg January 27, 2026
    by joeheg January 27, 2026

    For the past couple of years, Orlando International Airport (MCO) flirted with a big, familiar airport idea: build a single, consolidated rental car facility that would serve Terminals A, B, …

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    Why Airports Still Use Carpet (Even Though It Annoys Everyone)

    by SharonKurheg January 26, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 26, 2026

    In just about any airport in the world, you’re going to come across it. You’re rolling your luggage across the airport floor with no issue, and suddenly, BOOM! You have …

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    Yes, Happy Butt Airport Is Real — And The Story Behind It Is Even Better

    by SharonKurheg January 22, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 22, 2026

    Most airports have relatively mundane reasons for why they’re named what they are. They’re named after the city or county they’re in. They’re named after a person. And sometimes they’re …

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    How Baggage Thieves Choose Which Bags to Steal — And How to Stop Them

    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 19, 2026

    There’s nothing more frustrating than waiting at the airport carousel for your bag that never materializes. If you’re lucky, this “mishandling” happened because of a mistake: The airline never got …

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    The Airport Perk Most Travelers Don’t Know About Is Quietly Expanding

    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 15, 2026

    Clearing immigration after an international flight can turn a smooth trip into a slog — long lines, cramped corridors, and the constant fear you’re about to miss a connection. But …

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    TSA Finally Addresses Inconsistency… With Even More Inconsistency

    by SharonKurheg January 14, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 14, 2026

    There are a lot of things at the airport that can cause stress. The prices of everything you can buy there. Long queues for virtually everything. Unwanted surprises like sudden …

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    EU’s New Entry Rules Causing Huge Airport Delays — And It’s Not Even Fully Rolled Out Yet

    by SharonKurheg January 14, 2026
    by SharonKurheg January 14, 2026

    Way back last summer, we wrote that the EU would begin using biometrics for visitors seeking to enter or exit the Schengen zone. The program, called the Entry/Exit System (EES) started that October, …

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