airport access

Every time another airport announces that people without a flight that day can now go to the airside to meet/accompany their family, it makes me smile. Y’see, way back when …

Way back when, during the halcyon days before 9/11, it was easy to get to the airside of an airport. We’d just check in, go through a metal detector, and …

Los Angeles is taking a major step toward fixing one of its most notorious infrastructure headaches. On June 6, 2025, the LAX/Metro Transit Center will officially open to the public, …

In the years before the pandemic, a couple of airports were playing with the concept of allowing non-ticketed people past the TSA security checkpoint. The programs allowed such guests to …

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 …

Way back when life was simpler, TSA checkpoints weren’t a thing. We’d just check in, drop our luggage off, go through a metal detector, and continue on to our gate. …