Airport

If you’re old enough to remember a time before cell phones (and more importantly, caller ID), you were part of the generation that sometimes made prank phone calls. “Is your…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been enforcing what is known as “3-1-1 for carry-ons” for years. With that rule, travelers are allowed to carry liquids through security checkpoints in…

Everywhere you look, you’ll read that travel numbers are still crazy. Hotels are getting fuller, cars are getting sucked up for rentals, and, of course, despite airline meltdowns here and…

Some airports are more difficult for pilots to land at, than others. Here are some of the more difficult ones, and why: Barra Airport, Scotland It’s said that you won’t…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was established in the aftermath of 9/11. Among other jobs in securing highways, pipelines, ports, mass transit systems, etc., it’s also responsible for screening passengers…

Have you ever seen somebody do something you felt was so wrong that it made you enraged, and yet their reasoning for doing it was 100% correct, all at the…

I’m admittedly a little obsessed with passports right now. Probably because I just went through the experience of renewing mine. And after all the worry that I wouldn’t get my…

Most visitors to Walt Disney World (WDW) fly to Central Florida and land at Orlando International Airport (although some fly into Sanford or even Melbourne). From there they take ground…

Like most entities that serve the public, airports want to look good. They want to show how big they are and all the bells and whistles they have. And if…

Lots of businesses have their own special codes for their staff to be aware of emergencies. When I worked in a hospital, “Code Blue,” followed by whatever floor, wing, etc.…