Nothing about booking airfare is straightforward. The way airlines figure out how much to charge to get you from city A to city B drives me crazy. Idiosyncrasies in the …
Airports
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That moment when you’ve got an hour till boarding…and then you see this line. The Problem With Lounge Wait Times Lounge access has exploded—premium credit cards, elite perks, day passes, …
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Airports
Chicago O’Hare Breaks Ground on New $1.3 Billion Concourse D
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThrough the years, more and more people are discovering the joys of travel. And with more people on planes, it means more people are at airports. The response of some …
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Airports
Ho Chi Minh City International Flights May Be Moved to Different Airport
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe main airport in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City (a.k.a. Saigon), Tan Son Nhat International Airport, has been facing overcrowding for years. With almost 40 million passengers in 2024, it’s …
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Airports
Why Do So Many Airports Have Rocking Chairs? And Which Airport Have Them?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAirports are probably one of the most high-tech structures in modern times. Depending on the facility, it could employ solar-paneled rooftops, energy-efficient everything, baggage carousels that reduce carbon dioxide emissions, …
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Airports
The Sneaky Way This Texas Airport Ended Passengers’ Complaints About Long Waits
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf there’s one thing we’ve learned in the age of social media, it’s that you should fact-check stuff before you write about it. From the Airbnb owner who wouldn’t allow …
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Last year we wrote about the Longest & Shortest Airport Walks in the U.S.. The list was brought to you by Kuru Footwear, a U.S.-based shoe store that’s been around …
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When you think of beautiful architecture, your mind probably goes to castles, cathedrals, or sleek modern museums, not the place where you’re sprinting for a flight with a backpack and …
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Airports
17th Airport Now Allows Unticketed People Through TSA Security
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWay 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 …
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Airports can be compared to small cities. And just like in some cities, weird things can happen in them. We’ve written about some of these things in the past: Why …