Robots and Therapy Dogs: the latest airport amenities
November 1, 2016
With people, often unwillingly, spending more time in airports these days, some are turning to new ways to de-stress travelers.
With people, often unwillingly, spending more time in airports these days, some are turning to new ways to de-stress travelers.
Will a plan to charge for fast lanes through UK airports solve a problem or only create a new one?
Tokyo’s Narita Airport Terminal 2 now has a great place to wait…and wait, courtesy of a Japanese mattress manufacturer.
On my travelers, I’ve found some interesting art at airports. This piece from Vancouver International Airport is one of the best caricatures I’ve encountered.
In a world where it seems nothing is finished on-time or on-budget, a regional airport surprises by opening early and $3 million under budget.
New Orleans has signed off an a long-overdue New Years’ present to itself: Construction will start next month on an $800-million replacement for the 60-year-old
At the same time that the U.S. is imposing new restrictions on the visa waiver program, it’s also taking steps to provide more overseas pre-clearance to speed up arrival in the U.S. The visa waiver program—which allows residents of 38 cooperating countries, many in Europe, to visit the U.S. without having to go through time-consuming applications—is getting limts that require visas for anyone who has visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan within the past 5 years. Exceptions may be…
The airlines have their bag fees, change fees, seat fees, and so forth. The government has its taxes of various kinds and security fees and airport improvement fees. So what’s left for a poor airport to do? Well, some of Britain’s airports are now…
The time between pushback from the gate and actually flying is getting longer at U.S. airports; for the first nine months of this year, it averaged over 23.5 minutes, according to the Associated Press. That’s almost a minute longer than last…
Where are you most likely to be scanned and probed? After airports, the likely answer is stadiums and concert venues—and the TSA is seriously interested in advanced technology now in use at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levis Stadium. The…
With people, often unwillingly, spending more time in airports these days, some are turning to new ways to de-stress travelers.
Will a plan to charge for fast lanes through UK airports solve a problem or only create a new one?
Tokyo’s Narita Airport Terminal 2 now has a great place to wait…and wait, courtesy of a Japanese mattress manufacturer.
On my travelers, I’ve found some interesting art at airports. This piece from Vancouver International Airport is one of the best caricatures I’ve encountered.
In a world where it seems nothing is finished on-time or on-budget, a regional airport surprises by opening early and $3 million under budget.
New Orleans has signed off an a long-overdue New Years’ present to itself: Construction will start next month on an
At the same time that the U.S. is imposing new restrictions on the visa waiver program, it’s also taking steps to provide more overseas pre-clearance to speed up arrival in the U.S. The visa waiver program—which allows residents of 38 cooperating countries, many in Europe, to visit the U.S. without having to go through time-consuming applications—is getting limts that require visas for anyone who has visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan within the past 5 years. Exceptions may be…
The airlines have their bag fees, change fees, seat fees, and so forth. The government has its taxes of various kinds and security fees and airport improvement fees. So what’s left for a poor airport to do? Well, some of Britain’s airports are now…
The time between pushback from the gate and actually flying is getting longer at U.S. airports; for the first nine months of this year, it averaged over 23.5 minutes, according to the Associated Press. That’s almost a minute longer than last…
Where are you most likely to be scanned and probed? After airports, the likely answer is stadiums and concert venues—and the TSA is seriously interested in advanced technology now in use at the San Francisco 49ers’ Levis Stadium. The…