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Paul Stocker/Flickr Plane delays. Lost luggage. Middle seats. So much can go wrong when you’re flying. You can blame some of those things on the airline, the airport, or inconsiderate travelers. But other snafus come from your own mistakes, which can bring on the biggest headaches. Even the travel pros can get it wrong —…
While flying may be the safest way to travel, many airports are located in treacherous places that will make you shudder (think landing strips built in the middle of the Himalayas or on the edge of an island). However, keep in mind that just because these takeoffs and landings are stomach-churning, the airports themselves have…
Roderick Eime/Flickr For anyone who has ever spent more than 20 minutes at a crowded airport gate fighting for a seat or outlet access (or their sanity), the idea of affordable private lounge access sounds too good to be true. The Priority Pass network of over 1,000 airport lounges in over 120 countries just might…
Screenshot from Terry McBride’s video. If you’ve ever flown on a commercial plane, you’ve likely seen members of ground services guiding planes away from their gates with their signature orange batons. Most folks simply walk aside the plane to usher them out onto the taxiway, but Kyran Ashford of the Greater Rochester International Airport is…
Unless you’re PreCheck-approved, there are a few inevitabilities that you can’t escape when flying: You’ll likely have to maneuver your way through a pileup of plastic bins, stand (shoe-less) on a long security line, and endure an uncomfortable pat-down. But now there’s something fishy — literally — happening at Dubai International Airport that’s changing this…
Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul. Courtesy of Flickr/Doug Sun Beams Long layovers tend to involve over-priced, over-processed airport restaurants and poor decisions made in terminal gift shops. But not all cities are so dire: More than a few airports offer tours of their cities — and for free. These seven airports welcome transient passengers with…
JFK. Courtesy of Flickr/dmytrok New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans today for a $10 billion renovation of New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as part of his bigger initiative to improve infrastructure in New York state. The airport is one of the busiest in the United States, serving 60 million passengers in…
Photo courtesy of Flickr/firesock One might argue that waiting at the airport is the worst part of traveling. Sure, it’s a necessary step to get you to your final destination, but what if the airport was the whole reason you even made a trip? Believe it or not, some terminals are making this a reality.…
Being stuck in an airport might be one of the worst parts of traveling, but it doesn’t always have to be that way. Hear us out. Airport lounges around the world are going above and beyond the complimentary half-hour of free Wi-Fi, making the hours of waiting less painful and — dare we say it…
Nothing tempers the frustration that comes with a delayed flight quite like an excellent airport bar. While some are lackluster, run-of-the-mill stops designed to solely kill time, others go above and beyond, serving up stylish interiors, top-notch beer and cocktail menus, tasty snacks, and front-row seats for plane spotting. And now that the TSA recommends…