Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used At U.S. Airports Because They Cause Cancer
The European Union on Monday prohibited the use of X-ray body scanners [1] in European airports, parting ways with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, which has deployed hundreds of the...
View ArticleNext Time You Fly, Grab A Meal At One Of These Fabulous Airport Restaurants
As in-flight meals go the way of the go-go-booted stewardess, dining operators are enlisting big-name chefs to help them open ambitious new airport restaurants. The recent boom in serious airport food...
View ArticleHere's How Airports Get Ready For The Dozens Of Private Planes Going To The...
It’s a big deal. It’s the biggest deal. Last year 111 million people watched. Economic impact of $350 million. Living Social deal at $5,550. Jetsetter deal at $12,500. Airline prices tripling, hotel...
View ArticleHow To Get Through Airport Security Quickly
Last week, it was announced by the TSA and Homeland Security that the new TSA Pre✓ passenger-screening program will be expanded from 7 to 35 US airports. As we heard about this program’s expansion,...
View ArticleREPORT: Bomb Scare At San Francisco International Airport
The San Jose Mercury News reports a suspicious package was observed at the San Francisco International Airport metal detector, causing a terminal to be closed. The package was spotted around 11:30...
View ArticleGuess The Second Biggest Employer In The US
America's airports are working hard to contribute to the U.S. economy, according to The Economic Impact of Commercial Aviation in 2010 report by CDM Smith. Direct employment at 490 of the nation's...
View ArticleThe Most Expensive Airport In The World Will Be Fully Operational By 2027
Dubai is still building the biggest and most expensive airport in the world. It's just going to take a little longer than expected. Al-Maktoum International Airport won't reach full capacity until...
View ArticleREPORT: An American Airlines Flight Attendant Took Over A PA System, Ranted...
An American Airlines flight attendant disrupted and delayed a flight before takeoff from Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport this morning, according to the Dallas Morning News. Flight 2332 was...
View Article7 Road Warriors Reveal Their Travel Secrets
When Rick Burton goes on the road, his rituals create a kind of cocoon that moves with him. The David B. Falk Professor of Sport Management at Syracuse University, Burton has flown an average of...
View ArticleThe 6 Airports With The Most Amazing Perks
Travel—particularly through airports–changed drastically after 9/11. Tighter security translated to no shoes and more wasted time. Passengers are held in limbo for seemingly endless hours. Most...
View ArticleFormer TSA Head Slams Agency: 'No More Banned Items'
In a scathing article for the Wall Street Journal, former Transportation Security Administration chair Kip Hawley slammed the agency saying "it is a national embarrassment that our airport security...
View ArticleTop Viral Videos Of The Week: Girl Gets Literally Blown Away By A Plane
The St. Marteen International Airport is one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Due to the short length of one of the airport's runways, planes have to take off and land just feet away from...
View ArticleA Man Stripped Naked At Portland Airport In An Apparent Protest Of The TSA
Though many people feel they may as well strip naked when passing through airport security, most don’t actually do it. But one man, John Brennan, apparently couldn’t take it anymore. Though he was...
View ArticleThe Best Airport Food In America
Over at GateGuru, the one-stop day of travel app, we've created an open forum where travelers can finally voice their opinion on airport amenities, and that is exactly what people have done... to the...
View ArticleSATELLITE PHOTOS: The Busiest Airports On Earth
The world's busiest airports transport millions of passengers every year, and have tons of runways so planes can take off often. The intersecting runways create some crazy patterns that only satellite...
View ArticleHere Are The World's Ugliest Airports
We know, we know: about 90 percent of the world’s airports—from jam-packed hubs like Frankfurt to dusty outposts like Muscat, Oman—could easily compete for the title of world’s ugliest. After all,...
View ArticlePRESENTING: The Most Beautiful Airports In The World
Envision a majestic space, two miles long, shaped like a dragon. Above, a flurry of reds and yellows color a dizzying mesh ceiling, backlit by the sun, and below, 50 million people pass each year....
View ArticleChina Announced Two Huge Plans To Rule The Skies This Weekend
Two interesting bits of news came out of China at the weekend. The first is the comments of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) chief Li Jiaxiang at a speech at the annual general meeting of...
View ArticleThe TSA's Screening Process Is A Huge Joke
Over the last few months, I've been spending quite a bit of time in airports traveling to various events across the country. While the locations have been different, one thing has remained the same:...
View ArticleA Couple Trying To Smuggle A Baby In A Bag Through Airport Security Were...
A couple trying to smuggle a five-month-old baby into the United Arab Emirates were caught out when the baby was spotted by the X-ray machine operator. According to the police in the Emirate Sharjah,...
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