Dec 16th, 2010 at 3:00PM: It's time for you to drag your screaming kids, annoying spouse and endless amounts of overstuffed bags through the airport, as you find your way over the river and through the woods. Thanksgiving is behind us, and that's the really ugly time to travel, but Christmas is no picnic either. The gate areas and bars will be crowded, and it's going to be awfully hard for you to be happy while darting ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The 10 easiest ways to improve air travel this holiday season
Dec 16th, 2010 at 3:00PM: It's time for you to drag your screaming kids, annoying spouse and endless amounts of overstuffed bags through the airport, as you find your way over the river and through the woods. Thanksgiving is behind us, and that's the really ugly time to travel, but Christmas is no picnic either. The gate areas and bars will be crowded, and it's going to be awfully hard for you to be happy while darting ...Rick's Cabaret about to make DFW layovers more fun
Dec 15th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is about to get a little sexier. The seventh-busiest airport in the world, with more than 5.7 million passengers passing through it every year (as of 2008), will soon be home to a new gentlemen's club.
Now, I know what you're thinking: "airport" strip clubs are usually heinous places. Not far from the airport, they usually attract the lowest of talent and ...Galley Gossip: Four year-old kid discusses airport security & TSA pat downs
Nov 26th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
The following video was created for parents traveling with small kids who might be a little nervous about subjecting their children to the new TSA procedures. Regardless of how you may feel about the new enhanced security measures, there's no need for children to be scared. My son will explain to them what a pat down is and even share a few tips. But first a few things the TSA would like you ...Department of Transportation mulls expanded passenger delay rule
Oct 1st, 2010 at 1:00PM: The Department of Transportation is thinking about getting even stricter with the airlines. After implementing a rule last spring that involves heavy fines for carriers that keep passengers on a plane on the ground for at least three hours, the DOT is already considering expanding the scope to small airports and international flights.
MSNBC reports:
"The situation is much worse than the ...Body scanners used as porn by airport security
Sep 28th, 2010 at 9:30AM: It had to happen sooner or later.
The Nigerian newspaper This Day has reported that security officials at Lagos airport are getting their jollies by watching female passengers go through a full-body scanner.
Nigerian investigative reporters visited the airport during a slow period when security officials had time to spare. The journalists found some of them hanging around the scanner ...$11.5 million buys little security at Newark Liberty Airport
Sep 22nd, 2010 at 2:30PM: Security gaps are so big at Newark Liberty International Airport you can drive a truck through them. Literally. Inside the terminal, the TSA goes through bags and confiscates oversized fluid containers, but no inspection occurs when trucks and vans drive through security checkpoints and out onto the tarmac. Security company FJC is responsible for protecting the airport, reports Fox 5, for which it ...Ten things Gadling readers love about airports
Aug 24th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
The airport can be a depressing, frustrating, even infuriating place. I was staring blankly at the plastic-wrapped apples at JFK, bored out of my gourd, when I decided to try and get some perspective, so I tweeted a question about what people like about the airport. I didn't hear anything for hours, then I got a few chirps about people-watching.
I knew that some people must like the airport, ...Making multiple stops? Get a map of the airport - Airplane tip
Aug 7th, 2010 at 5:57PM: When your airline trip involves multiple stops, a little research before you leave will reduce frustration during the time you switch from one plane to the next.
Visit the website of the airport you will be changing planes at and print out a map of the terminal. When faced with a short time to get from one concourse to the next you will find a map to be very helpful.
In addition to your ...Top five cities for travel spending ... and the bottom of the barrel, too
Jul 25th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Hey, Arlington, Virginia residents, why are you spending so much on travel? Do you really want to get out that badly? According to a report by Bundle.com, the folks who live in Arlington spent twice the national average on travel last year: a whopping $3,534 per household. Nationwide, the norm came in at $1,571 for 2009. Meanwhile, Detroit residents spent a meager $1,158 per household on travel ...Airport efficiency: the world's winners
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Do you get frustrated when you walk into an airport? Even before you get there? On good days, it's a painful experience, with long lines, the security gauntlet and procedures (which may or may not be appropriate) that are guaranteed to annoy. It should come as no surprise that some are better than others. While the hope for a headache-free flight may not change your vacation plans, knowing that ...New British airport to cost more than $100,000 a person
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 11:00AM: Airports aren't cheap, but the new one coming in on St Helena redefines pricey. The British government is getting ready to shell out £300 million (around $460 million) for an airport on the little island in the South Atlantic Ocean. This translates to £75,000 (approximately $115,000) for each of the 4,000 people living there. Right now, you can only get to the island by a ship that ...Ten things you should NEVER do on a layover
Jul 22nd, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Until you can afford that private jet you've had your eye on, layovers are a necessary evil. Everyone copes in different ways with the prison-like feel of the airport between flights, and some people get creative about how to pass the time. Letter writing is good, working is good (sometimes, see #9) and of course, shopping is the closest to normal life layovers can get. Beware your own mind, ...Photo of the Day (7.8.10)
Jul 8th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
Delays happen. Sometimes there are mechanical issues. Other times, weather plays a role in the form of ash clouds or blizzards. And other times, your flight crew just needs to sample every flavor of Jelly Babies, the UK equivalent of Gummy Bears.
This Flickr shot from OurManWhere captures a moment in Bangkok in the Golden Age of Air Travel (at least for the crew) when travel is still an ...AirportDining.net helps take the unknown out of airport food
Jun 4th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Finding a decent meal at the airport is always a gamble. I suspect my ratio for good airport food is one good meal for every ten bad ones. For some reason, the airport environment seems unable to cook anything that doesn't taste like baked shoe.
A new online resource is determined to help change that - AirportDining.net is a repository of airport dining reviews, and currently covers 409 ...Five tips on how to travel with "pleasure products" from Jimmyjane
May 26th, 2010 at 11:30AM: Yeah - you can stop giggling. We already know that 42% of you don't mind traveling with your favorite sex toy, and who are we to judge?
"Design centric brand" Jimmyjane knows a thing or two about sex toys - so they used their experience with the products to put together a list of tips on how to carry them through the airport checkpoint.
Some of them are no-brainers (remove the batteries), ...Six disastrous consequences of fighting flight attendants
Mar 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The Association of Flight Attendants has been leaning on Congress to amp up counter-terrorism measures in the cabin. After all, the security teams in the airports haven't exactly impressed over the past few years. So, what happens to the passengers and crew when some scumbag finds a way to tote a gun, knife or oversized bottle of shampoo on board? The flight attendants' union believes it has the ...The 18 strangest airports in the world
Feb 21st, 2010 at 8:00AM: Airports are unusual places. Every city of decent size has one, but they are rarely all that interesting. Each day, thousands of people move through these places, on their way too and from all manner of destinations, spending time browsing crappy little bookstores and consuming lousy food that would cost half as much elsewhere.
But sometimes, airports can be unusual for different reasons. ...Decoding TSA security bins
Feb 18th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Bin advertising at TSA security checkpoints has been around for a couple years. What's new is that more airports are rolling out bins that are now labeled with letters and numbers.
I first noticed the stickers in early January when flying from JFK to Seattle. I hadn't seen the labels when traveling over the holidays, so I wondered: were the stickers added after the Christmas Day underwear ...Gadlinks for Tuesday, 1.19.2010
Jan 19th, 2010 at 7:00PM:
Yesterday, January 18th was supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Congrats, you made it through. Now here are some more travel tidbits to cheer you up!
Eric Weiner rhapsodizes about the joys of the long airport layover. I personally hate spending any more time in an airport than is absolutely necessary, but Eric makes a good case for why he finds the experience to be a pleasant ...Video shows the cause of Newark Airport shutdown - a couple in love
Jan 8th, 2010 at 11:30AM: On Sunday, thousands of passengers ended up stuck at Newark airport for several hours, forced to evacuate the terminal, go through security again, and wait for the many flight delays and disruptions that happened as a result.
Some passengers tried to make the best of the situation. Many probably expressed frustration with the TSA employee who allowed a mystery man to walk the wrong way through a ...
