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Harriet Baskas
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Award-winning journalist happiest in an airport or an unusual museum.
Work appears (or has) on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy, NW Travel & Life, more...
Latest book: "111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss."
Site: StuckatTheAirport.com
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Here's what some airports - and @mtametronorth.bsky.social - have cooked up for you.

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Ready for Thanksgiving travel? - Stuck at the Airport
Thanks to the record number of travelers expected to travel this holiday, weather woes and the usual list of things that can go wrong with any trip, airports are likely to be zany for the next few day...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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On StuckatTheAirport.com today:

Therapy llamas pretending to be reindeer at #PDX Airport today + the 54th anniverary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Still unsolved...

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November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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This was so much fun!
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Join us for an art tour of the new Pittsburgh airport terminal

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Artist Alisha Wormley erects her art at the new PIT terminal. Image: PIT One of the restroom murals by Njaimeh Njie. Image Harriet Baskas John Peña Luggage thoughts, as seen in baggage claim (a yellow suitcase features thoughts in a cloud above it). Image Harriet Baskas Calder sculpture with balloon arch at PIT airport. Image: Harriet Baskas
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Snaps from Pittsburgh International Airport's new terminal - Stuck at the Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) celebrated the opening of its new $1.7 billion landside terminal building on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The project includes an instanlty iconic pedestrian tunn...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Airport Amenity of the Week (already!)

Coat check service returns to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport (MKE)

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Airport coat check is back at this airport - Stuck at the Airport
Coat Check Service returns to Milwaukee Mitchell Int’l Airport One our our favorite airport amenities has returned for the winter season. Coat check services are available now through Apirl 1 at Milwa...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Has the goverment shutdown ruined your holiday travel plans? - Stuck at the Airport
Air travel is working its way to ‘normal’ now that the government shutdown is over and Thanksgiving travel is about to kick into high gear. Friday’s news that the Federal Aviation Administration reduc...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Linkd to updated airline policies for refunds and waived change fees.

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Updated airline policies for change/fee waivers due to flight reduction mandate - Stuck at the Airport
And end to the government shutdown may be closer to reality. But the Federal Aviation Administration has not yet lifted mandated flight reductions at the busiest airports around the country that in pl...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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More tips for when you're stuck at the airport.

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(More) tips for when you're stuck at the airport - Stuck at the Airport
You can get stuck at the airport anytime. But the government shutdown and mandated flight reductions are causing more delays, lots of cancellations and stresses galore. So if you’re traveling soon, it...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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My latest for NBC News online: Airline-style a la carte pricing - plus loads of optional add-ons - landing at hotels.

Thumbs up or down on booking a hotel this way?

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Airline-style a la carte pricing is landing at hotels
Artificial intelligence is helping hotel operators unbundle their offerings and repackage them into personalized guest experiences that increase revenue.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Spotted in a woodsy trail near Boston: Poop Scoop Yoga.
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Greetings from Maine.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Marvelous miniature aircraft at the SFO Museum - Stuck at the Airport
(Fokker T-2 model aircraft) Here’s a great airport exibit for avgeeks, model builders or anyone who loves marvelous, hand-crafted items and get to the pre-security area of the International Terminal a...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The list of airport terminals you can visit without a ticket to fly somewhere is getting longer now that the airport with a giant flamingo in the lobby is back in the mix.

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Another airport revives its gate pass program - Stuck at the Airport
Shall we just blame the delay on the flamingo? Back in 2019, Tampa International Airport (TPA) was one of the earliest airports to establish a program that allows non-flyers past security so they can ...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Finally got to see Clyde "Upside Down" Pangborn's half-eaten sandwich from his record-setting 1931 flight.

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Clyde "Upside Down" Pangborn's very old sandwich - Stuck at the Airport
This old, stale sandwich locked away in a museum in Washington state has a special connection to an aviation daredevil who made a record-setting flight. The first non-stop trans-Pacific flight was com...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Had loads-o-fun in Yakima,WA at the Central Washington State
Fair.
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Glitzy makeover for the rideshare pickup area at Harry Reid Int'l Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas. Plus, a fun new selfie station in the terminal too.

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The Las Vegas Airport gets more fabulous - Stuck at the Airport
We got a preview last week, but here are snaps from the celebration for the new rideshare pickup area at Terminal 1 at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS). As part of the new “Welcome to Fabulous” ...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Airport Amenity of the Week: at San Diego International Airport

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Airport amenity of the week - Stuck at the Airport
The Stuck at the Airport team spent a long day touring San Diego International Airport’s lovely new Terminal 1 facility, which is scheduled to begin hosting flights on September 22, 2025. We’ll be bac...
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September 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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A fun story to work on about the return of the much-loved (and once-abused) Alexander Calder sculpture to the new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT).

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Welcome Back, Calder: PIT’s Signature Artwork Relocates to New Terminal
It is black and white, weighs 600 pounds and is ...
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August 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Wasn't allowed to take photos INSIDE the swank Poodle Room club at the top of the Fountainbleau in Las Vegas but could take snaps with the mascot poodle, Fifi, and take snaps out to The Sphere.
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Where to get a free chocolate chip cookie today for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.

And some lovely places. And to eat.

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Places to go. Great food & drink. Free cookies. - Stuck at the Airport
We can’t go everywhere that looks pretty. And we can’t eat and drink everything that looks tasty. But we want to. Especially when our inbox and our mailbox are full of tantalizing announcements and ta...
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August 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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#Avgeek alert! Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has a new collectible trading card marking its 90th anniversary.
Get it at an airport info booth.

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July 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Airport Amenity of the Week? We think so...

Miniature therapy horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR).

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Miniature horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport - Stuck at the Airport
A real dog and pony show at YVR Airport The folks at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) know travel can be stressful. That’s why this award-winning airport has great art, a public observation area,...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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You don't need superpowers to get past the security checkpoint without a ticket at Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport (CLE).

Find out how to do it at CLE and a handful of other airports.

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Get past security at this airport without a ticket - Stuck at the Airport
You don’t have to have superpowers to get past the security checkpoint at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) without an airline ticket. That’s because, starting August 11, 2025, CLE is laun...
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July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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You may notice the Little Free Libraries popping up at more airports. This one at @flysea is charming and even has its own free little postcards. #StuckatTheAirport #libraries
July 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Travel drama time:

That time an airline gave me a voucher for the creepiest hotel ever.

No food. Bar OUT of alcohol, but accepted meal voucher for an open bottle of grocery store wine.

Spent the night in a chair because I was afraid to touch the bed.

Got a travel drama story to share?

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July 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM