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Only at the Airport: Emma Watson Mistaken for Unaccompanied Minor

January 14, 2013 at 9:32 AM | by | Comments (0)

We don’t have time to review the Twitter accounts of each and every famous person, as they do their best to navigate through the world’s airports. So we do apologize for missing this one a couple weeks ago, but we still think it’s worth mentioning. It seems that Emma Watson—famous for doing her thing as Hermione in the Harry Potter films—had a little difficulty with those passport checkers at the airport.

It sounds like she was getting ready to complete her holiday travel, as she was heading into JFK Airport on December 22. Apparently her star power didn’t translate well to the airport officials checking passports, as they were pretty sure that she was traveling by herself—as an unaccompanied minor.

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Eero Saarinen's Iconic TWA Terminal Reopens for Supermodel Coco Rocha

Where: JFK International Airport [map], New York, NY, United States
January 3, 2013 at 10:27 AM | by | Comments (0)

During the construction of the TWA Terminal 5 at New York-JFK Airport, architect Eero Saarinen said:

TWA is beginning to look marvelous. If anything happened and they had to stop work right now and just leave it in this state, I think it would make a beautiful ruin, like the Baths of Caracalla.

Of course the lovely irony of that statement is that, though the building was completed and served its full purpose as a bustling airline terminal for decades, the end of TWA and a need for larger, more technologically advanced terminals has turned the structure into exactly what Saarinen had both hoped an feared—that of a beautiful ruin.

While redevelopment rumors come and go, there's no doubt that the TWA Terminal is an ideal place for movie shoots—Catch Me If You Can famously filmed here—as well as fashion spreads.

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Onboard Virgin America Flight 55, the First Non-Stop from New York to Palm Springs

December 26, 2012 at 5:20 PM | by | Comments (0)

Mood lighting? Check. Flight attendants with apple-red lips? Check. Complimentary round of champagne for all onboard? Check! Wait—what?!

Virgin America Flight 55 from New York-JFK to Palm Springs, CA on Saturday, December, 22 may have begun just like any other flight on the five-year-old airline, but that boozy toast meant there was something special. It was, in fact, the first ever commercial non-stop flight from the NYC area to Palm Springs, a route Virgin America will fly every Saturday through the winter to get all us city folk suffering from dark, slushy days into the sun and 70+ degrees of desert oasis paradise.

The non-stop flights begin at $145 one-way, so it was no surprise that VX 55 on the Saturday before Christmas was full up, even with a few pets along for the ride. And anywhere that touts $3.95 bottomless champagne with brunch, a Modernism Week, and the world's largest statue of Marilyn Monroe is definitely somewhere we too want to be.

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It's Not a Flashmob, but JetBlue Sings Travel-Themed Holiday Carols

December 21, 2012 at 9:57 AM | by | Comments (0)

It might not be as polished and clean as some of those overly planned "flashmobs" at the airport, but when it comes to holiday greetings—JetBlue knows what they doing.

The airline's most festive crew penned a little set of lyrics to the tune of Jingle Bells, and they made it all about what to do at the airport to keep your holiday stress-free. Initially it was just words on paper, but after a request over on Twitter it was time for JetBlue employees to put on their Santa hats and sing for the masses.

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Oh, Fun. JFK Security Workers Vote to Strike Over Holidays

December 17, 2012 at 3:56 PM | by | Comments (0)

You're a non-union employee responsible for some security at an airport, and you're trying to win public support on a controversy involving, first, your immediate working conditions and, second, your broad campaign to unionize. You need to walk the fine political line between asserting your rights and showing that you can be responsible. So what do you do?

If you're about 100 workers at JFK Terminal 3, apparently you vote to strike over the holidays starting December 20. You do this while your union supporters proudly retweet stories about disrupting family holiday plans. We're not experts in the travel industry or in public campaigning or anything, but it doesn't seem like they've thought their brilliant plan all the way through.

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Five Airport Spots to Score This Winter's Flu Shot

November 28, 2012 at 1:47 PM | by | Comments (0)

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but it’s also the time of year when coughs, colds, and congestion decide to make an appearance. Flu season isn’t particularly fun for anyone, but you might just be able to prevent it from happening right at the airport. The concourses and terminals have been setting up flu clinics and kiosks, and here’s just five airports when you can stop in for a shot of your own.

Chicago – O’Hare

There’s lots of distractions available when flying to or through Chicago—many of them food related—but if you’re looking to do your public health duty they’ve got you covered as well. The O’Hare Medical Clinic in Terminal 2 offers up seasonal influenza vaccines, and it sounds like they’ll even do a little bit more. Appointments aren’t necessary, and you can even swing by for a general tune-up—think cholesterol screenings, other vaccinations, and stuff like that. If you can’t make it to the main clinic they’ll be setting up some kiosks too, so just look around while heading towards your gate.

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Kicking Back in Cathay Pacific First Class, Halfway to Hong Kong

November 15, 2012 at 9:06 PM | by | Comments (0)

Flying long-haul in First Class is a dream for many, a reality for only a few. Among first class cabins, Cathay Pacific’s suites are widely considered the sine qua non for comfort and service—and as tickets can fetch $15,000 for a return between New York-JFK and Hong Kong, they’d better be.

We’ve previously taken you inside the Economy, Premium Economy, and brand new Business cabins on board Cathay, and now we can tell you first-hand what flying First is like. And no, we did not win the lottery; there are ways to make this work without maxing out your credit cards, even without leaving North America.

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Inside the Lufthansa Lounge at New York's JFK Airport

Where: JFK International Airport [map], New York , NY, United States
November 13, 2012 at 1:16 PM | by | Comments (0)

Last month, Lufthansa opened the brand-spanking-new A-Plus Concourse at Germany's Frankfurt International Airport. Why's it so special? Well, among other things, it's directly designed for the biggest, baddest airplanes out there. We're talking A340s, 747s, 747-8is, and the almighty A380. This week, we'll take you inside and all around this place through which some 6 million travelers will journey each year.

Before we can have a peek around the A-Plus Concourse at Frankfurt Airport, we've got to get there first! LH 401 leaves JFK at 3:45pm and arrives FRA just after 5am, as one of the absolute earliest flights to put its wheels down at Frankfurt International each day. As you've effectively got to hit the ground running, it's extra important that those pre-flight hours are extra restful or productive. This is where the 16,000-sq ft Lufthansa Flagship Lounge at JFK's Terminal 1 comes into play.

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Flight Review: Onboard BA001, British Airways' All-Business-Class Baby Bus to JFK

November 8, 2012 at 12:18 PM | by | Comments (0)

Back in the day (though not all that long ago), there was no more exclusive way to travel from London to New York than on BA001, the British Airways flight number for Concorde. With the supersonic jet now retired, BA uses this famous flight label for the next best thing: one of its two daily all-business-class flights from London City Airport to New York JFK.

We recently flew this interesting service, which not only has the benefit of just 32 full-flat seats on a tiny Airbus A318, but also offers pre-clearance of US immigration during a brief refuel stop in Shannon, Ireland. We’ll give you the full breakdown of the BA “baby bus” experience below.

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Four Airlines (and Other Charities) Desperately Seeking Your Sandy Relief Donations

November 2, 2012 at 2:07 PM | by | Comments (0)


A facade collapse from high winds in the middle of Sandy

The airports have reopened most traveler's unexpected "Hurrications" have thankfully ended, but that hardly means it's time for "business as usual."

Hurricane Sandy relief is desperately in need in many areas of New York City followin a variety of factors that put entire communities out, from fires that leveled homes to floodwaters that ruined entire neighborhoods, to power outages that leave residents hungry...the metropolis known as the capital of the world is in dire need of your dollars. We write this from one part of the city, poised to go help any way possible the moment the business day closes.

Airlines with a significant NYC presence are naturally doing their part and offering bonus miles for anything you can give. Here's a round-up:

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The First Flights into New York City's Airports after Hurricane Sandy

November 1, 2012 at 6:28 PM | by | Comments (0)

We have good news and bad news. The bad news first: airport operations are limited at all airports in the immediate NYC area, including the big three (JFK, LGA and EWR), but also Stewart and Teterboro. The good news: the airports are OPEN. YEEEHAWWW. Let's take a moment to recognize what airlines and flights got their sh*t together fastest and were first ones in, in a step towards resuming normal operations:

LaGuardia Airport: The last of the three major airports to reopen, LGA sustained the most overall flooding and resulting damage. Limited services began this morning, November 1, with a Delta flight from Syracuse. Even NY Governor Cuomo announced the arrival on his official Twitter, complete with the above Instagram.

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Photos of New York City's Airports as Hurricane Sandy Floods the Runways

October 29, 2012 at 2:58 PM | by | Comments (0)

LaGuardia Airport (LGA) mid-day today:

LaGuardia airport runways are being flooded from flushing bay

- FDNY Incidents, on Facebook

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