Harriet Baskas
@hbaskas.bsky.social
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
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
The giant L-A-X and the colored pylons that have been at LAX Airport for 25 years must go to - to make room for a better roadway.
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Bye, Bye LAX lighted pylons - Stuck at the Airport
The iconic ring of 15 pylons and the giant 32-foot-tall L-A-X letters that have marked and illuminated the entrance to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in a wide variety of patterns and colors ...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The giant L-A-X and the colored pylons that have been at LAX Airport for 25 years must go to - to make room for a better roadway.
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20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket.
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
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#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket - Stuck at the Airport
Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and frie...
stuckattheairport.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket.
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
This morning, red sand was poured into cracks at the airport to raise human trafficking awareness.
The red sand represents those who have fallen through the cracks and serves as a reminder of why prevention matters.
@marylanddot.bsky.social
#RedSandProject
The red sand represents those who have fallen through the cracks and serves as a reminder of why prevention matters.
@marylanddot.bsky.social
#RedSandProject
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas has slots, an aviation museum, bag claim liquor store & temp. marriage license bureau for Valentine's Day.
Now: A Mob Museum store with mini-Mob Museum.
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#airports #museums #MobMuseum #StuckatTheAirport
Now: A Mob Museum store with mini-Mob Museum.
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#airports #museums #MobMuseum #StuckatTheAirport
The Mob Museum lands at LAS airport - Stuck at the Airport
Las Vegas, Nevada grew into a gambling mecca thanks in no small part to organized crime. You can learn all about the city’s mob history at the downtown Las Vegas Mob Museum, also known as the National...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas has slots, an aviation museum, bag claim liquor store & temp. marriage license bureau for Valentine's Day.
Now: A Mob Museum store with mini-Mob Museum.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/14/t...
#airports #museums #MobMuseum #StuckatTheAirport
Now: A Mob Museum store with mini-Mob Museum.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/14/t...
#airports #museums #MobMuseum #StuckatTheAirport
News from an airline, an airport and a hotel lobby.
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#StuckatTheAirport #DeltaAirLInes #YearOfTheHorse
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#StuckatTheAirport #DeltaAirLInes #YearOfTheHorse
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
News from an airline, an airport and a hotel lobby.
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#StuckatTheAirport #DeltaAirLInes #YearOfTheHorse
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#StuckatTheAirport #DeltaAirLInes #YearOfTheHorse
In or around Seattle today? (Jan. 12)
Join me for fun & free Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program about very old food at the Ballard Northwest Senior Center at 1 pm.
Laugh, cry, think, learn.
(Show up around noon to get a hearty lunch for just $5.)
www.humanities.org/event/in-per...
Join me for fun & free Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program about very old food at the Ballard Northwest Senior Center at 1 pm.
Laugh, cry, think, learn.
(Show up around noon to get a hearty lunch for just $5.)
www.humanities.org/event/in-per...
January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
In or around Seattle today? (Jan. 12)
Join me for fun & free Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program about very old food at the Ballard Northwest Senior Center at 1 pm.
Laugh, cry, think, learn.
(Show up around noon to get a hearty lunch for just $5.)
www.humanities.org/event/in-per...
Join me for fun & free Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program about very old food at the Ballard Northwest Senior Center at 1 pm.
Laugh, cry, think, learn.
(Show up around noon to get a hearty lunch for just $5.)
www.humanities.org/event/in-per...
Did you miss National Bobblehead Day?
We did.
But we're intrigued by the new Saturday Night Live icons bobblehead series. More cowbell, please.
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We did.
But we're intrigued by the new Saturday Night Live icons bobblehead series. More cowbell, please.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Did you miss National Bobblehead Day?
We did.
But we're intrigued by the new Saturday Night Live icons bobblehead series. More cowbell, please.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/08/b...
We did.
But we're intrigued by the new Saturday Night Live icons bobblehead series. More cowbell, please.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/08/b...
We're sad to have missed the gala live reveal, but are loving the aurora borealis-inspired livery Alaska Airlines put on its new Boeing widebody 787 Dreamliner.
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@alaskaairlines.bsky.social
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@alaskaairlines.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We're sad to have missed the gala live reveal, but are loving the aurora borealis-inspired livery Alaska Airlines put on its new Boeing widebody 787 Dreamliner.
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@alaskaairlines.bsky.social
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@alaskaairlines.bsky.social
20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket.
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket - Stuck at the Airport
Airport guest pass programs allow non-ticketed guests to go through the security checkpoint and access the secure side of a terminal to dine, shop, see the art and spend more time with family and frie...
stuckattheairport.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
20 airports you can visit without a plane ticket.
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
Eat, shop, tour the art, planespot, & spend more time with friends and family.
stuckattheairport.com/2026/01/05/2...
#StuckatTheAirport #airports #avgeek #Traveling
Hopefully DEN Airport will add more plants elsewhere. But always looking forward to fresh art.
The garden ruins in Concourse C at the Denver Airport, also known as "Interior Garden" by artist Michael Singer, will be replaced soon with another work by Singer.
"It probably wasn't the best decision to put a live irrigation garden above a high voltage train system."
@denverite.bsky.social
"It probably wasn't the best decision to put a live irrigation garden above a high voltage train system."
@denverite.bsky.social
Denver airport’s 'Jurassic' garden is one step closer to demolition. Here’s what’s next
“It probably wasn't the best decision to put a live irrigation garden above a high voltage train system.”
denverite.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hopefully DEN Airport will add more plants elsewhere. But always looking forward to fresh art.
There's been a wonderful music & merch SubPop shop at Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport since 2014.
But is closing 12/31.
We got a SEA Visitor Pass so we could do some last minute shopping.
@subpop.bsky.social @flysea.bsky.social
But is closing 12/31.
We got a SEA Visitor Pass so we could do some last minute shopping.
@subpop.bsky.social @flysea.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
There's been a wonderful music & merch SubPop shop at Seattle-Tacoma Intl Airport since 2014.
But is closing 12/31.
We got a SEA Visitor Pass so we could do some last minute shopping.
@subpop.bsky.social @flysea.bsky.social
But is closing 12/31.
We got a SEA Visitor Pass so we could do some last minute shopping.
@subpop.bsky.social @flysea.bsky.social
Best New Airport Amenities of 2025. Part 2.
Includes the balloon taco SJC, the White Castle slider vending machine at BOS, cool art at ATL, AUS, BLD and more,
Your nominations for Part 3?
@flysanjose.bsky.social, @whitecastle1921.bsky.social
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Includes the balloon taco SJC, the White Castle slider vending machine at BOS, cool art at ATL, AUS, BLD and more,
Your nominations for Part 3?
@flysanjose.bsky.social, @whitecastle1921.bsky.social
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December 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Best New Airport Amenities of 2025. Part 2.
Includes the balloon taco SJC, the White Castle slider vending machine at BOS, cool art at ATL, AUS, BLD and more,
Your nominations for Part 3?
@flysanjose.bsky.social, @whitecastle1921.bsky.social
stuckattheairport.com/2025/12/19/p...
Includes the balloon taco SJC, the White Castle slider vending machine at BOS, cool art at ATL, AUS, BLD and more,
Your nominations for Part 3?
@flysanjose.bsky.social, @whitecastle1921.bsky.social
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The list of airports that welcome non-ticketed guests is growing.
Again!
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Again!
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More airports now welcome non-ticketed guests - Stuck at the Airport
We’re delighted that an increasing number of airports are adding gate pass programs that allow non-ticketed guests to go through airport security lanes to shop, dine and spend more time with friends a...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The list of airports that welcome non-ticketed guests is growing.
Again!
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Again!
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A 15+ hour flight United flight from SFO to Adelaide, Australia+ DEN holiday decor + Let's go to .. South Dakota.
On StuckatTheAirport.com today.
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On StuckatTheAirport.com today.
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Places we want to go. Things we want to do. - Stuck at the Airport
Lots of people are taking this week to look back at some of their favorite adventures from the past year. And we will too. But let’s start the week with a round-up of some of the “want” activities and...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A 15+ hour flight United flight from SFO to Adelaide, Australia+ DEN holiday decor + Let's go to .. South Dakota.
On StuckatTheAirport.com today.
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On StuckatTheAirport.com today.
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On StuckatTheAirport.com today: Airport elves, free COVID test kits from an airport and JetBlue's cool first-ever airport lounge.
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Elves at the Louisville Airport + Free Covid tests at SEA+ JetBlue's first lounge - Stuck at the Airport
Pixie Pilot & Jingle Jet making merry at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport Airports around the country go all out during the holiday season with decorations, live music, visits from Santa ...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On StuckatTheAirport.com today: Airport elves, free COVID test kits from an airport and JetBlue's cool first-ever airport lounge.
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I paid $$$ for my last pharmacy Covid test kit.
So on arriving at @flySEA today on an int'l flight, I said yes to a fast, anonymous self-swab in exchange for a 2-test kit at this table.
A useful & money saving welcome-home souvenir.
#stuckattheairport #covid19 #airports
So on arriving at @flySEA today on an int'l flight, I said yes to a fast, anonymous self-swab in exchange for a 2-test kit at this table.
A useful & money saving welcome-home souvenir.
#stuckattheairport #covid19 #airports
December 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I paid $$$ for my last pharmacy Covid test kit.
So on arriving at @flySEA today on an int'l flight, I said yes to a fast, anonymous self-swab in exchange for a 2-test kit at this table.
A useful & money saving welcome-home souvenir.
#stuckattheairport #covid19 #airports
So on arriving at @flySEA today on an int'l flight, I said yes to a fast, anonymous self-swab in exchange for a 2-test kit at this table.
A useful & money saving welcome-home souvenir.
#stuckattheairport #covid19 #airports
Airport Amenity of the Week:
This airport had jigsaw puzzle tables and just added cribbage tables for travelers.
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This airport had jigsaw puzzle tables and just added cribbage tables for travelers.
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This airport has cribbage tables for travelers - Stuck at the Airport
Here’s a charming, new airport amenity. The Customer Experience Team at Maine’s Portland International Jetport (PWM), gained loads of fans a while back when they set up communal jigsaw-puzzle tables t...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Airport Amenity of the Week:
This airport had jigsaw puzzle tables and just added cribbage tables for travelers.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/12/10/t...
This airport had jigsaw puzzle tables and just added cribbage tables for travelers.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/12/10/t...
I've been tracking the price for a "Sleepless in Seattle" nightshirt at Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) since 2018.
Holding steady now at $39.99.
@flysea.bsky.social
Holding steady now at $39.99.
@flysea.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I've been tracking the price for a "Sleepless in Seattle" nightshirt at Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) since 2018.
Holding steady now at $39.99.
@flysea.bsky.social
Holding steady now at $39.99.
@flysea.bsky.social
Airport Amenity of the Week: Free holiday movies - and free popcorn - at Tampa International Airport
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Free holiday movies at Tampa Int'l Airport - Stuck at the Airport
“The Grinch” and “Elf” for free at TPA Tampa International Airport (TPA) has a giant flamingo greeting travelers in the main terminal year round. During this holiday season the airport also has free m...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Airport Amenity of the Week: Free holiday movies - and free popcorn - at Tampa International Airport
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