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
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
Linkd to updated airline policies for refunds and waived change fees.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/11/11/u...
stuckattheairport.com/2025/11/11/u...
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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Thumbs up or down on booking a hotel this way?
www.nbcnews.com/business/tra...
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
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?
www.nbcnews.com/business/tra...
Thumbs up or down on booking a hotel this way?
www.nbcnews.com/business/tra...
Spotted in a woodsy trail near Boston: Poop Scoop Yoga.
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Spotted in a woodsy trail near Boston: Poop Scoop Yoga.
Greetings from Maine.
November 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Greetings from Maine.
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
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.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/10/27/a...
stuckattheairport.com/2025/10/27/a...
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
Finally got to see Clyde "Upside Down" Pangborn's half-eaten sandwich from his record-setting 1931 flight.
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Had loads-o-fun in Yakima,WA at the Central Washington State
Fair.
Fair.
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Had loads-o-fun in Yakima,WA at the Central Washington State
Fair.
Fair.
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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#Airports
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#Airports
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
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.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/09/14/t...
#Airports
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#Airports
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
Airport Amenity of the Week: at San Diego International Airport
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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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#Airports #Travel
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#Airports #Travel
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
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).
blueskypit.com/welcome-back...
#Airports #Travel
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#Airports #Travel
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
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.
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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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
Where to get a free chocolate chip cookie today for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.
And some lovely places. And to eat.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/08/03/p...
And some lovely places. And to eat.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/08/03/p...
#Avgeek alert! Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has a new collectible trading card marking its 90th anniversary.
Get it at an airport info booth.
@phxskyharbor.bsky.social
Get it at an airport info booth.
@phxskyharbor.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#Avgeek alert! Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has a new collectible trading card marking its 90th anniversary.
Get it at an airport info booth.
@phxskyharbor.bsky.social
Get it at an airport info booth.
@phxskyharbor.bsky.social
Airport Amenity of the Week? We think so...
Miniature therapy horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR).
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#Airports #StuckatTheAirport
Miniature therapy horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR).
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#Airports #StuckatTheAirport
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
Airport Amenity of the Week? We think so...
Miniature therapy horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR).
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#Airports #StuckatTheAirport
Miniature therapy horses at Vancouver Int'l Airport (YVR).
stuckattheairport.com/2025/07/28/m...
#Airports #StuckatTheAirport
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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#Travel #airports #StuckatTheAirport
Find out how to do it at CLE and a handful of other airports.
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#Travel #airports #StuckatTheAirport
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...
stuckattheairport.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/07/23/g...
#Travel #airports #StuckatTheAirport
Find out how to do it at CLE and a handful of other airports.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/07/23/g...
#Travel #airports #StuckatTheAirport
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
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
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?
#travel
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?
#travel
July 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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?
#travel
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?
#travel
Reposted by Harriet Baskas
Roald Amundsen — the Norwegian explorer who, with his team, became the first to reach the South Pole — was born #onthisday in 1872. See our highlights of the wonderful set of photos from the 1910–12 expedition: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/amundsen-s-south-pole-expedition #OTD
July 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Roald Amundsen — the Norwegian explorer who, with his team, became the first to reach the South Pole — was born #onthisday in 1872. See our highlights of the wonderful set of photos from the 1910–12 expedition: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/amundsen-s-south-pole-expedition #OTD
Love Brian Eno's 'Music for Airports' - or the idea of it?
Then you'll likely love Jordan Rakei's 'Music for Heathrow,' an ambient soundtrack featuring real airport sounds now playing at Heathrow Airport.
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Then you'll likely love Jordan Rakei's 'Music for Heathrow,' an ambient soundtrack featuring real airport sounds now playing at Heathrow Airport.
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Heathrow Airport has a summer soundtrack - Stuck at the Airport
If you travel frequently, many of the sounds of the airport will be familiar and soothing to you and may signal the start of a journey. That’s the idea behind Music for Heathrow, a unique ambient audi...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Love Brian Eno's 'Music for Airports' - or the idea of it?
Then you'll likely love Jordan Rakei's 'Music for Heathrow,' an ambient soundtrack featuring real airport sounds now playing at Heathrow Airport.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/07/13/h...
Then you'll likely love Jordan Rakei's 'Music for Heathrow,' an ambient soundtrack featuring real airport sounds now playing at Heathrow Airport.
stuckattheairport.com/2025/07/13/h...
Donate to Texas flood relief, get bonus miles on American Airlines. You can easily donate miles to a long list of great organizations as well.
#StuckatTheAirport #Helpingout
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#StuckatTheAirport #Helpingout
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Donate to Texas flood relief & get bonus miles - Stuck at the Airport
(Image courtesy American Airlines) Individuals and organizations are doing what they can to help out with relief efforts for those affected by the catastrophic flooding in central Texas. Fort Worth, T...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Donate to Texas flood relief, get bonus miles on American Airlines. You can easily donate miles to a long list of great organizations as well.
#StuckatTheAirport #Helpingout
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#StuckatTheAirport #Helpingout
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Reposted by Harriet Baskas
If you needed an additional excuse to visit Seattle's Museum of Flight — trust us, you don't — then here's one. This looks like a fascinating exhibit which is beautifully written up by @hbaskas.bsky.social for @runwaygirl.com. Both the exhibit and the article tick all of our boxes. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎨 🥇 📍 🇺🇸
Transforming a flying weapon of war into a work of art
Ralph Ziman’s 5-year collaborative effort to transform a decommissioned Cold War-era, Soviet-designed MiG-21 fighter jet from a weapon of war and destruction into a dazzling and intricate kaleidoscopi...
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July 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If you needed an additional excuse to visit Seattle's Museum of Flight — trust us, you don't — then here's one. This looks like a fascinating exhibit which is beautifully written up by @hbaskas.bsky.social for @runwaygirl.com. Both the exhibit and the article tick all of our boxes. | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🎨 🥇 📍 🇺🇸
