Passengers travelling through Honolulu Airport (HNL) risk taking home an unwanted souvenir after an infestation of bedbugs was found at the E gates in Terminal 2.The critters were first found in the terminal building on...
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Narita Airport offers ‘cardboard beds’ for passengers awaiting COVID-19 results
As travellers return to their home countries amid the coronavirus pandemic, they are facing a quick reality check – their governments’ desire to have them tested for COVID-19 on arrival. In Japan, arriving...
2019 in Review: New Airport and Terminal Openings
As frequent flyers, we’re always fascinated by the emerging trends that keep passengers happy, relaxed and entertained at airports and terminals across the globe. Here we take a look back at 5 new airport and...
Airports
Most Festive Airports to Visit at Christmas
With holidays just around the corner, many airports are not only at their busiest but at their best, too. From lavish decorations and sparkling Christmas trees to carol-singers and Santa visits, airports around the...
World’s Most Dangerous Airports
Type ‘Most Dangerous Airports’ into Google, and you’ll get hits aplenty, with many promising shock footage of aircraft in distress. Several of these link to awful photo montages set to polka music, but some are...
7 Incredible Airport Worker Oops Moments
Who amongst us hasn’t screwed up at work in a way they’d dearly like to forget? Come on, be honest. Perhaps you’ve hit ‘reply all’ to an office email with the opinion that a co-worker is an asshole. Or maybe...
Airport Lounges
Best Credit Cards for Airport Lounge Access
As a frequent flier, it’s always nice to get away from the masses at an airport and slink into an easy chair in relatively peaceful surroundings. But how can you get direct access to this oasis of luxury without a...
Plaza Premium Lounge Offers Sleep Rooms and Showers At Vancouver Airport
Travellers have a new place to relax, shower or even catch some sleep during their Vancouver layovers. Plaza Premium Lounge (PPL) recently completed a 5-month renovation of its flagship International Departures Lounge...
Cathay Pacific’s First Class Lounge Features ‘Cabanas’ and Champagne Bar
Cathay Pacific Airlines recently re-opened The Wing, the carrier’s flagship first class lounge at Hong Kong International Airport, after an extensive renovation. Among the upgrades, passengers will now find five...
Airport Hotels, Sleep Pods and Cabins
Sleeping pods open at Christchurch Airport
Jucy Snooze is making Christchurch International Airport (CHC) a lot more accessible to those with early-morning departures or unplanned travel delays. The New Zealand-based hotel provider recently opened 271 ‘micro...
Airlines
7 Incredible Airport Worker Oops Moments
Who amongst us hasn’t screwed up at work in a way they’d dearly like to forget? Come on, be honest. Perhaps you’ve hit ‘reply all’ to an office email with the opinion that a co-worker is an asshole. Or maybe...
Air France Launching Carrier Devoted to Millennials
Air France is launching a new stand-alone carrier this fall that will target millennial generation flyers. “Joon,” the new airline introduced July 20, will operate medium-haul flights out of Paris-Charles de Gaulle...
7 Ways To Get Banned From Flying
In January 2016, a woman’s drunk and disorderly behaviour caused her Jet2 aircraft to divert to Ireland. The 42-year old was fined $10,000, and the airline banned her for life, in line with a zero tolerance policy...