The NFL Draft is taking place in various locations in Pittsburgh, PA this weekend and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is doing its part to welcome some of the 700,000 visitors expected in town for the festivities.

In the terminal arrivals are, near Cafe Comingo, the airport has set up a variety of NFL Draf selfie spots, including a mock up of the podium used for the draft and the airport’s much-loved Franco Harris Immaculate Reception statue.

If you’re headed that way, be sure to stop to get some snaps.

The post Airport Amenity of the Week: NFL Draft selfies at PIT Airport appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

The Stuck at The Airport team is just back from a few days on the Oregon Coast exploring some of the cultural, historical and outdoor offerings of Lincoln City, which we last visited more than 20 years ago.

Our notebook is filled with hundreds of fun tidbits about the area, but here are some snaps and 5 quick reasons we’d go back in a heartbeat to this charming destination that boasts 2 annual kite festivals, 5 breweries, 30 public art installations, the World’s Shortest River and the World’s Shortest Park Trail.

Glass art and glass floats

Lincoln City has a thriving glass art community that welcomes visitors at the Lincoln City Glass Center and numerous other galleries and make-your-own studios, including Mor Art, where we made a fun piece we were proud to take home.

Better yet, Lincoln City hosts a year-round Finders Keepers glass float program that sends volunteer “Float Fairies” onto the beaches to deposit lovely handblown glass floats for beach visitors to find.

Fun shops

There are plenty of places to shop in Lincoln City, including antique malls, an outlet mall and gift stores galore.

At the lovingly restored Siletz Bay Trading Post mall, though, we spotted the delightful Fish & Clips, a family style hair salon that also sells fishing gear.

Lots of places to get outdoors

In addition to 7 miles of beaches, Lincoln City offer access to Devil’s Lake and to the D River, which at about 400 feet long (depending on the tides) claimed a Guiness World Record title for the World’s Shortest River.

Lincoln City also has has 15 parks and trails, including Schooner Creek Discovery Park, which is home to the World’s Shortest Park Trail, which is just 135 feet long.

Sweet Treats

We had great meals and brews at Hearth & Table, Pelican’s Siletz Bay Brewpub, Kyllos Seafood Grill, at the Pines Dine Food Trucks Village, at Rogue River Steak & Seafood at Chinook Winds Casino Resort and at Fathom’s at the Inn at Spanish Head.

But we also made sure to stop in to Eleanor’s Undertow, which has been a local staple since 1980 and is well-known for its ice-cream, marionberry cobbler, quarter-pound chocolate chip cookies and fun decor.

The local historical museum

Our first stop in a new town or city is usually the historical museum. And we were delighted with the offerings of the North Lincoln County Historical Museum.

In addition to exhibits on long-gone local events and attractions such as the Redhead Roundup and the Pixie Kitchen, the museum has a stellar collection of historic glass fishing floats.

The post 5 reasons we love Lincoln City, Oregon appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

If visiting wineries and tasting rooms in the wine regions of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California is on your agenda, you’ll likely want to bring home a few bottles or an entire case of wine.

You can’t put those bottles in your carry-on bags, of course. So you’ll have to check them as baggage.

And, given the rising cost of checked bags, that can get pricey.

Unless, of course, you check that wine on one of the two airlines that now allow passengers flying from certain cities to check up to a case of wine for free.

Southwest Airlines’ Sip and Ship program

Southwest Airlines once let bags fly free. But that policy was nixed as of late May, 2025.

But starting Friday, April 24, 2026, under the carrier’s new Sip and Ship program, Southwest Airlines passengers flying from select cities in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho may check up to a case of wine for free.

Here are 19 airports included in Southwest Airlines’ Sip and Ship program:

IDAHO: Boise Airport (BOI)

Oregon: Eugene Airport (EUG), Portland International Airport (PDX)

Washington: Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Spokane International Airport (GEG)

California: Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), Ontario International Airport (ONT), John Wayne Orange County Airport (SNA), Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) , Sacramento International Airport (SMF), San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport (STS) and Long Beach Airport (LGB).

To check wine for free on Southwest Airlines, passengers must be 21 years of age or older and must pack the wine properly. See all the rules for the Sip and Ship program.

Alaska Airline’s Wine Flies Free program

Alaska Airlines debuted its Wine Flies Free program back in 2007. And now there 32 west coast cities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California included in the program.

To check wine for free on Alaska Airlines, you must be aged 21 year or older and your wine must be packed properly.

Here is the list of airports included in Alaska Airlines’ Wine Flies Free program

Washington: Bellingham (BLI), Everett (PAE), Pasco (PSC), Pullman (PUW), Seattle (SEA), Spokane (GEG), Walla Walla (ALW), Wenatchee (EAT) and Yakima (YKM),

Oregon: Eugene (EUG), Medford (MFR), Portland (PDX) and Redmond (RDM).

California: Burbank (BUR), Fresno (FAT), Los Angeles (LAX), Monterey (MR), Oakland (OAK), Ontario (ONT), Orange County (SNA), Palm Springs (PSP), Redding (RDD), Sacramento (SMF), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose (SJC), San Luis Obispo (SBP), Santa Barbara (SBA) and Sonoma County (STS).

Idaho: Boise (BOI), Idaho Falls (IDA) and Sun Valley (SUN).

Bonus benefit of the Alaska’s Wine Flies Free program.

How will you decide which wines you want to bring home as a souvenir of your travels to wine country?

That’s where a bonus benefit of Alaska Airlines’ Wine Flies Free program will prove even more valuable.

At some wineries and tasting rooms in Oregon, Washington and Idaho that charge tasting fees (which can range from $15 to $40 per person), your fee may be waived by showing your inbound boarding pass and your Atmos Rewards membership.

The post Wine flies free on these 2 airlines appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

The Stuck at the Airport art team is a big fan of the SFO Museum at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).

The accredited airport museum includes fourteen galleries that present a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions, so there’s always something fresh and cool to see.

The newest SFO Museum exhibition is transportaton-themed and is all about lowrider bikes and their role in lowriding culture.

Lowrider Bikes: Familia y Cultura is located pre-security in SFO’s Dianne Feinstein International Terminal and is view through July 18, 2027.

“Far more than a style or pop-cultural phenomenon, lowriding is a way of life, a powerful movement that celebrates diverse cultures bound by community, family, strength, and tradition,” the exhibition notes tell us.

Here’s more from the SFO Museum about the role of lowrider bikes in the lowrider culture:

“Bicycles have been integral to lowriding since the movement began in the late 1940s. Like their modern counterparts, early lowrider bicycles featured custom paint jobs, lowered seats, modified handlebars, and other parts and accessories that reflected the personalities of their builders.

While various bicycle makes and models have been customized over the years, Schwinn remains the preferred brand. Schwinn’s legacy was solidified in 1963 when they introduced the Sting-Ray, a small, sporty bicycle that has reigned supreme as the lowrider of choice. As customized Sting-Rays took to the streets, lowrider car shows also grew in popularity and featured bicycles in their own categories.“

The lowrider bike exhibition at SFO includes fourteen impressive lowrider bikes made in Northern California from the mid-1990s to the early 2020s, along with images taken by photographers from the lowrider community.  

Here are more images of the lowrider bikes on view at SFO. All images courtesy SFO Museum.

The post Learn about lowrider bikes at San Francisco International Airport appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

The busy travel season is about to commence. And most domestic airlines recently raised the fees they charge to check a bag.

That means there will be more passengers than ever trying to board their flights with just a carry-on bag, more competition for space in the overhead bins and more opportunities for your airline to reject your carry-on bag due to size and weight.

And, as the chart above makes clear, there is no uniform size allowance for carry-on bags across the industry.

So, you may find that a carry-on bag you’ve been successfully using on one or more airlines gets nixed on another. Especially if the flight is fully booked – as most summer flights are likely to be – and if you’re in a late boarding group.

So, before you head to the airport this summer, get out your tape measure, pull up the measurements of the airline you’re flying and make sure you’re in compliance.

If you’re at the gate and discover your bag is a wee bit to large, you may end up being forced to check it.

As the overhead bins fill up, or if the airline is worried about that happening, gate checking bags is usually offered as a free option.

But as fuel prices rise and airlines poke around for more ways to boost income, we wouldn’t be surprised to see that courtesy policy change.

The post Let’s talk about airline sizing restrictions appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

(Artist: Nikki Pike)

Wood, woodworking and the artististic expressions made with wood are showcased and celebrated at Denver International Airport (DEN) in a new exhibition titled, A Cut Above: Colorado Artists Working in Wood.

On view through August 31, 2026 in Ansbacher Hall on the airport’s A-Bridge, the exhibit features work by contemporary Colorado-based artists who use wood to craft everything from furniture to sculpture, wall-based works and wood-turned objects.

Here’s a sampling of the work on view. All images courtesy Denver International Airport

(Artist: Chris Deknikker)

(Artist: Laurent Nicklot)

(Artist: Cindy Drozda)

(Artist: Sean O’Meallie)

The post Denver International Airport’s wild, wooden exhibit appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

The Stuck at the Airport team is a big fan of aviation-themed trading cards.

We love the airport trading cards series. And the trading cards featuring airport therapy dogs.

Airline trading cards

Starting in early May, passengers may begin asking American Airlines pilots for trading cards featuring the carrier’s fleet of aircraft, with cards becoming more widely available by summer.

The trading card line-up will include the four fleet types currently flown by American: the A321neo, 737-800, 777-300ER and 787-9P (Premium).

Also, to commemorate the airline’s centennial anniversary, three special edition trading cards will be available of the DC-3, 707-123 and MD-80, representing three aircraft that were instrumental in shaping American’s history.

Handed out by pilots and, occasionally, other flight crew members, airline trading cards are a great travel collectible.

In addition to American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines all have trading card series too.

The post New American Airlines trading cards appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

Don’t want to spring for the premium cabin on a long-haul flight but want make sure you can sleep?

Several airlines offer an economy section upgrade option that may help.

Air New Zealand has its Skycouch.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has it Couchii.

Lufthansa has its Sleeper’s Row.

And United Airlines recently introduced its ‘Relax Row,’ a set of Economy seats that turn into a couch.

Like ANZ’s Skycouch and ANA’s Couchii, the Relax Row is a row of three seats outfitted with adjustable leg rests that fold up at a 90-degree angle to create a flat surface.

United’s Relax Row is expected to launch in 2027 and be available on more than 200 Boeing 787 and 777 widebody aircraft by 2030.

The seats will be located between United Economy and United Premium Plus, with 12 Relax Row sections on each plane.

ANZ ups the ante with flying bunk beds

Flying couches are one thing. But how about flying bunk beds?

Air New Zealand just introduced the Economy Skynest.

This is a sleeping section between the Economy and Premium Economy section with six lie-flat pods set up in a bunk bed-style.

The bunks will be available for four-hour sessions for $495 per session and offered on ANZ’s 16-hour flights between New York and Auckland on the airline’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Two four-hour sleeping sessions will be available each flight and will bookable by economy or premium economy passengers.

The lie-flat beds in the Skynest will have a seatbelt and soft mattress, with fresh pillows, sheets and blankets for each session. The pods will also have USB outlets, reading lights, ventilation and privacy curatins.

No word yet on how loud snorers will be dealt with.

Booking opens May 18, 2026 for flights starting in November 2026.

The post New ways to sleep on long-haul flights in the economy cabin appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

Airports are busy places. If you travel, you know that.

But which are the busiest?

It depends a bit on how you’re counting.

According to Airports Council International (ACI) World, which does an annual tally, in 2025 the world’s busiest airport for passenger traffic is, once again, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with 106.3 million passengers.

Coming in at 2nd place once again is Dubai International Airport (DXB) with 95.2 million passengers and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) rises to 3rd place with 91.7 million passengers.

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) ranks first for aircraft movements.

4 airports in the top 10 are U.S. airports (Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and Chicago) and together, the top 10 busiest airports for passenger traffic represent 9% of global passenger traffic.

Fresh art at one of the world’s busiest airport

Istanbul Airport (IST), number 8 on the list of World’s Busiest Airports for 2025, recently welcomed a huge new sculpture.

The kinetic sculpture is by Hayri Karay, the winner of the airport’s open call, biennial competition.

The two-part moving sculpture is made of steel and now sits at the center of the airport. According to Karay, it emphasises the cultural layers of Anatolia, the large West Asian peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey.

The post World’s busiest airports appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.

If you’re traveling through the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN) in the next few weeks, you may get to see a live performance by the dance troupe doing an in-terminal arts residency.

Titled “Migration: Making a Home in Transit,” the performances are part of a project the creative youth development group, A Step Beyond.

Student dancers, alumni and teaching artists from A Step Beyond have been working on this series of original dances onsite since January, 2026, with each dance drawing from the performers’ lived experiences, examining how people define “home” amid changing environments and the complex realities of everyday life.

Live performances will take place in pre- and post-security areas throughout San Diego International Airport (SAN) Terminal 1 from 4 to 7 p.m. on April 16, May 7, and May 14, 2026.

SAN’s Performing Arts Residency Program began in 2016 and offers in-the-airport space for local artists to create and present new work in an unconventional setting.

The program enriches the traveler’s experience while supporting the region’s performing arts community and is a nice win-win for the community.

The post Catch these live dance performances at San Diego International Airport appeared first on Stuck at the Airport.