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Airports in FIFA World Cup host cities around the country are doing their part to make soccer fans feel welcome.

Arriving and departing fans will be greeted with soccer-themed welcome signs, extra on-the-ground helpers and large TV screens set up for watch parties.

There’s also merch galore and a wide variety of fun photo op stations, giveaway...


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Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways.

The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers ...


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The Stuck at the Airport team is getting ready for a summer filled with with visits to more than a dozen airports/ And we’re deep into booking tickets and hotel stays in Boston, Portland, Burbank, London, Glasgow, Frankfurt, Munich, our homebase city of Seattle and in cities we’re still studying.

So we’re keeping an eye on what airports are sharing on so...


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Have you seen those social media posts of passengers grabbing their carry-ons before jumping on the slide to evacuate an airplane during an emergency?

That’s scary. And dangerous.

As is the fact that other passengers waste precious time stopping to videotape the evacuation frenzy before getting off the plane.

As it wraps up its Annual...


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FIFA World Cup kick-off is this week. Are you ready?

Soccer fan or not, the FIFA World Cup games may affect your travel to and through cities this summer.

We’ll be keeping track of what’s up at many airports in and around many cities hosting games.

Here are a few messages from airports to get us started.


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