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Tag Archives: airports
Baggage
Baggage is a short, stop-animation film by Lucy Davidson about the sometimes complicated experience of being seen — when going through airport security. As a recent student of Aardman Academy, which is operated by its Academy Award-winning namesake animation studio, Davidson tapped into … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Animation, Art, Comics, Tourism
Tagged Air Travel, airports, Luggage, stop motion animation
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Reading machine
Many, many years ago, I lived in the university town of Gainesville, Florida. One of the many limitations of the small city was its not so great transportation services, including a sorry little airport. But now the Alachua County Regional … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Public Transport, USA
Tagged airports, Florida, Gainesville, vending machines
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Disappearing Bags
I try to avoid checking baggage when I fly, but some times it’s necessary to take that leap of faith and hope that luggage actually arrives. In the video below Sam Denby of Half as Interesting explains what goes on behind the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Animation, Film, Public Transport, Tourism, USA
Tagged Air Travel, airports
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Airport Lost and Found
Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling when your luggage failed to appear on the airport carousel ? Or have you ever reached your destination and realized that you left your headphones or other valuables in the airline seat pocket … Continue reading
Thank you for waiting
Thank You for Waiting by Simon Armitage Thank you for waiting. At this moment in time, we’d like to invite First Class passengers only to board the aircraft. Thank you for waiting. We now extend our invitation to Exclusive, Superior, Privilege … Continue reading
A Weighty Issue For Flyers
Air travelers have become accustomed to a variety of intrusive scans and searches, but one airline has added a whole new level of screening for international passengers. Air New Zealand has begun “surveying” their international flyers by having them step … Continue reading
Parallel Reality Travel Is Here
This week Delta launched a personalized flight monitor, its latest tool to make airport experiences smoother. The first deployment is at Detroit’s DTW airport in the McNamara Terminal. Most air travelers frequently consult the flight information display screens; many of … Continue reading
Shorter than the Day
Last week, artist Sarah Sze unveiled an impressive new sculpture titled “Shorter than the Day” —a reference to Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death” at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. Sze’s work, which weighs five tons, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Art, Public Transport, USA, Writing
Tagged airports, Emily Dickinson, NYC, Sculpture
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There has to be a better way
In the video below, CGP Grey explores the good, the bad, and the ugly methods for boarding airliners. Generally airlines board passengers using the slow back-to-front method even though other boarding systems would be faster. I have long surrendered to … Continue reading
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