3M wants to feed you and give you a nice shoulder rub

by Scott Carmichael on

Travelers passing through Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport on November 25th and 26th will be able to get some soothing pampering, courtesy of 3M (yeah, the Post-It people).

As part of a promotion for their laptop privacy screens, 3M has created a site dedicated to revealing airport secrets.

Airporthavens.com has some fantastic tips, including where to find some free desktop workstations at Miami International, or a hidden lounge at LAX. Visitors can even submit their own hidden airport tips.

The 3M Airport Haven lounge will be open from 8am to 5pm, and you’ll be able to locate it on the 3rd floor of the Atrium at the Atlanta Airport Executive Conference Center. The lounge will feature free Wi-Fi, snacks, beverages and of course, free massages.

I can’t think of a better way to start the crazy travel season than a nice soothing massage and a cold beverage. Can you?

Guns Still Not Allowed in Atlanta Airport

by Josh Lew on

A gun-rights organization called GeorgiaCarry has lost their suit against Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. A recently passed state law allows licensed gun owners to carry their weapons on public transportation. The group went into court claiming that airports are “public transportation” areas as defined in the law.

GeorgiaCarry did not want the right to carry guns on airplanes. They simply wanted to be able to carry in non-secure parts of the airport like parking lots, baggage claim areas, and any other space that can be accessed without passing through airport security checkpoints.

Georgia Republican Governor Sonny Perdue claimed that his wife might want to pack heat as she walked from the parking lot to the terminal. (It was not clear why she would need to walk from the parking lot instead of being dropped off curbside in the governor’s limo).

Fortunately, there is no need to don your Kevlar vest if you are flying into or out of Hartsfield-Jackson. A district judge shot down GeorgiaCarry’s case, saying that allowing firearms inside airport grounds would be a significant risk to public safety.

Some state politicians and gun-rights groups vow to continue to press forward.

The World’s 10 Busiest Airports in 2006

by Willy Volk on

According to a preliminary report released by Airports Council International, passenger traffic in the US in 2006 increased by 5% over 2005, while international traffic rose by a more robust 7%. In total, therefore, airports moved an astounding 4.4 billion passengers around the world in 2006. That’s a lot of salted nuts.

According to the same report, the world’s 10 busiest airports are:

  1. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson
  2. Chicago’s O’Hare
  3. London’s Heathrow
  4. Tokyo’s Haneda
  5. Los Angeles International
  6. Dallas/Ft. Worth International
  7. Paris’ Charles de Gaulle
  8. Frankfurt International
  9. Beijing International
  10. Denver International

Interestingly, the world’s busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic was Memphis International. Hmm… wonder why.

If you’re interested (or waiting on a flight delay), you can check out the rest of the Top 30 busiest airports (PDF).

[Photo: Brent Danley]