Author: Harriet Baskas, Special to USA TODAY

From free ice-skating in Denver to a holiday market in Munich, airports are doing what they can to keep passengers in a festive mood.

Here’s how some major airports have worked to address issues of curbside congestion from Lyft and Uber rides.

According to a new report from TSA, during fiscal year 2018, travelers left $960,105 in the plastic bins at airport checkpoints around the country.

United Airlines, Sony and Marvel worked together to weave safety instructions into a fast-paced film starring Spider-Man and some of his friends.

The Real ID Act set new and higher minimum security standards for driver’s licenses and identification cards that will be accepted at airports.

Security issues and the pressure to generate revenue caused many airports to close this once-common feature. Here are some you can still visit.

The two-gate terminal feels more like a swank lounge than a regional airport, and offers great plane spotting thanks to the Boeing factory next door.

In 2018, the Transportation Security Administration found a record-setting 4,239 firearms in carry-on bags at 249 of airport checkpoints around the USA.

New terminals and upgrades are underway at Seattle, New York, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and many other airports.

Dallas-Fort WorthInternational Airport has an operations center to monitor the airfield. But it has been beefing up another behind-the-scenes center.