Rocking Chairs and Sculpture Brighten Airports

On this rainy Monday holiday morning, there is a bit of cheery news about American airports. In Denver, for example, ABC News reports that the TSA will be adding workers to help guide travelers to the shortest line, and remind them about the procedures.

This is because Denver is famous for having the longest security wait times in large airports in 2007. So this might help speed up the average time that is about 20 minutes, or 30 during peak times.

In St. Louis, 70 rocking chairs have been installed in post-security areas. The blue chairs are near the gates, and will make the place seem, well, more like home. In addition the airport is adding live music performances to enhance this comfy new atmo.

There is a new sculpture at Chicago Midway, which relates to how the airport got its name. Sculptor Gary Weisman has created a nine-foot depiction of a soldier in pain. His face is writhing in agony, some veterans are saying that they don't like seeing him suffer--even as a statue. In another part of the airport there is a restored SBD-5 Dauntless aircraft that was salvaged from Lake Michigan, to further enhance the airport named after a WWII battle.