Waiting in Liminal Spaces

[The optimal move is to not to check a bag, but that’s not always possible.]
While passing through Kraków Airport back in the fall, I found myself waiting briefly for my checked bag to appear. Rather than just watching the conveyor belt and fantasizing, I was delighted to have the option to distract myself with some foosball. Multiple tables were scattered about, providing a clever and inexpensive way to make it more enjoyable to pass a bit of time there.

When I returned to Boston, the contrast at Logan Airport was stark and not favorable. There, the baggage claim area lacked not only foosball tables, but seats. My bag took quite awhile to pop out, which left me plenty of time to grouse via text message:

There was some reason for hope, though, as the area was undergoing construction at the time. A couple months later, and Logan has it’s own delightful time-killer in the baggage claim areas: Logan Arcade.

There are now 20 different classic video games sprinkled at baggage claims throughout the airport, all set to free play. Given how close I happen to live to the airport, I won’t completely rule out the possibility of visiting Logan just to play some Ms. Pac-Man.

Link: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/12/24/boston-logan-airport-arcade-games/