This is a partial reblog from last year: In my conversations with people about AC, more than a few have expressed dismay at the expensive cab fare from the airport to the con hotel area. If you don't know already, there is a dedicated airport to downtown express bus operated by Pittsburgh's city bus authority. It costs $3.25 each way, and runs every 30 minutes during the week. It's the only city bus that services the airport, so there is no confusion about which one to take. You'll know when you've reached downtown; the bus exits a tunnel and you're hit with a spectacular view of Pittsburgh. Get off at or right before Seventh Avenue & Smithfield (the bus starts to leave downtown at that point,) then walk northeast up Liberty and to the hotel and convention center area. When you see people with tails and fuzzy ear hats everywhere, you'll know you're going the right direction.

Link to the schedule PDF: http://www.portauthority.org/rt/28x.pdf

This might not be possible if you've got three "action packers" filled with your fursuits/snacks/whatnot, but you can take the usual suitcase and carry-on aboard the bus, no problem! Save the $30 cab fare to spend on comics instead.

Additionally, I've recently learned that you mustn't open Micron pens when flying in an airliner. I knew that Rapidograph technical drawing pens can't be opened, but Micron pens will also burst and leak if opened. EDIT: KTurtle left a kind comment below on how to avoid such a mistake: "The trick is to point the pen upwards when opening it, so that the ground-level-pressure air inside the pen can escape without taking the ink with it.
In fact, I've found it's a good idea to open pens point upward even after arriving at your destination, in case the barometric pressure is different enough from your hometown." Thanks, KTurtle!