I have not been spending much time in airports of late
Frankfurt International was impressive
Probably my favorite.
Reno is doable but not what it was pre-9/11
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I have not been spending much time in airports of late
Frankfurt International was impressive
Probably my favorite.
Reno is doable but not what it was pre-9/11
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Originally Posted by riser3
Not sure if they do in NB. Definitely have seen green turn arrows there.
The odd thing is that a flashing green traffic light means different things in different places - which leads to confusion/accidents if someone thinks it means you can safely turn left when it doesn’t.
Last time I got pulled over by police it was for turning right at a red light in NYC
Yeah, that's the crazy part of it. A friend who grew up in la belle province moved from yul to yvr. He's driving somewhere, and sees that there's a flashing green at the intersection he needs to turn left at, so he does. Right in front of oncoming traffic. Much swerving, honking and swearing ensued, yet no metal was bent (Dieu merci!)Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
Tabernac!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Striker
I may need to try this sometime. I’ve taken the SelectBusService to LGA a few times. It isn’t the worst, but still. There needs to be more than one mode of transportation accessing these airports that doesn’t require multiple transfers. Lugging luggage between transfer points is such a pain in the ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
Also can’t believe they still haven’t finished metro service to IAD.
I went through Terminal 6 at LAX this week and it was actually pleasant start to finish. TSA was smooth. Food options were good. Everything was clean.
Dungeons and Dragons?Quote:
Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark
Did you run into this little creep?Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
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Pro tip for LAX: if you don't like the food options in your terminal, there's a tunnel connecting 4, 5, and 6, and an upper level corridor (entrance between starbucks and the tsa) that goes to 7 and 8 (all inside security)
Even when flying some budget airline with 4 connections from point A to B I feel like a pimp with no worries because I'm not driving this time. I like to complain about a lot of things but airports are mostly fine by me. If the food is shit and the lines are long - who cares I'm going somewhere, most often fun, and fast.
Unfortunately not. But we were hungover so it was eyes half open kinda deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ted Striker
I like the new LGA much better than before...to each it's ownQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
You can take trains to/from JFK and EWR... LGA is the only one without train access. They all have buses and the array of taxis, Ubers, lyfts, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetzen
^Not without transfering from one mode to another. If you're in midtown, you can't get to EWR or JFK on one mode of transportation (e.g. Subway). As others have noted, lugging all of your shit between different modes of transport sucks.
IDA. Parking is 7$, and it's about a 3 minute walk from the lot to security. We show up about a half hour before departure, get through security in about a minute and are on our way. There is no food.
This will only matter to Riser - but YFC has received a nice rebuild that brings it into this century. Nothing special but it’s clean and functional and no longer stuck in the 80s.
of course it's much nicer than it was before, it's completely remodeled so everything isn't a dingy dirty shithole.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adolf Allerbush
That said, when I arrived I had to go up two giant escalators walk a long way and then go down escalators. When I checked in, the security line was ridiculously long. Then, after going through security, like a third world resort country they funnel you through a phalanx of duty free shops and then have you double back, making it clear that the entire setup was to funnel you through these shops. Long hallway with the moving walkway inexplicably halfway down it. Waiting area that doesn't seem large enough for the number of gates, and with very few plugs to charge devices (we had to walk around to find a spot to sit that had plugs available), which is criminally stupid for a terminal fully remodeled in the last year.
Yes, it's much much nicer, and if you're fooled by window dressing, it's great now. But for a newly remodeled terminal, it's pretty damn bad if you look a little deeper.
^^^ agree. Although the mold and asbestos is gone.
The real problem with LGA is that you can make the building nice, but you're never going to make the runways and taxiways any better. There simply isn't enough real estate.
An unhoused encampment would probably be an improvement for that site.
ATL running like a top this morning which is nuts given the amount of people and all the flights cancelled nationwide the past two days.
Interesting thing I’ve noticed is that I am instantly very judgmental when I see a fully-functioning adult walking around without a mask. Look around assholes, it’s just you. Mix of types fall into this group too. MMA/Affliction wannabes looking for confrontation; clueless done-up women gawping at their phones; elderlies... I dislike them all.
You know, LGA has been immensely improved since I was last here. Terminal B is nice…for an airport.
Yes, butt how did you get to LGA?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Über? Got to NYC over a week ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser3
Did I miss a joke/poke?
I think what he's getting at is for a city so big with so much public transportation, it's fucking absurd that everyone has to take taxis to get to LGA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
^ Ah, gotcha. I didn’t even realize that was the case. I’ve avoided public transportation as much as possible this trip.
Special Agent Utah, I knew I could count on youQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Taxis? Must be nice to have that option available! For the past year there were NONE running out or around our airport. They just got them back up and running about a month ago..Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
No taxis at RDU leave travelers confused, drivers looking for work
UBER and Lyft are also super unreliable around here..
Which of course is the flip side to these pandemic times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Seriously, nobody would be able to fly out of LGA if the taxis disappeared. And no, the taxis in NYC (Manhattan at least) haven't disappeared. It's the only place I take taxis so no idea about other areas.Quote:
Originally Posted by SumJongGuy
The idea of taking public/mass transportation to ABQ (my home airport) is pretty hilarious.
Exactly. You gonna make it out on time MS?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
The new problem at RDU, partially caused by the taxi uncertainty is that there aren't enough short term or long term parking spots available for the number of travelers. Can't get a taxi/UBER/Lyft.. Drive there and circle for an hour looking for a parking spot..
I’m in my seat as I type this.Quote:
Originally Posted by seano732
Not enough donkeys?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Did you make it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
^ Home safe, everything went smoothly. Just waiting to see if I caught anything.
I noticed the same flight today went thru, but tomorrow’s is cancelled.
Heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
Made it from dreary old Manhattan back to sunny Denver too!! No issues!! Hoping we didn’t catch anything.
Back in '85 we flew from Seattle to ABQ and tried to get a bus or taxi from there to Taos, Arroyo SEco actually. It was a shitshow. Same going back, schedule is a word not well translated into NM Spanish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Nobody at DIA knows to keep right.
GTFO of my way. DIA also just generally sucks. SLC is slightly better, but both are expensive bores.
Newer LGA is nice. I don't remember the trip Danno is describing, but whatever. It is still a pain in the ass to get in an out off. Pretty much has to be a hired car. So then of course the traffic is a nightmare.
Newark is fine. Used to use that a lot as it's actually easier to get to from Westchester than JFK or LGA and Continental was actually nice to fly with. And you can take a train right to Penn Station. I actually took trains from EWR all the way to Roosevelt Island. Was long, but still easier than figuring out mass transit from LGA. Supposedly, the M96 bus goes to/from LGA and the Upper West Side. Yeah, I'm not sitting on a bus for 2 hours in NYC traffic.
What's amazing is that the big 3 airports around NYC aren't linked in any direct way, if at all. Maybe competing hubs like it that way?
SeaTac is...fine.
SFO is...fine. A bit out of the way for my fam in the East Bay. Especially if there's traffic. Oh, and the maze going in and out of the place is confusing and the signs are dark at night. Perfect.
OAK is fine. Great little local airport. Almost like a slightly larger MSO.
Both are connected to BART
I have fond memories of MSP. GF was just there changing planes. She said it was great.
Is there gonna be a new terminal at SLC?
Just did a quick trip from Missoula to my parents in the East Bay. MSO -> DEN -> SFO and then reversed. What stuck with me most was not inconveniences caused by the airports themselves, but that fact that people are slow and in the way and generally annoying. Like, seriously, get the fuck out of the way. Get to the right if you're slow. Let me off the fucking plane. Travel lighter so everyone isn't waiting while you handle the overhead like old people fuck. Maybe it was just extra annoying with the holiday travelers and sitting at the back of the plane. Thanks, United! At least you're cheap. Oh, and my gates in Denver were actually somewhat near each other when I changed planes since they weren't using regional planes for the to/from Missoula leg.
That's what really pisses me off about DIA: it's basically 1 big terminal 100+ gates long, and you have to walk it through people who stand on the left. I've had widely spaced connections plenty of times, but something about Denver is the worst. I think it's that the regional jets come in at like gate 110, and then your connection is at 24. In MSP, there's that monorail that whisks you away. Denver? Your regional jet is parked at some kind of addition/annex and you have to walk down this crowded terminal full of morons. Did you want/have time for something to eat? Walk even farther. There are a few moving carpets to help. Woohoo. It would almost be better if DIA were made up of several smaller terminals that you took a monorail between. Kinda like, oh, I don't know......most other large airports? Fuck!
Also, what's that weird blinking industrial looking area you see from above when you take off from 25 in the dark? That was weird. It's got these directional strobes that light up I couldn't tell what. A racetrack? Freight depot? Why was blinking?! It wasn't tall.
I thought the new LaGuardia was ok…definitely an improvement from the greyhound station it used to be but nothing as great as my NY friends made it out to be.
I’m not sure if it’s DEN or Delta, but so far the former seems to be the source of my issues.
Cancelled flight, 2 hours to get my bag from a direct flight, and the most aggressive keep it moving traffic cop on the lower level I’ve ever encountered.