Worst & Best Airports

[Art Shirk]

Haven’t read the whole thread but was in Scottsdale for the last few days and the Phoenix airport impressed me (last time I was there was Ms Spring Training with my brothers and my senses were perpetually dulled). I was super impressed. Intuitive, clean, everyone was helpful to a family hauling tons of shit, ride share system was slick, super efficient in lines, decent food and drink offerings. Would fly again.


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[spanky]

This isn't earth shattering news or anything but I spent 75-80 mins in the security line at EWR Terminal B this past Monday afternoon. Really? I mean for real?

How they haven't bulldozed the place yet and started over is beyond me. I feel like all they ever "upgrade" is the restaurants. The actual infrastructure is straight up 1983 shit.

The new Terminal A just opened in January. I’d call it an upgrade over the old one. Although the Air Train doesn’t run all the way to the terminal yet.

[Supermoon]

I also find it funny that you have to fly around the country cause we don’t have high speed rail, but the airports are so good you have to transit around them via rail systems

[Meadow Skipper]

It used to be that my preference was red-eye flights. Is that still good or has it become a no-go?

Can you sleep comfortably sitting in an airline seat (neck pillow) or afford business class? Go for it.

I also find it funny that you have to fly around the country cause we don’t have high speed rail, but the airports are so good you have to transit around them via rail systems

High speed trains in Europe are le tits. So much better than flying.

[riser4]

Can you sleep comfortably sitting in an airline seat (neck pillow) or afford business class? Go for it.


High speed trains in Europe are le tits. So much better than flying.

There's a reason that I prefer to fly direct to Frankfurt and take the train literally to my sister's door, than have to change planes to get to Stuttgart which means she has to pick me up. Taking public transportation from the STR airport to her house is doable but a pain, and it's slow. It's much quicker to take the ICE from FRA even if I have to change trains in Manheim.

[Kevo]

They want to eyeball you. If fact, most immigration and customs interactions, they aren't really asking you questions, they are observing your body language.

Makes sense I suppose.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

I really wish the walk from the end of B terminal to the delta lounge at SLC was longer.

[hawkgt]

Flew into KC today, the new terminal is nice, SO much better than the old 3 ring circus. Bit of a walk from B term to bag claim but nothing to crazy.

[bobz]

I really wish the walk from the end of B terminal to the delta lounge at SLC was longer.

Buh? Is B terminal the one that requires walking for a while, then going under a whole set of runways, then walking some more? That one's almost worthy of DFW, except without the shuttles.

I just read somewhere that SFO was rated the best of the US's 20 busiest airports. I can attest that it's actually pretty good (and TSA took about 1/4 the time compared to SLC's multi-stage process, SLC also having a much longer line). Not as easygoing as the more compact airport down in San Jose, but pretty good. The multiple decades of almost non-stop construction at SFO finally paid off I guess.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Yeah, definitely got my steps in.

[rod9301]

The new Istanbul airport is great, well organized, going thru passport control very fast.

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[The Reverend Floater]

The new Istanbul airport is great, well organized, going thru passport control very fast.

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[dan_pdx]

After extensive research at the Spokane airport, I've concluded that Quiznos is the best restaurant at GEG, followed by Starbucks. There are some good restaurants in town, but you wouldn't know it from the pathetic offerings at the airport.

[Danno]

I've never understood the fascination with airport food, and how airports try to advertise having great restaurants. I never eat at the airport, other than coffee shop food or grab/go fast food. I don't care that there's a goddam fine dining steakhouse at the airport.

[Danno]

Resident bot is getting paid, y'all!

maybe there's an inside joke I'm not getting, but rod isn't a bot.

[skaredshtles]

I've never understood the fascination with airport food

In Rome you can buy guanciale at the airport.

Fucking GUANCIALE at the fuckin' airport.

And yes, I bought some.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

Or massages. Why would anyone feel the need for an airport foot massage?

[riser4]

Or massages. Why would anyone feel the need for an airport foot massage?

Rub n tug in the airport seems like a better idea.

[Danno]

Rub n tug in the airport seems like a better idea.

*Robert Kraft has entered the chat*

[skaredshtles]

Rub n tug in the airport seems like a better idea.

There's no way this isn't available at the Bangkok airport.

[Boosh]

After extensive research at the Spokane airport, I've concluded that Quiznos is the best restaurant at GEG, followed by Starbucks. There are some good restaurants in town, but you wouldn't know it from the pathetic offerings at the airport.

I've flown thru GEG like 3 times in the past few months and I agree with this statement. the offerings are not only pathetic, but there are so few that they all get mobbed when you're just trying to snag a quick bite to eat. I'd be really okay with never flying thru there again.

[zion zig zag]

I've never understood the fascination with airport food, and how airports try to advertise having great restaurants. I never eat at the airport, other than coffee shop food or grab/go fast food. I don't care that there's a goddam fine dining steakhouse at the airport.

I can tell you my recent case use. Fly to SLC to ATL and have a 4 hour layover. Next flight boards at 10pm and is an overnight. Once I arrive there I have a quick layover and then another flight. I don't really want to eat airplane food as my meal at 1130pm and then try to sleep and I don't want my meal that needs to last me for the next 24 hours to be fast food. So, I look for a decent sit down restaurant in ATL where I can get real food and relax. How is that hard to understand?

[BmillsSkier]

So, I look for a decent sit down restaurant in ATL where I can get real food and relax. How is that hard to understand?

One Flew South is a legitimately good restaurant no matter where it's located.

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[Danno]

I can tell you my recent case use. Fly to SLC to ATL and have a 4 hour layover. Next flight boards at 10pm and is an overnight. Once I arrive there I have a quick layover and then another flight. I don't really want to eat airplane food as my meal at 1130pm and then try to sleep and I don't want my meal that needs to last me for the next 24 hours to be fast food. So, I look for a decent sit down restaurant in ATL where I can get real food and relax. How is that hard to understand?

That makes sense. And look, this is the internet so hyperbole is expected. I understand that people with long layovers want real sit-down food.

But I feel like the focus on airport food goes beyond people with long layovers. For ex, I live in the Denver metro area. If the only reason (or main reason) people cared about airport food was for layovers, I would never see a single article in Denver's local papers on Denver airport food, because why would anyone in Denver give a rat's ass about the food in the local airport? But over the years I have seen tons of press in the local rags about DIA's food options. Obviously, people go to the airport and eat (before flying) or fly home and eat (before leaving the airport). Or they never eat at them but still care about them. Those are the parts I do not get. I read all these things about DIA's expanding and improving food options and I am thinking "why do I give a shit about that"?

[Ted Striker]

Or massages. Why would anyone feel the need for an airport foot massage?

A lot of flight attendants get airport massages.

GEG

Pretty sure I've told this story on here before, but the first time I walked through Spokane airport (in the 90s) I saw a couple walking hand in hand, both proudly wearing white supremacy paraphernalia. Not subtle 'only seen by others in the know' stuff, but full blown foot wide swastika tee shirts.