Worst & Best Airports

**riser4** · 09-06-2023, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Supermoon

This you?

Damn. That's fucking rough. The older I get, the more likely it could be. Minus the fame and fortune. I've left some underwear behind a couple of times, but not my whole wardrobe. So far.

**BmillsSkier** · 09-11-2023, 09:49 AM

CVG has been an abject shithole ever since Delta pulled its hub, and I'm not even sure there's a bar/restaurant open that you can grab a drink at most days, but that didn't stop former Bengal Pac Man Jones from getting drunk and arrested there at 7:30 this morning:

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/new...s/70821488007/

"Former Cincinnati Bengal Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested Monday by police at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, according to jail records.

Jones, 39, was booked into the Boone County Detention Center around 7:30 Monday morning. He is facing charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening, Captain Kevin Klute of the Boone County Jail said in an email.

The Airport Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.

Airport police were called at 6 a.m. to assist the flight crew on an outbound flight about an unruly passenger. The assenger was arrested prior to takeoff and taken to Boone County Detention Center, according to Mindy Kershner, spokesperson for the airport"

**The AD** · 09-11-2023, 10:02 AM

Here's a question for the collective. I have TSA Precheck and it works well. I don't think I've ever had to wait more than 15 minutes to clear security. OTOH, I don't really fly for work, so I'm only on an airplane a few times per year. However, I still show up fairly early for my flights because I've heard horror stories about ridiculously long lines at Sea-Tac airport and times where they've made the Precheck lines open to everyone. I'm torn between thinking this is BS because those of who have gone through the trouble of getting TSA Pre deserve better service, but the other side of the coin is the greater good. I think I'd lean toward the greater good, but I would also be damn pissed if I missed a flight because they opened the TSA Pre line to everyone.

**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 09-11-2023, 10:02 AM

Pre-gaming in the parking lot?

**phatty** · 09-11-2023, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

Here's a question for the collective. I have TSA Precheck and it works well. I don't think I've ever had to wait more than 15 minutes to clear security. OTOH, I don't really fly for work, so I'm only on an airplane a few times per year. However, I still show up fairly early for my flights because I've heard horror stories about ridiculously long lines at Sea-Tac airport and times where they've made the Precheck lines open to everyone. I'm torn between thinking this is BS because those of who have gone through the trouble of getting TSA Pre deserve better service, but the other side of the coin is the greater good. I think I'd lean toward the greater good, but I would also be damn pissed if I missed a flight because they opened the TSA Pre line to everyone.

I fly through SeaTac a decent amount for work and I've never seen them open TSA for everyone. I'm sure it's probably happened, but I have never seen it myself.

I usually show up 2hrs before a flight and I've never had an issue.

**warthog** · 09-11-2023, 03:17 PM

Anyone that has had the pleasure of flying through EYW, I just finished a take off on an entire airport update down there.
Lots of power feeds for charging pedestals.

May be reminiscing about the days we had to walk out on the tarmac to board the planes. Not quite sure what the total scope of the project is yet.
If I find a nice architectural detail, I will share.

**Stuntmonkey** · 09-11-2023, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

CVG has been an abject shithole ever since Delta pulled its hub, and I'm not even sure there's a bar/restaurant open that you can grab a drink at most days, but that didn't stop former Bengal Pac Man Jones from getting drunk and arrested there at 7:30 this morning:

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/new...s/70821488007/

"Former Cincinnati Bengal Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested Monday by police at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, according to jail records.

Jones, 39, was booked into the Boone County Detention Center around 7:30 Monday morning. He is facing charges of alcohol intoxication, disorderly conduct and terroristic threatening, Captain Kevin Klute of the Boone County Jail said in an email.

The Airport Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.

Airport police were called at 6 a.m. to assist the flight crew on an outbound flight about an unruly passenger. The assenger was arrested prior to takeoff and taken to Boone County Detention Center, according to Mindy Kershner, spokesperson for the airport"

I was flying out of CVG every other weekend for the entirety of 2021. Given that it was COVID, it was absolutely deserted and a complete shithole. I was there in March and it really had not changed at all, so I can see how that's accurate lol.

Originally Posted by phatty

I fly through SeaTac a decent amount for work and I've never seen them open TSA for everyone. I'm sure it's probably happened, but I have never seen it myself.

I usually show up 2hrs before a flight and I've never had an issue.

Ditto. 4 flights through SeaTac in the last 2 months and pre-check is always pre-check only. To the point where I flew a few months prior with the wife. She didn't bring her NEXUS card so she couldnt get precheck on her boarding pass. I went through and sat down for 2 hours. Took her 1hr 45 to get through security lol.

**The AD** · 09-11-2023, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by phatty

I fly through SeaTac a decent amount for work and I've never seen them open TSA for everyone. I'm sure it's probably happened, but I have never seen it myself.

I usually show up 2hrs before a flight and I've never had an issue.

I have a feeling it's probably days where there's a huge amount of cruise ship passengers going back home. I'm sure it's rare, but I have heard of it happening.

I used to always figure if I got there an hour before my flight that was ample time (unless I need to check bags), but all the horror stories have caused me to increase it to more like an hour and a half, but seems like I still get through security in five minutes then I'm just sitting around waiting.

Originally Posted by stuntmonkey

She didn't bring her NEXUS card so she couldnt get precheck on her boarding pass

She shouldn't have needed it. You enter your known traveler number when purchasing the ticket, right?

**hawkgt** · 09-11-2023, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

She shouldn't have needed it. You enter your known traveler number when purchasing the ticket, right?

correct, once filed with the airline, it will show on ticket

**jm2e** · 09-11-2023, 03:57 PM

US customs.
I don’t care how fucking nice your airport is. Coming through Customs in The States is the absolute worst.

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**Mofro261** · 09-11-2023, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

I have a feeling it's probably days where there's a huge amount of cruise ship passengers going back home. I'm sure it's rare, but I have heard of it happening.

I used to always figure if I got there an hour before my flight that was ample time (unless I need to check bags), but all the horror stories have caused me to increase it to more like an hour and a half, but seems like I still get through security in five minutes then I'm just sitting around waiting.

She shouldn't have needed it. You enter your known traveler number when purchasing the ticket, right?

No mixing of Precheck and non-check that I have ever seen.

However at least at Seatac, one can go online and schedule a Spot Saver appt that gives a 30 min window for access that will let you cut the regular line and get placed in an express line, ie 11:15am appt would be good for access between 11-1130am and lets you get to damn near the front of the regular line.

TSA precheck is probably faster than that on average, but a few weeks ago when the TSA lines were 1.5-2hrs long the Spot Saver option was faster than my Mrs who was in the Precheck line.

**skaredshtles** · 09-11-2023, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by jm2e

US customs.
I don’t care how fucking nice your airport is. Coming through Customs in The States is the absolute worst.

I gotta say... I've never had any issues with Customs in Denver returning from MX, Europe, and Canuckistan. Knock on wood.

**The AD** · 09-11-2023, 04:10 PM

PSA: I always use the Pre-check lane at the far south end of the terminal (checkpoint 1). It seems like that one is never busy and it's Clear and TSA Pre only.

**Supermoon** · 09-11-2023, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by jm2e

US customs.
I don’t care how fucking nice your airport is. Coming through Customs in The States is the absolute worst.

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I came back through SLC from Amsterdam, and with Global Entry I cleared customs in less than a minute. Didn’t even have to show my passport. They just scanned my face and waved me through.

**summit** · 09-11-2023, 05:06 PM

United cancelled my DEN-EWR tomorrow morning. I was lightning fast on the rebook, less than 3 min from getting the cx txt. Middle seat > no seat. Now the flight is deep in standby land.

**Buzzworthy** · 09-11-2023, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Supermoon

I came back through SLC from Amsterdam, and with Global Entry I cleared customs in less than a minute. Didn’t even have to show my passport. They just scanned my face and waved me through.

This. They take your picture and say thank you.
That’s it. So amazingly easy.

And we are just peons, no global entry for us. Looked behind at the other peons and they got the same wave through.

**Buzzworthy** · 09-11-2023, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by The AD

PSA: I always use the Pre-check lane at the far south end of the terminal (checkpoint 1). It seems like that one is never busy and it's Clear and TSA Pre only.

That one is only open in the early AM every time I fly out for some reason. I always gotta schlep down to checkpoint 4, which is always a cluster.

**phatty** · 09-11-2023, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by Buzzworthy

That one is only open in the early AM every time I fly out for some reason. I always gotta schlep down to checkpoint 4, which is always a cluster.

Yeah, Checkpoint 1 is money when it's open. I hate that trip down to #4 after seeing it closed.

**Stuntmonkey** · 09-12-2023, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by The AD

She shouldn't have needed it. You enter your known traveler number when purchasing the ticket, right?

She can't even remember the card what makes you think shes going to remember her PASSID lol

**liv2ski** · 09-13-2023, 01:54 PM

So far on our trip LAX good. The One World lounge was sweet. Heathrow is a shit show. Hanover had a 45 minute security line but other wise was fine. Trains from hear on our until we do Milan to JFK which I expect to suck and then home to San Diego.

**motopsycha** · 09-13-2023, 06:34 PM

I was flying into Heathrow about 5 years ago and customs was a mess. The maze is full and they had only one agent processing foreign entries. After about an hour wait with little progress and a couple more flights of people filling in behind, this guy stands up, closes up his station and walks off. The crowd was already getting pretty restless but this took it up several notches. I seriously thought for a moment hostilities were going to break out. Lots of murmuring and a few shouts.

Luckily an alert agent on the domestic side saw it going down and stepped in front of the crowd. He quickly directed everyone over to go through the domestic check in and it defused the situation.

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**bennymac** · 09-14-2023, 01:48 AM

Me and my wife:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwUvL...RlODBiNWFlZA==

**riser4** · 09-14-2023, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by bennymac

Me and my wife:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CwUvL...RlODBiNWFlZA==

Lulz. My wife and I both despise lining up early.

**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 09-14-2023, 06:42 AM

Delta just blew up it's skymiles program. Looks like we're going to another travel card since the Amex skymiles card won't pencil anymore, what's the hot tip?

**The AD** · 09-14-2023, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by riser4

Lulz. My wife and I both despise lining up early.

Some comedian, maybe Jerry Seinfeld, said "How is early boarding supposed to be a first class perk? Is there anyone who wants to sit on the plane even longer?"

I'll tell you what is a perk, though: being near the front of the plane. It's crazy how long it takes to deplane because everyone seems to have a bag in the overhead.