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U.S. airports are 'awful.' Here's the problem
Pity the poor U.S. airport; its self-esteem has taken a beating in recent months. In February, as reported by the New York Daily News, Vice President Joe Biden said New York's frequently lambasted LaGuardia Airport "feels like it's in some third world country." (www.cnn.com) Daha Fazlası...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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A US airport I like is the remodeled Raleigh-Durham terminal. Very nice inside and it reminds me of Hamburg Germany's airport which is my favorite mid sized airport in Europe. Speaking of the Hamburg Airport. They have some food options located on the mezzanine above the ticketing area that you can go to if you are staying at or near the airport. There are more past security and a small shopping area. There is also a market down stairs. My favorite connecting hub in Europe is Amsterdam Schiphol although it can use a few more moving sidewalks in it's outermost concourses. Very efficient passport control and security for making connections and a variety of shops etc. Back in the US my former home town of SBN got rid of their holding pens and has a nice new and bright concourse with plenty of room and a nice skylight roof etc.
C'mon. Ranking airports is like ranking porta-potties. They all stink, but for the short amount of time that you need one, any one will do.
I am no expert on airport management but it is not difficult to imagine the major cause or factors for the deterioration or degradation in the upkeep being obsolescence and/or lack of keeping up with changing times.
Needless to dilate the concept of changing times !
gradually EVERY airport grows old and unable to cope up with the ever expanding traffic ! No matter how you plan for an airport to grow !
So one day you abandon one for the 'newer' and the 'larger' airport.
Examples from recent past examples being Hong Kong and Tokyo airports.
In 20 or 30 years they too will be replaced with better ones making these look 'out dated, shabby and dirty'.
All part of life !
Needless to dilate the concept of changing times !
gradually EVERY airport grows old and unable to cope up with the ever expanding traffic ! No matter how you plan for an airport to grow !
So one day you abandon one for the 'newer' and the 'larger' airport.
Examples from recent past examples being Hong Kong and Tokyo airports.
In 20 or 30 years they too will be replaced with better ones making these look 'out dated, shabby and dirty'.
All part of life !
Well think about this. When you fly to China, Germany etc, there are only so many major airports to choose from. These have been greatly improved as the world travelers have increased. In the US, there are how many major international airports to fly into. The infrastructure costs alone to improve these airports is enormous. It really is quantity over quality IMHO.
part of the problem with our airports is there is no room for them to expand. LGA was built what? 80 years ago? some of these, especially the asian airports were built much more recently, and with room for expansion. most airports in the US i dont think need upgrades as much as they need to be shut down and moved slightly farther out of the big cities where there is room to have a bigger airport with room for future expansion. i know in the NYC metro area, there is nothing that can be done to make LGA, JFK and EWR bigger.