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It's been a decade since I flew into New Delhi. I was tired and jetlagged but I could have sworn I saw passengers cooking food in the terminal. I've been told they've separated international travelers better since then but it puts first world complaints about airport sushi into perspective.
I don't either, unless you're flying United going out of Terminal 1, and you're late. That run to the gate sucks.....it's much longer than you think.
The ORD experience is different for travelers terminating vs. transferring there. Changing planes in terminal 1 can be a track meet.
Dulles is, by far, the most convenient for me but I hate using it for the reasons you list. It's worse (for me) returning than leaving. All I want to do is get home and you're an hour getting out of the place even with no checked luggage.
Detroit has come a long long long way since the Super Bowl. It was a cool event but it came 12 years too early.
I still don't understand why the NFL would have put the SB in the Silverdome. Ridiculous.
DTW airport (McNamara terminal) is actually really nice. It's huge but they have two trams that can take travelers to either side. Whereas JFK terminal 4 has no trams. You have to walk or run to your gate depending on how long it took to get through TSA. And the furthest gates are literally 3/4 mile or more from TSA. The other thing I hate about JFK terminal 4 is that there are only two baggage claim belts and their crew must be one of the slowest in the business. It usually takes like 20-30 min to get bags. And it's probably another reason they make you walk as far as possible when you arrive.
I meant the city itself had come a long way, but you are right. The airport is much improved. It helps that both terminals are <20 years old. I can not even imagine having a big terminal without a tram.
Yeah bishop is a great airport. DTW is only an hour by car but when I fly to Michigan I’m going up north so Flint was nice.I love Detroit.
Pretty bummed SWA stopped flying into Flint. That airport is all kinds of awesome. Roomy, clean, great beers, cool antique cars, nice people, no security lines. Also a hell of a lot more convenient to where my in-laws live. Detroit airport is fine; wish they had better bars and restaurants than Ruby Tuesday or TGI McScratchy's.
Yeah Munich (for Lufthansa) and Copenhagen (for SAS) are my two favorite airports for making connections in Europe. Neither are particularly small (though they are compared to Frankfort if you are making a connection to another Schengen flight...I can see why someone going for the US to Frankfurt to Dubai would like it), but they are well organized and have good places to eat. Copenhagen's transit is also excellent if you have a really long layover and want to go into town.Munich's airport is frigging awesome, BTW. Got hung up there for a few hours several years ago and wandered into a restaurant called Airbrau (IIRC) - it was fn fantastic. Huge mugs of great beer, delicious food for super-reasonable prices. They had what I think they called the Hangman's Lunch for $1 - a glass of water, a cigarette, and a roll.
I've had good experiences with Cincinnati the few times I've transferred through there.
Easy airport for logistics and transfer. I used to fly there direct when I lived in Europe, way better than any east coast or upper Midwest airport sans Detroit.
Hope this isn't a Hipple, but wasn't there a new airport approved recently? I travel to KC a lot for business and I would like a better airport (and hopefully more flights).
Kansas City Airport is by far the most frustrating, stupid, confusing, aggravating airport I've spent time in. And I travel a ton for work, so I've seen a lot of airports.
Great list, I'll add the following for international airports:
Yeah. It's been approved by the voters. They are just trying to figure out who is going to build it. The way Kansas City operates, this could take anywhere from 1 to 89 years.
Yeah, BWI is a piece of cake compared to Dulles. Reagan's location is its worse feature - inside the airport is fine.
I love Reagan. But I live a stone's throw from the airport, so the location is great for me. It's also feels small and easy for an airport that services an entire city. Dulles is a nightmare location for me. And it's too GD big. I avoid at all costs.
I had an outstanding smorrebrod in the Copenhagen airport once. Really good. Expensive, but delicious.
Seconded on the transport too - super easy to use and people were friendly as hell. We were able to locker our bags and hop on a train to Freetown Christiania for a few hours and then back to the airport high as giraffe ###. About 15-20 minutes each way and super easy to use.
Norwegian Air is the cheapest carrier from the US West Coast to Western Europe. Turkish Air is sometimes cheaper to Istanbul but that's an extra few hours.
Odd - I fly into/out of there on United 5 or 6 times a year and have never noticed this. I've done the bus trip but it seems like the bus is within a couple minutes of security and drops you off within a few minutes walk of your gate. It is a long walk but I don't think I've ever taken 25 minutes to get out of there once I'm off the plane and that's including waiting for Uber to pick me up.
That's how I ended up in those airports. I got those same rates to Europe from Orlando, flew into Oslo and caught a connecting flight to Munich. On the way back, it was a quick flight Amsterdam to Copenhagen, spent a day there and then flew back from Denmark. Had a chance to see (briefly) a couple of other cities and saved thousands over flying direct.
You don't seem like you know crap about the area. I have been put up in hotels by the airline after my flight was cancelled. Some hell hole Ramada a few minutes from the airport. I have had to find.a gas station to fill up my rental car close to the airport and ended up in some terrible areas around there. South Chicago. Gary, Detroit seem safe in camparison. I
Ive been there several times. No complaints for a smaller airport. Not sure about the dia hate. I understand it's in the middle of nowhere, but I've never had a bad experience (knocks on wood).
