Having traveled through several major airports in the United States over the years, it never struck me that they are objectionable necessarily. The ones I have seen have clean restrooms for the most part and a good supply of shops, restaurants, and such. I recently returned from my first trip to Europe and went through airports in Zurich, London, and Amsterdam. Then, I remembered Trump's frequent criticism about airports in the USA and his pledge to do something about them. I never really connected with him on that angle - until now. The airports I saw in Europe are heads and shoulders better than ours - by a long shot. Indeed, many of them give you a feel as though you are in a fancy hotel lobby - nice designs, low lighting, upscale restaurants and shops. There is truly a noticeable difference. Just thought I'd put that out there . . .
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Its not just Europe but in Asia too. Our airports suuuuck.
maroonblood said:
Having traveled through several major airports in the United States over the years, it never struck me that they are objectionable necessarily. The ones I have seen have clean restrooms for the most part and a good supply of shops, restaurants, and such. I recently returned from my first trip to Europe and went through airports in Zurich, London, and Amsterdam. Then, I remembered Trump's frequent criticism about airports in the USA and his pledge to do something about them. I never really connected with him on that angle - until now. The airports I saw in Europe are heads and shoulders better than ours - by a long shot. Indeed, many of them give you a feel as though you are in a fancy hotel lobby - nice designs, low lighting, upscale restaurants and shops. There is truly a noticeable difference. Just thought I'd put that out there . . .
I flew into the Calgary airport in July. It was pitifully out of date. I felt like I had been time warped back to 1980.
I don't get today's criticism of airports in the United States. Then again, I'm old, and I remember LGA back in the 70's.
Edit...actually, the 60's. I was a kid when my oldest sister was a stewardess for Eastern Airlines and based out of NYC.
Edit...actually, the 60's. I was a kid when my oldest sister was a stewardess for Eastern Airlines and based out of NYC.
Well, remember that France has 10 airports with annual traveler counts over 3mm a year. Germany has 9. Spain (huge vacation travel for all of Europe) has 15.
The US has 58. These airports in Europe, especially the ones in the capitals are huge prestige projects of the kind we really don't do in quite the same way over here.
As a frequent traveler it would be nice if they were. Think the Old Penn Station in New York.
The move at one point to remake that was fantastic: https://www.rethinkpennstationnyc.org/a-modernized-penn-station
It'll be interesting to see if we can get to that point. This will be a multi decade endeavor and it is subject to significant graft and other issues. It's a big lift.
The US has 58. These airports in Europe, especially the ones in the capitals are huge prestige projects of the kind we really don't do in quite the same way over here.
As a frequent traveler it would be nice if they were. Think the Old Penn Station in New York.
The move at one point to remake that was fantastic: https://www.rethinkpennstationnyc.org/a-modernized-penn-station
It'll be interesting to see if we can get to that point. This will be a multi decade endeavor and it is subject to significant graft and other issues. It's a big lift.
I don't often have opinions on airports, but I remember CDG in Paris. If the The Shining had made an airport baby with North Korean architecture, it would be CDG. So depressing and soul crushing. Dark red carpet, dark red seats.
A lot of our major airports were started back in the 50's and 60's and look it.
cr06gis said:
I don't often have opinions on airports, but I remember CDG in Paris. If the The Shining had made an airport baby with North Korean architecture, it would be CDG. So depressing and soul crushing. Dark red carpet, dark red seats.
You mean "Seoul crushing", don't you?
The new international terminal at DFW (Terminal D?) is pretty badass
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BigRobSA said:cr06gis said:
I don't often have opinions on airports, but I remember CDG in Paris. If the The Shining had made an airport baby with North Korean architecture, it would be CDG. So depressing and soul crushing. Dark red carpet, dark red seats.
You mean "Seoul crushing", don't you?
I can see the (38th) parallel. Good work, sir.
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Vast majority of major airports are located in major cities in the United States.
Vast majority of major cities in the United States are run by Democrats
Vast majority of Democrats couldn't manage a taco stand much less a very complex government system. And they're corrupt as **** to boot.
There is your answer
Vast majority of major cities in the United States are run by Democrats
Vast majority of Democrats couldn't manage a taco stand much less a very complex government system. And they're corrupt as **** to boot.
There is your answer
I immediately thought of Paris. That airport sucks!
Detroit is awesome! I have no complaints about any Texas major airports. Easterwood rules!
Detroit is awesome! I have no complaints about any Texas major airports. Easterwood rules!
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I fly into O'Hare a couple of times a year and every time I go back to 1990 and Home Alone. Gosh that airport must be the biggest turd in America for a top 10 metro area.
I flew into Frankfurt. Seemed like an average large airport to me
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Here in Texas DAL, HOU, AUS, and CRP have been rebooted. Hell, DAL is about to get rebooted again, already.
SAT is being rebooted as well.
SAT is being rebooted as well.
They don't have Spirit Airlines in Europe
ttha_aggie_09 said:
They don't have Spirit Airlines in Europe
Yeah they have RyanAir, EasyJet, etc
It is. I used to fly to Frankfurt a couple of times a year (some years more like 5-6 times). Just a standard large airport.
Well is there any airports owned and operated by the federal govt? Reagan maybe. That's why you get this hodgepodge, every airport is run by local government
You ever been to Heathrow?
YouBet said:
Here in Texas DAL, HOU, AUS, and CRP have been rebooted. Hell, DAL is about to get rebooted again, already.
SAT is being rebooted as well.
But can we all still agree that for one of the more major airports in the state, AUS sucks bad?
I've been to a lot of airports and I've never been to one that gave me a visceral reaction. They all are kind of crappy
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maroonblood said:
Having traveled through several major airports in the United States over the years, it never struck me that they are objectionable necessarily. The ones I have seen have clean restrooms for the most part and a good supply of shops, restaurants, and such. I recently returned from my first trip to Europe and went through airports in Zurich, London, and Amsterdam. Then, I remembered Trump's frequent criticism about airports in the USA and his pledge to do something about them. I never really connected with him on that angle - until now. The airports I saw in Europe are heads and shoulders better than ours - by a long shot. Indeed, many of them give you a feel as though you are in a fancy hotel lobby - nice designs, low lighting, upscale restaurants and shops. There is truly a noticeable difference. Just thought I'd put that out there . . .
Agree to disagree as I have also flown to Paris, London, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Barcelona and Frankfurt recently. Give me a major US airport any day of the week.
Paris in particular is a disgusting airlrport that smells like a dirty diaper and has trash everywhere. Frankfurt has no food choices or coffee shops but you can buy a $10,000 Prada bag. Oh and they never discovered escalators so mom's with strollers get to carry them up 3 flights of stairs upon landing.
Lisbon, be prepared to sit on a bus on the tarmac for 1.5 hours in traffic so they can drop you at immigration to stand in lime for 1.5 hours.
I could go on about all of these airports but in my experience they were all significantly worse than major us airports.
A Net Full of Jello said:YouBet said:
Here in Texas DAL, HOU, AUS, and CRP have been rebooted. Hell, DAL is about to get rebooted again, already.
SAT is being rebooted as well.
But can we all still agree that for one of the more major airports in the state, AUS sucks bad?
AUS is 10x better than any European airport. Namely easy to get in and out of and decent food choices.
I'll have to disagree with the OP.
DFW, SLC, even DEN > HND, KIX, LHR, DUB, CDG, MAD, BCN, FRA, ATH.
Maybe I just didn't see the nice parts of the airports. And I haven't been to AMS or ZRH.
DFW, SLC, even DEN > HND, KIX, LHR, DUB, CDG, MAD, BCN, FRA, ATH.
Maybe I just didn't see the nice parts of the airports. And I haven't been to AMS or ZRH.
KidDoc said:
I immediately thought of Paris. That airport sucks!
Detroit is awesome! I have no complaints about any Texas major airports. Easterwood rules!
The ONLY good thing about CDG is that you can catch the RER B train to Paris directly from there...
arrow said:
I'll have to disagree with the OP.
DFW, SLC, even DEN > HND, KIX, LHR, DUB, CDG, MAD, BCN, FRA, ATH.
Maybe I just didn't see the nice parts of the airports. And I haven't been to AMS or ZRH.
IDK...I was just in LHR and it was pretty nice with all the high end stores and things
DFW is great because it's so easy to get around though...need to be 3 terminals over??? No problem...Skylink to the rescue.
arrow said:
I'll have to disagree with the OP.
DFW, SLC, even DEN > HND, KIX, LHR, DUB, CDG, MAD, BCN, FRA, ATH.
Maybe I just didn't see the nice parts of the airports. And I haven't been to AMS or ZRH.
DFW blows but that's mainly because it's handicapped by its pre-TSA design. One main ticketing/baggage area then all terminals beyond the same security screening like ATL DEN SLC is better
The most significant difference I've noticed in European airports is that their employees tend to be more diligent. Few employees are lazier and more disrespectful than your average TSA employee. JMO
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every time I go back to 1990 and Home Alone
I remember flying into O'Hare from DFW on American Airlines well after Christmas in 1992. Flight was late, landed around midnight. Got off the plane and there were Christmas decorations everywhere in the terminal. As I picked up my rental car I asked what was up. They told me they were filming the airport scene from Home Alone 2.
My favorite airports experiences are almost always at ones with 4-10 gates. Sure, most of those show their age, but I'd take a single restaurant, no lines, & local business displays over some palatial facility that pretends it's not an elaborate machine designed to squeeze some cash out of the human cargo it shuffles along.
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