Jib 0 #1 July 22, 2003 Since a lot of us are regularly captive on airplanes and have choices where to connect through, I wondered which airports you hate the most. I vote for Detroit -- narrow halls, tons of people and having to go from one end to the other without the bastards telling me about the shuttle! -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #2 July 22, 2003 US? LAX no doubt...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DTOXX 0 #3 July 22, 2003 LAX for the maze like traffic. Dallas for the distance you must travel between gates. Burbank because they take off aimed at the freakin terminal. ------- D.T. Holder SIMstudy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #4 July 22, 2003 Don't know about connecting, but Washington/Dulles (IAD) is thoroughly stupid with those lift-busses to move people between the parts of the terminals. Or did they get rid of those finally? My only complaint about Vancouver is the way they collect the Airport Improvement Fee. Most civilized airports have the airlines collect fees with the ticket payment. The YVR make-work project has these special machines sell you the ticket so a platoon of people at security can collect it from you. I'm convinced more of the money goes to collectors' salaries than into "improving" the airport, but that's socialism for you. As far as worst treatment, I'd have to say a couple experiences in St Louis. I was on crutches once and the skycaps refused to help me. I was waiting from my girlfriend who was on a different flight, and security tried to have me arrested because the terminal I was in was closed. Security Loser "There are no more flights tonight. You have to leave." Me "Yes there are. My girlfriend is on one of them." Security "No there aren't" Me "Call the airline and argue with them." Security "I'm calling the police." Me "Fine." The cops showed up just as her plane was unloading. About the only cool people in St Louis that entire trip was the girl running the bar and the lady who picked us up to take us to the hotel. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #5 July 22, 2003 I liked Detroit. [shrug] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #6 July 22, 2003 No doubt in my mind - the worst airport I have EVER been to is Amsterdam. Not only is it a maze, it was constructed on a low flood plain, very spread out - with about 1/2 mile between terminals. Just a pain in the ass. Blue Skies,=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #7 July 22, 2003 QuoteNo doubt in my mind - the worst airport I have EVER been to is Amsterdam. Not only is it a maze, it was constructed on a low flood plain, very spread out - with about 1/2 mile between terminals. Just a pain in the ass. Never been to Dallas or LAX, have you? Amsterdam Schipol simply rocks compared to those two.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy 0 #8 July 22, 2003 I fly through Atlanta a lot and I hate it. the airport is waaaaay too big and inevitably you will have to go fm gate A to F in 15 minutes or less since your original gate usually gets changed due to some plane still being there... ugh. __ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #9 July 22, 2003 QuoteNever been to Dallas or LAX, have you? Been to LAX but not Dallas. For me, I think that LAX was easier - for one because when i Transferred flights, i never left my terminal. I guess i just had a hard time Navigating Amsterdam -=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #10 July 22, 2003 Oh yeah, when a flight has little maps of the airport you are about to arrive in, it REALLY helps - you can study it before you land and just go on your merry way.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #11 July 22, 2003 Personally... Cincinnati or George Bush. I like DFW and St. Louis. CMH is so easy to get around in and Dayton is just a hassle since they are so small. Cincinnati has seperate buildings for each concourse and a bus that runs between them. Too bad an MD80 needs 3 buses and they only have 2 waiting. George Bush is just a mess inside and it feels creepy and half built to me. ONT made me mad too since the concourses are miles apart and that means No seeing off your friends since you're 3 freaking miles away. DFW after enough flights into it feels like home. Getting off the airport in the rental car is another issue (do oppisite what the signs say at a few points). ORD has the cool tram system. Atlanta and OHare I had no real issue with, but Ohare is just so large that getting from one side to the other can give you a heart attack.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #12 July 22, 2003 QuoteNever been to Dallas or LAX, have you? I just flew in and out of LAX, and changed planes both ways in Dallas. LAX wasn't too bad - I did a park and fly thing at a hotel on Century Blvd, then used their shuttle to get to and from the airport. Didn't cost me any more than the room would have by itself. Dallas sucked on the way out there. We waited 20 minutes on the ground for a gate, then I had to get from terminal A to terminal C to make my next flight. Luckily I'd picked my flights with a two hour layover just in case; I made it in plenty of time. Dallas on the way back was easy; both gates were in terminal A. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #13 July 22, 2003 QuoteI guess i just had a hard time Navigating Amsterdam - So did I, but that was only after my evil temptress friend who lives there, Derra, had taken me on one seriously righteous pub crawl with her and some friends. Let's just say that I could see sounds and hear colors well into the next morning.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #14 July 22, 2003 MCI (Kansas City) has to be the most annoying. There is a security point at each gate, not each section of the airport, each gate. So if you go and check in and are sitting at the gate waiting and then you need to take a piss. You take your carry on with you, take a piss then get strip searched again. Heathrow was my worst, although it had a lot to do with the airline switch i was not informed of. haven't been to LAX Favorite is GRU (Sao Paulo) just because it's home <--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #15 July 22, 2003 >terminal A American huh? Hehehe... Thats the international terminal or American domestic. American also has all of terminal C and once the still under construction terminal E gets finished they are reclaiming the rest of A and making E be a International Terminal. Can you tell I fly into DFW a bit? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #16 July 22, 2003 Quote LAX for the maze like traffic. Dallas for the distance you must travel between gates. Burbank because they take off aimed at the freakin terminal LAX? Agreed. Dallas? I hate that place. Makes me dizzy. Burbank? Nawp. Love that place. Easy to navigate through, and you don't take off aimed at the terminal...you travel right next to it, but take off over the cemetary. The landings are a tad scary on occasion...a few years ago, a 737 landed late and ran through the fences in the middle of nightimte rushhour traffic. That made for an interesting evening. No one got hurt...See? But Burbank for me, if I can get comparable fares... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #17 July 22, 2003 QuoteAbout the only cool people in St Louis that entire trip was the girl running the bar That bar in St. Louis doesn't sell iced tea. How can a restaurant not sell iced tea. Unthinkable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #18 July 22, 2003 Dakar, Senegal or Monrovia. If you leave the terminal they kill you. Frankfurt (Main) is cool cause Dr. Mueller's Sex Shoppe is right there as you get off the plane. DFW sucks. O'Hare is way cool.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #19 July 22, 2003 Palm springs- the rudest controllers unless you are flying a gulfstream Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #20 July 22, 2003 Bahrain, & LAX are the worst. Narita in Tokyo is the nicest, with Hong Kong's in the top 10. Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #21 July 22, 2003 Crap...the G 5 is in the shop having the cashmere floor coverings shampooed. I'm stuck with the Falcon. How will I ever manage.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #22 July 22, 2003 I don't fly a lot, but Newark was the crappiest airport I've ever been too. Dusseldorf wins the award for Most Shiny Airport. Edit to add: I thought it was funny that I said "I don't fly a lot." My last 130 flights (129 plane, 1 chopper) I didn't land with the aircraft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #23 July 22, 2003 QuoteCrap...the G 5 is in the shop having the cashmere floor coverings shampooed. I'm stuck with the Falcon. How will I ever manage. Don't laugh cessnas and stearmans don't rate there. I watched ( or listened ) as those guys dissed a guy flying a P-51. He should have done a fly by strafing run. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racer42 0 #24 July 22, 2003 How could you possibly diss anything powered by a Rolls- Royce Merlin? The sound alone is pure sex. I might be able to get my hands on an A-20 Havoc. It's got a snoot full of 20 mm. I pretty sure I could get it started after that I'd probably just wet myself.L.A.S.T. #24 Co-Founder Biscuit Brothers Freefly Team Electric Toaster #3 Co-Founder Team Non Sequitor Co-Founder Team Happy Sock Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #25 July 22, 2003 QuoteHow could you possibly diss anything powered by a Rolls- Royce Merlin? The sound alone is pure sex. I agree, few things as orgasmic as the sound of the entire valley during the reno races, unlimited. This town isn't into sex they didn't put up with thong wearing spring breakers. Its just full snooty geezers, well healed snowbirds, affluent hollywood types and the year around ARTEEEEEEEESTSSS . The sound and smell of high octane avgas or the sight of young tanned, toned and sweet is completely lost on these types. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
