Best/Worst WN Terminals
Oct 20, 2014, 8:12 am
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Agreed...but I can see why people hate connecting there. The WN area is often crowded to the point where it's hard to walk through there to get to your gate.
But don't worry...Sly will get his new airport and it'll all be fixed.
But don't worry...Sly will get his new airport and it'll all be fixed.
Oct 20, 2014, 9:44 am
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Oct 20, 2014, 12:26 pm
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. Never noticed it. Attention to Details over here.....They also have birds on the floor by the tram station.
Oct 20, 2014, 2:22 pm
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Anyway, back on topic.
Best: STL, DEN.
Worst: SAN, MSY
Oct 20, 2014, 4:36 pm
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How can you miss the rabbit? It's HUGE! He's something like 50 feet long.
They also have birds on the floor by the tram station.
They also have birds on the floor by the tram station.
Head down. Fly by lane. Thru TSA. Never use baggage claim. Hopefully in less than 7 minutes.
I guess I need to look around more
Oct 20, 2014, 9:44 pm
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For a non-local, PHX is confusing, especially the baggage claim area of Terminal 4 with its two pickup curbs (North and South).
I remember arriving late at night to PHX and calling an off-site car rental agency for pick-up. The person told me to meet the driver at the south curb.
Ahem... How is one supposed to remember at night which curb is the south curb from inside the baggage claim area of Terminal 4?
(And the access road between the different terminals and parking areas is confusing too. I feel like I'm on a Formula 1 road course at times.)
That said, once beyond security, the gate area of SkyHarbor is fine.
Oct 21, 2014, 7:39 am
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Oct 21, 2014, 2:47 pm
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Oct 21, 2014, 3:19 pm
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Here's the way to remember it: Southwest is on the south side. USAir is on the north side. When you get outside, look at the planes parked at the gate above you.
Those signs appeared in 2010. They also added signs above the escalators going down to bag claim.
Oct 23, 2014, 9:07 pm
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Oct 23, 2014, 11:00 pm
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As someone who lives in LAS, I have to go with LAS.
The C gates are a death trap in comparison to D and E. The march between B-C is horrible if you need to make a connection/gate change. It's impossible to find an outlet. And the whole place just is crawling first time travelers.
Beyond LAS though, I have to second the entire SAN airport as being miserable.
The C gates are a death trap in comparison to D and E. The march between B-C is horrible if you need to make a connection/gate change. It's impossible to find an outlet. And the whole place just is crawling first time travelers.
Beyond LAS though, I have to second the entire SAN airport as being miserable.
Oct 24, 2014, 12:08 pm
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FWIW I didn't find the walk awful but I wasn't trying to make a tight connection. Certainly no worse than C16 to D8 at PHX or that horrible C-->A nonsense at DEN.
Oct 24, 2014, 4:50 pm
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I believe A4A and A4B were originally constructed as temporary gates during the two phase construction of the A concourse. The A concourse used to end right around there and was still being built and completed beyond that. TZ used these gates for their 757s during that time. Used to be a lot worse back then when it was just a long hallway that ended in two jet bridges. No restrooms/food/services. Much better now with the new waiting area out there. But still the worst gate draw at MDW by far.