I didn't travel as much pre 9/11, but it seems like many airports I visit now would see little benefit to a change while others would see a huge benefit as far as vendors are concerned.
Most of the hubs could benefit because they tend to have more shopping options. Airports like ITH, ELM, AVL have nothing after security so the only thing non-traveling visitors would be seeing would be passengers.
The airports seem to be crowded enough that adding more people past security would not be pleasant.
The process for getting to the gate should be easy enough for circumstances that warrant it without having a situation where a whole church is greeting an arriving flight.
Last edited by gj83; Nov 9, 2009 at 7:36 am