Originally Posted by
will2288
Which is why airports like MUC are so great. A large, easy to connect in terminal (term 2, for LH and *A) and four small, compact, modules in terminal 1 making departing in the other airlines easy and fast.
I've heard good things about MUC. I've been through FRA, but not MUC, and I might need to add that to the agenda next time I'm passing through.
Originally Posted by
tonywestsider
Convenience
Reliability
Attractiveness
For me, ease of transit and getting to/from the airport are first rank factors, so I would rate both under Convenience.
General on-time performance, for me, has something to do with the carriers serving the airport, weather affecting operations, traffic congestion on the ground as well as in the air, etc. All of these factors would go under Reliability.
Finally, I would ask myself questions, such as: does the airport offer a wide range of amenities? Is there a tourist information desk available? Is immigration and security a problem at the airport? Is the airport a great place to wait in? All of these factors I would group under a general factor called Attractiveness.
That's exactly what I was looking for. Wondering how else to conceptualize this. These are great general categories.
After reading these, I wonder if my leisure travel would look something more like this:
30% - general on-time performance
30% - easy to transit
40% - food options/lounges, ambiance, other factors
While I do enough domestic business travel that I think I might keep my original categories for airports in the US, I do think that the food/lounge/ambiance (and tarmac views, as mentioned above - thanks belfordrocks!) are all part of a similar experience trying to pass away time to or from a vacation destination. For that reason, FRA rates higher than it might otherwise. I've spent time in the FCL, eating good food in a comfortable chair, with a nice drink, staring out at the great tarmac views.
I'm adding NRT, HKG, CMB, and SIN next April, so it'll be interesting to see where they would rate against these factors.