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Old Sep 21, 2015 | 4:18 pm
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mccullo3
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Originally Posted by JBord
But if they use the space to put in some better bars and restaurants, it would be a good move. Even though its gotten better, T1 is a little embarrassing for a major airport. On the other hand, if they use the space to put in trinket and junk vendors, like t-shirts and Chicago magnets...
The expanded food service can be nice. However, I hate what they have done at Newark with removing the walkways and replacing them with "bars". I generally have close connections in the C terminal and would welcome the moving walkways. Instead they have replaced them with bars that removed the additional walking space in addition to people spilling over into the main corridors waiting to get on planes has made it just pure misery to navigate. So when United states:

"Now, fliers rushing to their gates at one of the world’s busiest airports can move faster without having to stand behind a group of business travelers staring at their phones, oblivious to the long line of people trying to get past them."

I call BS; let's see how quickly they are Newarkized -- this is all about the money.
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