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Old Aug 28, 2003 | 6:40 am
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Marathon Man
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Original poster truncated the text of the 5 bad airports right above my blurb. Bummer, but great post anyway. Yep, I was quoted in the #5 one about Baassshton, MASS and though some things have since improved, it is still pretty bad in there.

check it out at this link or the text I pasted in below. I have had problems in my home airport--and so have friends from all over--more than anywhere else in the entire world. This has to change and it aint just because of the Big Dig.

http://www.bcentral.com/articles/elliott/114.asp


"Don't go there: 5 airports to avoid if you can" -by Christopher Elliott

#5 Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). The usual complaints here: big crowds, long lines, never-ending construction. Sound familiar? The on-time numbers at BOS are better than its competitors in this category (the most recent numbers say only 15% of its flights left late) and that kept the airport from being ranked higher. I generally prefer one of Boston's alternate airports — Providence, R.I., or even Hartford, Conn. When I think back on all the times I've flown into BOS, I would compare each one to the trash compactor scene in "Star Wars", where I had this overwhelming urge to get out as quickly as possible. "It's the worst airport ever," agrees Jeffrey Filipov, a consultant who lives in Boston. "It's old, squeaky, dirty, small, cramped, has no facilities or shops."

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