Originally Posted by Dallas49er

Caveat: "Raised in San Francisco, taught to love God ... AND hate Los Angeles"-Herb Caen

I guess it depends on what you are looking for.

LAX specific-LAX is a zoo, on a good day, from leaving the house to boarding. Line Nazi's , overzealous TSA disappointed you are just cattle, instead of famous, and (ex AC AAngels) GA's that are ONLY concerned about getting the flight out AND nothing else. If one can get over temporary construction time frame over runs, in a quieter than an airport Chili's environment, ...

The rest of the universe-IMHO, AC's are that oasis that give us AAngels that still get us out of town when we have a CXL, WX, etc., , shield us from bimbo's that sit in one seat and put their bags in the seats on other side, screaming, misbehaving children that should be on Benadryl instead of sugar, fighting over plugs to charge dying equipment, (insert bad behavior here), ad nauseum, ...

It's all relative. YMMV re: $450 (or less) My AC cost is worth it.