Originally Posted by
littlegreenman
Not surprising really. Most US capital cities have more than one airport in a 50 mile radius. Anothet factor to consider how shoddy most US airports are in comparison to Australian equivalents.
Think about how hard it is to build a second runway, not to mention a second airport anywhere in Australis. It is a known fact that SYD and MEL are full in terms of landing slots. Curfews don't help. Accordingly where demand significantly outstrips supply, the price has to go up.
No it doesn't - what should happen is that airports in such situations should not be private companies - wouldn't generally do the same with railway stations or bus stations
US airports are not run as shopping centres and are not run as private companies - the airports are ok ime - the long time that can occur waiting at security are not caused by the airport