Originally Posted by
ekozie
I've gone from a having a mild distaste for the current state of T4 to a more generalized disgust as the years have gone on. It's just too long, the moving walkways are always broken, the escalators are backwards (favoring left-hand traffic), the busses are slow and unreliable, and the headhouse and roadways are unholy messes. The only SC is cramped and crowded, and a far walk from the regional gates and the base of the concourse where the bus station is. Getting lucky when a flight of mine goes into or out of T2 gets me unreasonably excited.
I pity the fool who needs to connect from a regional jet to a concourse A gate. The shopping mall connecting A and B doesn't have any moving walkways and is a lot longer than some people realize. I know a people mover isn't in the works, and I can't see a tunnel under the tarmac being built at NYC construction prices to connect the far ends of A and B. The only hope is for more slow, unreliable bus service, but this is not a "best-in-class" airport experience by any means.
I actually disagree. I find that JFK is probably my favorite airport to transit if you strip away the JFK-related issues (weather, ATC delays). I appreciate having one long walkway -- makes it really easy to find your gate and not worry about what terminal or terminal wing you are in. The SkyClub does need work but when you add in the reported new SkyClub and the AMEX Centurion Lounge opening this year in T4, that should ease the SkyClub crowding (plus of course the VS Clubhouse for the JFK-LHR market).
Then again I'm someone who hates people movers in general (even if empty and working, I prefer walking to the side) and appreciate getting in steps before I get on a long flight.