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Old Apr 4, 2007 | 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by Droneklax
Quite simple- I would address it the same way every single country in the world has adressed it.

It's called "airside transfer".

This issue has been dealt with using a nuclear option and it is hurting the image of the US abroad. I'll grant you that "retarded" is inappropriate. Asinine is a better word.
Sorry, that doesn't sound very simple to me. You are aware how US airports are laid out, aren't you? The only way this would work would be to put all international flights in ONE terminal at every US airport. That's not going to happen. Billions and billions of dollars are not going to be spent redesigning US airports so that French people can visit Tahiti more easily. It's very simplistic to point to other countries with one (or two) international airports and say, "if they can do it, then so can we." The sheer number of international flights and airports does not make this feasible. Given all this, do you have any other suggestions?
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