Is CLT the new ORD (must avoid airport)?
Jun 17, 2018, 9:16 pm
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What did surprise me was the amount of cologne men were wearing..... but even more so were men sporting very loud suits. I suspect many of these colorful suits will be purchased by aspiring clowns at Goodwill a few years from now...... I don't even think Don Cherry would wear the loud suits I saw men wearing at noon on a Wednesday at LGA.
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Jun 17, 2018, 9:25 pm
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If your local airport options means you'll end up dealing with the E gates, it's decidedly underwhelming. The E Experience leaves me quite puzzled why Charlotte ranks higher on the customer service surveys than the genuinely lovely Detroit Metro. (But then I'll admit to not being a fan of American's east coast hub options in general)
Jun 18, 2018, 5:28 am
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Jun 18, 2018, 6:29 am
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The problem with CLT is you've got people with long connections strolling around getting in the way of people trying to run up one terminal and then down another to make a tight connection.
This is America, we drive on the right...the left lane is for speeders....why can't people walk that way? I've literally pushed people out of my way because they are standing around chatting in the middle of the walkway.
Between DFW, ORD, PHL, etc, I'll take DFW.
This is America, we drive on the right...the left lane is for speeders....why can't people walk that way? I've literally pushed people out of my way because they are standing around chatting in the middle of the walkway.
Between DFW, ORD, PHL, etc, I'll take DFW.
Jun 18, 2018, 7:37 am
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I'd take CLT over ORD any day of the week, narrow concourses and all. I will say there aren't many hotels right around the airport when things go south (as in this weekend's PSA meltdown) but there are plenty in uptown, which isn't far.
Jun 18, 2018, 2:22 pm
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I’d also say pretty much every Airport in the states has exactly the same issue as CLT. Too many people and not enough space.
I can only really think of certain parts of T5 of LHR where there is anything approaching adequate seating / space for a flight full of people waiting to board.
DFW is badly designed, hub and spoke with restaurants being the hub and the gates the spoke mean i’m Never sure if i’m In the boarding queue or the dunking donuts queue.
CLT has the same problem of not enough seats, but at least the concessions don’t bleed into the boarding areas.
Some of the concession staff are beyond rude though, particularly (IME) the bagel place in C concourse.
I can only really think of certain parts of T5 of LHR where there is anything approaching adequate seating / space for a flight full of people waiting to board.
DFW is badly designed, hub and spoke with restaurants being the hub and the gates the spoke mean i’m Never sure if i’m In the boarding queue or the dunking donuts queue.
CLT has the same problem of not enough seats, but at least the concessions don’t bleed into the boarding areas.
Some of the concession staff are beyond rude though, particularly (IME) the bagel place in C concourse.
Jun 18, 2018, 2:57 pm
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While DFW is narrower than I would like, IMO, it is one of the best airports in the world to connect in. 10 minutes from any gate to any gate (except B1-3)
Jun 18, 2018, 2:58 pm
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The only reason I avoid this and PHL is due to the US Airways planes still being run by AA. When flying in J for work, it's always disappointing to pay $1-2k for a flight on a plane that makes you wish you'd connected through DFW and at least enjoyed a better seat.
Jun 18, 2018, 8:05 pm
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CLT. Incredibly crowded Admirals Clubs with no showers available and no Flagship lounge. Surly and angry gate agents. The "fast" food places (Chick-fil-a and Panda Express) always have 30 mins lines. Cramped corridors with too many people and no space to breath. And way too many gate lice. Yeah it's not pleasant but I've grown to like it over ORD since I haven't had any IRROPs connecting through there yet. While for me ORD was problematic around 1/4 of time.
Jun 18, 2018, 8:29 pm
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CLT. Incredibly crowded Admirals Clubs with no showers available and no Flagship lounge. Surly and angry gate agents. The "fast" food places (Chick-fil-a and Panda Express) always have 30 mins lines. Cramped corridors with too many people and no space to breath. And way too many gate lice. Yeah it's not pleasant but I've grown to like it over ORD since I haven't had any IRROPs connecting through there yet. While for me ORD was problematic around 1/4 of time.