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Dec 11, 2017, 4:40 pm
#346
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If for some reason the transcon is cheap, you could fly to SFO and use both the Sky Club and the Amex Centurion lounge. I also think that AMS is a great airport if you happen to find a cheap flight. However, if I were you and in NYC I'd go someplace warm for the weekend, like Miami, and stay a couple nights.
Dec 11, 2017, 4:54 pm
#347
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+1. Slot machines in the airport. LAS is my backup plan for DL to send me to if my mileage run gets CX. The flights have not had a good run the past week.
CVG and PIT used to have some interesting shops - been a long time since I have had any measurable amount of time at those airports.
CVG and PIT used to have some interesting shops - been a long time since I have had any measurable amount of time at those airports.
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Dec 11, 2017, 5:05 pm
#348
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If you go outside of security at MSP, there are old models of the airport on the mezzanine level between the skyways that go to parking, roughly above the DL special services counters.. It's fun to see how the airport must have looked around 1950 or 1960.
DL doesn't have much service there, but STL has an iconic terminal building that appeared in Up in the Air, although it's a bit sad to see what was once a thriving TWA hub.
I like riding the red train at DTW and walking the psychedelic tunnel. If you level security, the Westin in the terminal has a decent restaurant and bar in an atrium surrounded by a bamboo forest. If you're really not leaving the airport, DTW would be my favorite.
Dec 11, 2017, 5:12 pm
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IIRC PIT has some (fake) dinosaur bones but the big ones I remember are when you go up the escalators after check in, which would mean landside. The display is sponsored by the Carnegie Institute (museum). There's a post office in the shopping mall that IMO is a good place to buy stamps; they seem to have lots of pretty ones and are patient about showing you what they have if you ask.
Dec 11, 2017, 6:27 pm
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IIRC PIT has some (fake) dinosaur bones but the big ones I remember are when you go up the escalators after check in, which would mean landside. The display is sponsored by the Carnegie Institute (museum). There's a post office in the shopping mall that IMO is a good place to buy stamps; they seem to have lots of pretty ones and are patient about showing you what they have if you ask.
Dec 11, 2017, 6:28 pm
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Dec 11, 2017, 6:32 pm
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I think I've seen drugstores in other airports, but I can't picture a specific one right now. I've purchased drugstore-like items at DTW. Moreover, airports with travel health medical practices must have a way for their clients to fill prescriptions.
Dec 11, 2017, 6:42 pm
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Dec 11, 2017, 7:08 pm
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When PIT was built, the general public was still allowed access to the airside terminal. The whole idea is that it was a regular mall with regular prices, and they actually encouraged the general public to shop there.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
Dec 11, 2017, 7:12 pm
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When PIT was built, the general public was still allowed access to the airside terminal. The whole idea is that it was a regular mall with regular prices, and they actually encouraged the general public to shop there.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
Dec 11, 2017, 7:13 pm
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When PIT was built, the general public was still allowed access to the airside terminal. The whole idea is that it was a regular mall with regular prices, and they actually encouraged the general public to shop there.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
The airport was about the only good thing about living in western PA. It still makes me sad to think about its current diminished circumstances.
Dec 11, 2017, 7:30 pm
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Not sure if you've seen, but they're trying to bring the original feel back with MyPitPass (basically a gate pass to allow you to shop, eat, etc. without actually flying): Pittsburgh Airport @ Pittsburgh Airport.
Dec 11, 2017, 10:37 pm
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MUC has not only a pharmacy, but also a medical clinic proper. (Husband had a sinus infection decide to go acute on a LHR-MUC flight while vacationing, and while we missed clinic open hours, the airport pharmacist was kind and very helpful)