Originally Posted by chefdg1 (Post 18275936)

Left from JOG this morning. OMFG!

Originally Posted by exbayern (Post 18275470)

But to me, MCI IS far worse. There was one doughnut counter open past security, and that was IT. There was one small, dirty bathroom. The security is contract, not TSA, and for those wearing a skirt it makes it worse (they have confirmed to me multiple times that they are obliged to hand check ALL travellers with skirts, even though TSA does not even do that)

I have waited much longer for bags at MCI even on a relatively quiet night than at TXL.

Overall, my experiences at TXL were positive, as they have been for at least one other poster. Yes, the airport may be old, and of a cobbled together design, but there is a very valid reason for this.

At MCI there is little to no way to change the gate screening set up and there is probably not going to be a change in the near future. Combine that with the screening experiences I have had there, lack of food post-security, relatively long baggage wait times, and the fact that it won't be changing in the near future, and I still give TXL higher marks.

When we compare transportation and access, TXL still wins in my rating scale.

Originally Posted by travelmad478 (Post 18250690)

SVO-2, if you fly into the old terminal (SU's flights are now moved to a newer one, but plenty of hapless airlines are still stuck in the original hellhole). It was built for the 1980 Olympics and has never had anything more than very minor cosmetic improvements.

Originally Posted by lancebanyon (Post 18250718)

"Flights to cities in Russia and charter flights arrive and depart from Sheremetyevo-1. There is no physical connection between the two terminal complexes; they are essentially separate airports using the same set of runways."

Originally Posted by former230 (Post 18281714)

Not to worry MCI dislikers (myself included), there is a new one (1 central terminal as opposed to 3 seperate) in the works slated for opening in 2025. Just around the corner!

"On December 18, 2008, the Kansas City Council approved a master plan for the airport which included a call for an extension of Tiffany Springs Road (to be called Tiffany Springs Parkway) between I-29 and I-435 as well as improvements to Missouri State Route 152 for the new terminal on the south side of the airport by 2025"

Originally Posted by bensyd (Post 18281624)

CDG...

If it were a bus terminal, it would still be dated.

Originally Posted by bensyd (Post 18281624)

CDG...

If [CDG] were a bus terminal, it would still be dated.

Originally Posted by exbayern (Post 18282221)

I think that this depends entirely on the terminal, the airline, and the routing. I don't have issues with CDG because of how I use the airport, and some terminal areas are quite nice.

Originally Posted by homelyboy (Post 18281830)

There have been changes in Sheremetyevo since the time this was written.

Originally Posted by tonywestsider (Post 18279993)

+1 ^ Actually, I've been to JOG a few years ago. The terminal reminds me of some of the inter-island terminals in Hawaii 40 years ago, but JOG is in Indonesia. GA made us board through a door on one side of the terminal and made us walk on the tarmac to the plane located on the other side of the terminal, which was about a 1000 foot walk from terminal door to stair of the plane. But the real throwback to JOG were the restrooms! :D

Originally Posted by _windi_ (Post 18287478)

While I did not (yet) have the pleasure of flying out of any of the new terminal buildings, the old international terminal, now Sheremetyevo-F, is still awful. Small, crowded, not enough seating.

Originally Posted by former230 (Post 18281714)

Not to worry MCI dislikers (myself included), there is a new one (1 central terminal as opposed to 3 seperate) in the works slated for opening in 2025. Just around the corner!