Throwback airports
Mar 26, 2012 | 10:25 pm
#31
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+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! 
Mar 27, 2012 | 8:12 am
#34
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: MCI
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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.
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.
"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"
Mar 27, 2012 | 8:29 am
#35
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Now it is DME which is becoming more and more seriously overloaded.
Mar 27, 2012 | 8:31 am
#36
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There have been changes in Sheremetyevo since the time this was written.
Mar 27, 2012 | 9:29 am
#37
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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"
"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"
Only 13 more years to wait.... (To be fair the new IND was a pleasant improvement)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.
There have been changes in Sheremetyevo since the time this was written.
(DOH! Just realised that I didn't actually POST the link first time around...)
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-airports.html
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Mar 27, 2012 | 12:06 pm
#38
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Pulokovo-2, St. Petersburg's international terminal, is also hopelessly outdated. Russia spent a ton of money modernizing Pulkovo-1 (the domestic terminal), but Pulokovo-2 is straight out of the 1970's. It's an embarrassing introduction to the Russian Federation.
Mar 27, 2012 | 12:38 pm
#39
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But, I like the habitrails. Imagine chicly dressed French women wearing little hats and carrying little matching purses flowing up and down them, wafting perfume as they go. (channel Jackie O.)
DFW is looking pretty dated, and the now-gone MDW was always a blast from the past - cement block walls and all.
LGA certainly counts.
DFW is looking pretty dated, and the now-gone MDW was always a blast from the past - cement block walls and all.
LGA certainly counts.
Mar 27, 2012 | 9:07 pm
#40
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That maybe true. Unfortunately, my experience is limited to 2A and 2B, which look like the movie set from Airport '75.
Mar 28, 2012 | 2:30 am
#41
Join Date: Apr 2011
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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.
Mar 28, 2012 | 2:53 am
#42
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Italy
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+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!
Mar 28, 2012 | 2:59 am
#43
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Indeed, SVO-F seemed to me even more adequate than DME. Nowadays DME is becoming more and more inadequate for the ever growing crowd. Spending 40 minutes in a queue for immigration is not something unheard of, it happened to myself several times.
Mar 28, 2012 | 8:11 am
#45
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) as it's one of my favorites. Impractical from the airlines' point of view which is why so many have tried and failed to hub it, but 10 yards from curb to checkpoint can't be beat. Could use a few more eateries though.