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[rusthebuss]

I think its funny that everyone of these polls leave Virginia cities out. You guys wanted us in the south but never put us in these polls.

[lammius]

rusthebuss, on Aug 28 2006, 12:36 PM, said:

I think its funny that everyone of these polls leave Virginia cities out. You guys wanted us in the south but never put us in these polls.

Yeah I think at the very least National should be in here.

[Fellowmann20]

It seems they don't like Memphis, but Nashville is supposedly great.  and they could care less for Virginia cities.

[mrchris386]

hustle4alivin, on May 8 2006, 05:41 PM, said:

I've been to quite a few of those airports on the list, and Tampa wins hands down with Orlando being a close second, in terms of layout and ease of use and efficiency of their facilities.

When you drive into Tampa Airport, the main short-term parking is located right on top of the Terminal. The terminals are color coded ('Red' and 'Blue') rather than by letter, number or direction. Elevators swoop you right down into the main terminal, and the Arrivals, Tickets, and Departure levels are separate from each other, which cuts down on intermingling foot traffic in the Landside Terminal (a MAJOR pet peeve of mine at say, Atlanta Airport). And instead of a long walk down a concourse, a shuttle train takes you to your Terminal, and there is minimal walking to your gate. Also, the security checkpoint is in each Concourse, rather than in the terminal itself. Orlando, on the other hand has the security checkpoints in the terminal.

Also, TIA's signage is easy to read, making the airport easy to navigate around in.

OIA beats TIA in terms of Restaurants and shopping, but it is a far busier Airport than TIA. Parking is a bit more of a pain, but you have more options here than you do at TIA.

Atlanta has a great layout if your changing planes, but it is hell if your leaving from Atlanta itself, rather than just changing through. One security checkpoint for six concourses! Also, the Concourses are narrow and crowded. Whoever designed the airport really should have considered making the councourses wider to install moving sidewalks.

Why aren't Dallas, Houston, Memphis or Raleigh on here?

This guy nailed it for TPA. I work for an airline and travel A LOT... I must say Tampa is the nicest airport i've been to thus far.... Whoever thinks Atlanta is the best, have you seriously ever been there? Yeah they are the worlds busiest and it is also the most frustrating to deal with as far as delays and customer service goes.... I have never traveled to Chicago or New York, but they cant be any worse than ATL... The hub for our airline is in ATL and I hate whenever i have to fly through there and transfer planes... If anyone enjoys the ATL airport, you must be on some serious drugs.

[mcheiss]

Chicago is the worst simply b/c of it's delays. I gurantee you that Chicago has more delays than any other airport in the nation.

[frankliner]

Fellowmann20, on Aug 28 2006, 03:47 PM, said:

It seems they don't like Memphis, but Nashville is supposedly great.  and they could care less for Virginia cities.

Funny how the person that created the poll posts in Memphis more than anywhere else. Hmmmmmm.

[RDUairport]

I really like DFW. In my opinion it's a very easy airport to connect through. If your an American Airlines fan its even better! I've only flown in two the airport twice and both times the weather was nice, so there weren't any delays, so I have no thought on operations and delays.

ATL is a fun airport to fly into if you love aviation, however if you just like to get in and out and back on your way, its not exactly paridise as delays can be very long.

[tm68]

I really dislike Atlanta's airport.  It is dirty and the customer service at the restaurants/shops are horrible.  

I've been there many times, but last month was the worst.  

I was waiting in line at a fast food chinese restaurant in the food court and the employee would not serve the lady in front of me what she wanted b/c she couldn't "break up the combo"  It was the stupidest thing ever.  As for me, they ran out of rice and I had to wait.  What kind of chinese restaurant runs out of rice???

I also got gay-bashed (verbally, not physically) in the Delta Crown Room this same trip.

Edited by tm68, 14 October 2006 - 02:36 PM.

[AlabamaGuy2007]

tm68, on Oct 14 2006, 03:34 PM, said:

I really dislike Atlanta's airport.  It is dirty and the customer service at the restaurants/shops are horrible.  

I've been there many times, but last month was the worst.  

I was waiting in line at a fast food chinese restaurant in the food court and the employee would not serve the lady in front of me what she wanted b/c she couldn't "break up the combo"  It was the stupidest thing ever.  As for me, they ran out of rice and I had to wait.  What kind of chinese restaurant runs out of rice???

I also got gay-bashed (verbally, not physically) in the Delta Crown Room this same trip.

That's surprising.  Besides Huntsville International Airport, ATL has been the easiest for me to navigate.  I found it very easy to get between all the terminals/concourses/gates and whatnot.  I had no problems.  The staff was very friendly, and the shops were clean, and the employees attentive.  I've never had any of the experiences you've listed.  Not to say it hasn't happened, just never in my experience.  

Sorry about the bashing, I still don't know why people can't accept people for who they are.  I get tired of people taking advantage of me because I have depression, so, I sorta kinda know where you're coming from.

But anyways, ATL isn't the best airport I've been to.  That award, IMO, still belongs to HSV.

Edited by AlabamaGuy2007, 15 October 2006 - 12:59 AM.

[TBurban]

The new Richmond International Airport.

[erm1981]

Richmond? where is that? joke.....

[davidals]

tm68, on Oct 14 2006, 03:34 PM, said:

I was waiting in line at a fast food chinese restaurant in the food court and the employee would not serve the lady in front of me what she wanted b/c she couldn't "break up the combo"  It was the stupidest thing ever.  As for me, they ran out of rice and I had to wait.  What kind of chinese restaurant runs out of rice???

LMAO, a great scene from a movie yet unfilmed.  Did the Chinese resturant involve any actual Chinese people?

I've usually found ATL to be a little frenzied.  CLT I've never had a problem, RDU is ok except for parking and that vast interchange you have to drive through to get into the place.

[mcheiss]

TBurban, on Nov 13 2006, 07:36 PM, said:

The new Richmond International Airport.

I flown through there before. It was about 1 year ago. I'm pretty sure that they were still expanding when I was there. It also turns out that Delta lost one of my suitcases and it didn't turn up for another 3 days.   It's still a nice airport that's not too far from downtown Richmond, which looks impressive from the air.

[Lexy]

Nashville International Airport anyone?  It's currently undergoing a 35 million dollar renovation inside and outside.  Almost 10 million passengers served last year and that number is expected to increase this year.  Southwest Airlines Focus City (between 90-95 flights daily on SWA) and home to a large Delta and American Airlines operation just to name a few.

Over 400 operations a day with 43 non-stop destinations.

Some sample pics from my site.....












More pictures here:  www.pbase.com/lexyky/nashville_international_airport


Gee, I sound like a cheerleader.  LOL!!!

Edited by Lexy, 23 November 2006 - 08:40 PM.