Oso planning to go pro
How are you dudes not including MKE in your rankings?And a shout-out to Rockford International. Flew out of there once, best experience ever. You park about 100 feet from the door, there's like 4 gates and one luggage carousel.
Which terminal in Heathrow? I think this is another good example of which airline/terminal you use at a given airport.I have flown in and out of T4 several times, and it's crowded, disorganized and immigration takes forever. On one outbound flight, several gates were very close together and it was complete chaos. An overhead announcement was made for our flight to MSP so we got into a long line. We were halfway down the jetbridge when an airport employee told us that the MSP announcement was an error, and that the plane we almost boarded was headed to Accra. So about half of the people (us included) headed back up the jetbridge just in time to make it onto our actual flight out (from an adjacent gate that had been mislabeled). Oh...and some T4 departures require you to take a bus to your plane. I have heard the newer British Airways T5 is much better.
Polaris seems to really be hit or miss. I go to SFO about every other month and sometimes will catch the 777 out of ORD to SFO and get the upgrade to Polaris, and it’s not impressive. Granted it’s only 4 hours, but the cabin didn’t have a wow factor. I’d be curious of people taking long hauls on Polaris and thumbs up or thumbs down.Agreed that HGK is the best airport I’ve ever been to. I don’t know if most people include Hong Kong as a bucket list city, but especially if you love London (my favorite city), the British footprint will forever be a part of Hong Kong, and it’s just an amazing city. The sole trip I took to HGK was first class on Singapore Air out of SFO, best airline experience I’ve ever had.
my question as well, except the more i thought about-mke vs. all the other internationals? that's why mke for the most part will always be fairly stress free to fly in/out of. i've got to find a different long term parking facility though. the super-saver ain't that anymore. plus they are always the last van to stroll through for pick-ups. anyone do the wally-park or marriot? i mean "super-saver is up to $8.00/day with sshmitty service. i'd gladly pay a little more for better more reliable service
MKE is a fantastic experience in terms of speed. Since I moved back to the MKE area about 3 months ago, Ive flown out 5-6 times and have yet to see more than 1 person in front of me in TSA pre-check. So thats nice. But flight options are pretty limited or pricey, even to somewhere like NY, so that kind of sucks.I use FastPark, bit closer than WallPark. $7 a day, they now valet on drop off, and have multiple shuttles running so Ive never really waited. Its nice.
I feel for you guys that live on the road. I don't think I could have done it.
JWagsHK was a fantastic city and still is a very good one, IMO. I have been traveling there since 1985 and my family had an office there from 1992 to 2001. The handover definitely changed the city, but not so much the flair of the city. Two things have influenced the changes in HK, the influx of local Chinese and the wealth factor. To me, HK changed when they started hiring Chinese, over HK natives, in the service area. HK is service driven city and the hotels, even The Penisula, lost some of the upper end service it was known for.The local Chinese brought their customs, styles to HK and it really is the exact opposite of what HK folks represent. We have had HK staff working our family from 1992, and still do, and they hate how the local Chinese act and their behavior. Major, major difference between HK folks and those from 50 miles to the north.As for the wealth factor, the old money HK have a unique style and stems from the Brits influence. New rich Chinese roll into HK on the weekend with paper bags full of cash to hit the LV and jewelry stores and pisses off the locals. HK people are extremely proud of their city and not anything like the new rich Chinese.All that said, IMO, unless you visited HK often prior to the handover, you would not notice the changes. To me, the veneer of HK remains the same, only the intangibles have changed.
One of the things I note is the prevalence of very infrequent flyers when evaluating an airport. I swear, 80% of the passengers on my frequent flight to LAS haven't been on a plane in at least 2 years. I chalk it up to being simply part of the process. MCO suffers from the same issue.dgies, is it United for you based on your non-stop capability? I fully understand why regular business travelers go with a legacy for things like clubs and first class seats.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.