Kolek planning to go pro
IAH Terminal C is the bomb.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I was just in Lambert this week too. Down there about every 6 weeks or so - it's a dump. I mean it's not LGA hot pile of garbage bad - but it's really bad. Favorite airports have to be AMS & MUC. GRU in Sao Paulo isn't bad for a South American airport. AUK isn't too bad either. Narita > Haneda. DUS is a convenient place to directly get Europe from ORD. Echo the statements above regarding Beijing and Australia being subpar. I would throw the Shanghai airports on their too - nothing special. This goes for a lot travel in mainland China. Mexico City is a pain as well. Rio isn't that great. As for alliances - what is everyone's choice? I was 1K on United for a few years but a new job doesn't have me going overseas as much anymore so I am now just grinding out Gold. Was thinking about switching to another international star alliance carrier to get gold easier but wasn't sure if I should. Also, a while back someone mentioned Briggs & Riley luggage. Good lord that person needs a high five. I love my bag. I had to get my wife one so she would stop stealing mine. I won't buy another brand ever again.
LGA is a complete mess right now but should be greatly improved when the major overhaul and rebuild is done.I missed a flight at LGA in the fall due to the mess. I haven't parked in LongTerm parking since.
Haven't been to Lambert since I was a frequent flyer on Ozark and then TWA. Yeah, that's been a few years. Several that stand out within the past 10-15 years:Just Bad: LGA, JFK, EWRDullesHonolulu (people tolerate it because they're in paradise)RomeLondon HeathrowDecent by US StandardsATLPHXJAXDEN (not counting the awful location)SEADCA (dated, but bonus points for convenience)Good by US StandardsDTW (which replaced my least favorite airport of all time)MSPDecent by International StandardsCDGLondon GatwickIncheonNRTGreatSINAMS
One interesting aspect is what airline you fly into a specific airport. Sky Harbor is a great example, as Terminal 2 (United) is terrible, but if you go to the Southwest Terminal, it’s great, totally different experience. I also knock down PHX for the 10 minute drive to the car rental facility.
What's wrong with Heathrow out of curiosity? I flew into Heathrow and Gatwick and much preferred Heathrow.Reykjavic was my least favorite. Only had one person scanning tickets and it took a hour to board because you needed to take a bus to the plane.Dublin was my favorite. Easy to navigate, and nice new renovations.
MKE is underated. Peninsula first, Fairmont second, aina?
Always wanted to try a Peninsula (ideally Hong Kong) and get picked up at the airport in a Rolls. Bucket list.Fairmont is really nice and I like Ritz-Carlton too, but the nicest "chain" hotel I've stayed in is the Mandarin Oriental in Singapore. Probably helped that we booked a club level room so we had lounge access and a special concierge. We also splurged on a Mercedes limo pickup. Was gonna try Raffles, but I would have had to sell a kidney.....
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.
You are supposed to say "Mandarin Asian" now.