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Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 2): At Heathrow you don't have to literally move mountains to make room for a new runway |
Quoting finnishway (Reply 1): Well as far as I know there is not too much money to spend in California. |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 2): San Diego could use a new airport, but it isn't essential. What they have does limit potential growth, and I'm not sure that is a bad thing. |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 2): Atlanta could use a new airport to provide competition - but that won't happen. |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 2): Boston is crowded, limited parallel options, etc - but it seems to be working quite well for them. |
Quoting usdcaguy (Reply 3): Many of the terminals in ORD are dark and dreary, |
Quoting usdcaguy (Reply 3): I think they need to rebuild every concourse, make them wider and roomier and then consider building a new central check-in area where Concourse C currently sits while transforming the T gates so that they can accommodate planes on either side once the ticket areas are demolished. |
Quoting goosebayguy (Reply 5): For me its LAX. Incredibly decrepit, short of space and I will never forget the queue to check in with Southwest. Queue began outside the terminal and took well over an hour to reach a desk then long queue through security. By far the worst airport experience I have ever had.New terminals desperately needed. |
Quoting AVLAirlineFreq (Reply 6): A new terminal or an entirely new airport? |
Quoting goosebayguy (Reply 5): For me its LAX. Incredibly decrepit, short of space and I will never forget the queue to check in with Southwest. Queue began outside the terminal and took well over an hour to reach a desk then long queue through security. By far the worst airport experience I have ever had.New terminals desperately needed. |
Quoting finnishway (Reply 4): I think there is space to lenghten the current runway or build new next to it. |
Quoting seatback (Reply 8): Cities/airports like SAN, LGA, PHL, LAX, BOS are going to have to think about the next generation of travel and prepare for it. |
Quoting iyerhari (Reply 12): I would say Boston for sure- Logan cannot be expanded much and may soon need another airport. |
Quoting usdcaguy (Reply 3): I wish JFK's multiple terminal design could be torn down and rebuilt with a single 21st century structure, but that will never happen since the Port Authority moves at such a slow, ineffective pace. Many of the terminals in ORD are dark and dreary, so the refurbishment will be welcome. ATL made a huge mistake by building a separate, little-used check-in area for the "international terminal", which ultimately does not even accommodate all of ATL's international flights. I think they need to rebuild every concourse, make them wider and roomier and then consider building a new central check-in area where Concourse C currently sits while transforming the T gates so that they can accommodate planes on either side once the ticket areas are demolished. |
Quoting iyerhari (Reply 12): I would say Boston for sure- Logan cannot be expanded much and may soon need another airport. |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 11): Miramar is an option which likely isn't going to happen. A better option would be to take over NAS North Island - but that isn't going to happen either. |
Quoting finnishway (Reply 4): I don't see Atlanta as a place for two major airports. It is in the same category where new runway and terminals can be build. |
Quoting usdcaguy (Reply 3): Many of the terminals in ORD are dark and dreary, so the refurbishment will be welcome. ATL made a huge mistake by building a separate, little-used check-in area for the "international terminal", which ultimately does not even accommodate all of ATL's international flights. I think they need to rebuild every concourse, make them wider and roomier and then consider building a new central check-in area where Concourse C currently sits while transforming the T gates so that they can accommodate planes on either side once the ticket areas are demolished. |
Quoting finnishway (Reply 17): Can you tell why? |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 2): DCA and LGA are probably the two airports in the US which really should be shut down and their traffic moved to another larger airport. But that will never happen at either location. Too much political power supports the two airports. |
Quoting deltadawg (Reply 18): Not sure where you are getting this? ATL built a fifth runway that straddles the interstate, new International terminal and expanded the old terminal about as far as it will go. Atlanta, especially the northern suburbs, could use and I believe support a second airport. In fact, there is a strong movement for a commercial airport in NW Atlanta (Paulding County) that seems to have some traction. Besides Atlanta, Seattle could really use a new airport in my opinion, especially with things heating up there between DL and AS. After that I could see perhaps PHL. A bit off topic but I do think we could see some major airport expansions and building south of the border in Mexico over the next 20-40 years as Mexico's air travel increases on a faster scale and out dated airports like GDL, TAM and such wont suffice with ever expanding air service from Interjet, Volaris and more airlines. |
Quoting RayChuang (Reply 27): New York City area does NOT need a new airport--they need a total rebuild of the terminal buildings at JFK |
Quoting EricR (Reply 16): I think PHL has the greatest need. While LGA is crowded and also badly in need of a new facilty, the city of NYC has three choices. PHL has only one airport and it's runway configuration leads to frequent delays during peak hours. The merger with AA certainly won't help matters. |
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 20): However, there seems to be a great divide in what I can make out about local politics - many of the influential people not wanting the 'downtown' airport moved out to the county. Even though it is only 10 miles straight line distance, probably an extra half hour to drive. |
Quoting usdcaguy (Reply 3): I wish JFK's multiple terminal design could be torn down and rebuilt with a single 21st century structure, but that will never happen since the Port Authority moves at such a slow, ineffective pace. |
Quoting iyerhari (Reply 24): I agree with many comments that BOS may not be a hub but it's still going to be a critical O&D destination that fits with the profile of most businesses thanks to world-class universities and associated industries and that's only going to increase substantially. |
Quoting finnishway (Reply 4): I think DCA and LGA are very interesting airports that can support businesses. I don't think they should be used for leisure flights. I would like to see flights from DCA and LGA to major cities in the USA and get rid of the perimeter rules and instead of it make a rule that forbids using widebody aircraft for example. |
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Quoting cle757 (Reply 31): CLE!..tear it all down, and rebuild it! |
Quoting Revelation (Reply 30): Quoting EricR (Reply 16): I think PHL has the greatest need. While LGA is crowded and also badly in need of a new facilty, the city of NYC has three choices. PHL has only one airport and it's runway configuration leads to frequent delays during peak hours. The merger with AA certainly won't help matters. Good point. PHL is the main airport for a large area, and has quite good mass transport links, so investment seems warranted. I guess I'd wait a bit to see what the merged AA/US ends up doing. I know they've said good things about PHL but some times words and actions don't line up. |