Comments on: defending hartsfield. http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:29:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15698 james Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:12:39 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15698 depends on the airports you are talking about. i would rate atlanta below average but not noticeably so. las vegas is probably the worst airport in america for this, and surpsingly since it's so small, dca is right up there with it.... depends on the airports you are talking about. i would rate atlanta below average but not noticeably so. las vegas is probably the worst airport in america for this, and surpsingly since it’s so small, dca is right up there with it….

]]> By: mmoebes http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15696 mmoebes Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:57:44 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15696 My only complaint is that it takes noticeably longer to get your checked bags at Atlanta, compared to other airports I've visited. My only complaint is that it takes noticeably longer to get your checked bags at Atlanta, compared to other airports I’ve visited.

]]> By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15687 james Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:00:20 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15687 yah, dude. i will agree with that. the international bag recheck for non-connections is absurd, but it is no worse that the closet that they try to do rechecks in at o'hare. i also hate the security gate after customs, but you have to do this in o'hare and lax too. yah, dude. i will agree with that. the international bag recheck for non-connections is absurd, but it is no worse that the closet that they try to do rechecks in at o’hare. i also hate the security gate after customs, but you have to do this in o’hare and lax too.

]]> By: jkowall http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15685 jkowall Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:15:20 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15685 International arrivals at ATL are the worst, with the double beg drop action. Its the worst airport in the US for that. For connections maybe people are overwhelmed at the size of the amount of foot traffic. Just a guess. International arrivals at ATL are the worst, with the double beg drop action. Its the worst airport in the US for that. For connections maybe people are overwhelmed at the size of the amount of foot traffic. Just a guess.

]]> By: abby http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15683 abby Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:26:47 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15683 I am fully with you, James. I love Hartsfield. Its layout is as simple and logical as it could possibly be. It's got to - more people go through there than any other single airport in the world, and that's been our ranking for 3 years running. Plus it's (a) a major factor in Atlanta and GA's growth and economic success and (b) a great place for people watching. I am fully with you, James. I love Hartsfield. Its layout is as simple and logical as it could possibly be. It’s got to – more people go through there than any other single airport in the world, and that’s been our ranking for 3 years running.

Plus it’s (a) a major factor in Atlanta and GA’s growth and economic success and (b) a great place for people watching.

]]> By: jamsmooth http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15682 jamsmooth Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:10 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15682 I'm certainly nowhere near the world traveler of James H. I will say that Seoul's airport is fairly easy to get around. It's not too big. However we did walk a long way to get to our gates. Seoul's airport is fairly new so architecturally it's interesting to look at, not to mention see all the folks walking around with operating masks on. I have been to Schipol as well and it is a good airport, easy to navigate and not much walking. I’m certainly nowhere near the world traveler of James H. I will say that Seoul’s airport is fairly easy to get around. It’s not too big. However we did walk a long way to get to our gates. Seoul’s airport is fairly new so architecturally it’s interesting to look at, not to mention see all the folks walking around with operating masks on.

I have been to Schipol as well and it is a good airport, easy to navigate and not much walking.

]]> By: georgepburdell http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15678 georgepburdell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:22:48 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15678 I somehow ended up on the tarmac by baggage handlers @ CDG one time (pre 9/11). I was possibly drunk and certainly sleep deprived, but seriously that is one confusing place. An MC Escher painting is easier to navigate than CDG. I somehow ended up on the tarmac by baggage handlers @ CDG one time (pre 9/11). I was possibly drunk and certainly sleep deprived, but seriously that is one confusing place. An MC Escher painting is easier to navigate than CDG.

]]> By: james http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15677 james Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:16:11 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15677 hahahaha. you guys are so right. the thing i remember about paris was the time i was literally one terminal away from where i needed to change to (2e to 2f.) on the map it should have been a very short walk, but thanks to the miracle that is cdg, i had to walk down a narrow hallway, down a back staircase and take a bus ride that was long enough to get me to tours and back. as for dfw - sheesh. god forbid you have to ride the "train" there - a monstrosity that is no bigger than one of the teacups in the mad hatter ride at disney world and seems to operate on a time schedule based of of tidal glacier movements. god bless atl. hahahaha. you guys are so right. the thing i remember about paris was the time i was literally one terminal away from where i needed to change to (2e to 2f.) on the map it should have been a very short walk, but thanks to the miracle that is cdg, i had to walk down a narrow hallway, down a back staircase and take a bus ride that was long enough to get me to tours and back.

as for dfw – sheesh. god forbid you have to ride the "train" there – a monstrosity that is no bigger than one of the teacups in the mad hatter ride at disney world and seems to operate on a time schedule based of of tidal glacier movements.

god bless atl.

]]> By: flannelenigma http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15676 flannelenigma Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:10:33 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15676 I often get people rolling their eyes at me when I praise Hartsfield. And I praise it for the very reasons you detail. Compare it to DFW sometime. I once had to walk 95% of the way completely around the horseshoes there (ending up within a couple of hundred feet from where I started, but I couldn't take the short route). Atlanta is simplicity at its finest. I suppose most people criticize it based on how busy it is and upon some old jokes ("You have to fly through Atlanta to get to Hell"). I often get people rolling their eyes at me when I praise Hartsfield. And I praise it for the very reasons you detail. Compare it to DFW sometime. I once had to walk 95% of the way completely around the horseshoes there (ending up within a couple of hundred feet from where I started, but I couldn’t take the short route). Atlanta is simplicity at its finest. I suppose most people criticize it based on how busy it is and upon some old jokes ("You have to fly through Atlanta to get to Hell").

]]> By: denkon http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2009/06/16/defending-hartsfield/comment-page-1/#comment-15675 denkon Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:56:57 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/?p=3481#comment-15675 You are so right about the ease of Atlanta airport compared to other international or major hub airports. My worse experience was at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris. To change planes I had to walk through long corridors around construction, up and down escalators, use elevators, take a bus to another terminal and repeat. I swear, if the airport could have worked in a ferry and helicopter into the transit, it would have. I felt like I traveled from one side of Europe to the other switching planes in Paris. You are so right about the ease of Atlanta airport compared to other international or major hub airports. My worse experience was at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris. To change planes I had to walk through long corridors around construction, up and down escalators, use elevators, take a bus to another terminal and repeat. I swear, if the airport could have worked in a ferry and helicopter into the transit, it would have. I felt like I traveled from one side of Europe to the other switching planes in Paris.

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