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Shuttle from rental drop off to MSY

Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:32 am
Posted by The Goat
Right here, Chief
Member since Nov 2006
2813 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:32 am
Can someone please explain the overly circuitous route the shuttles take from rental to terminal. I can make no sense of this. I could drive to Laplace in the time it takes.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120379 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:33 am to
How else do you get around the airfield?

There is a partially competed tunnel under the airfield but that shall remain forever partially completed
This post was edited on 11/2/23 at 8:34 am
Posted by vl100butch
Ridgeland, MS
Member since Sep 2005
34670 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:34 am to
the rental cars are on the side of the airport with the old terminal...no plan to move rental cars that I know of.
Posted by frequent flyer
USA
Member since Jul 2021
2994 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:35 am to
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the rental cars are on the side of the airport with the old terminal...no plan to move rental cars that I know of.



It's such a great, well thought out place.
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
31176 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:45 am to
The rental car center opened shortly before they decided to build the new airport.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39599 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:51 am to
I was in the shuttle last week and watching people's faces and hearing their confusion about the rental car situation was a fun diversion.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
17177 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:53 am to
quote:

It's such a great, well thought out place.


How often do you fly? Lots of airports require a shuttle to reach the rental car center.
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21546 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:55 am to
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There is a partially competed tunnel under the airfield but that shall remain forever partially completed


I'd love to meet the genius who decided that a tunnel in the N.O. area was a decent idea. Did they not bother to investigate the nightmares associated with the few other tunnels in Louisiana?
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39599 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 8:57 am to
True, but I'm not sure how many bring you along the backside of some gross canal and beat down industrial park, and then through an abandoned airport.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
7269 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 9:05 am to
It is pretty crazy they can't just build a road on the interior path and put whatever fencing is required?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
73681 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 9:12 am to
quote:

was in the shuttle last week and watching people's faces and hearing their confusion about the rental car situation was a fun diversion


Have they never traveled outside of Bougalusa International?

Riding a shuttle to rental cars is pretty normal.
Posted by msap9020
Texas
Member since Feb 2015
1281 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 9:30 am to
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How often do you fly? Lots of airports require a shuttle to reach the rental car center.



I travel a lot for business and OP is right, the time it takes to shuttle back and forth from the rental car center at MSY is beyond ridiculous.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120379 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 9:42 am to
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Did they not bother to investigate the nightmares associated with the few other tunnels in Louisiana?


Harvey Tunnel, belle chasse tunnel and Houma tunnel going strong baw
Posted by Grinder
Member since Nov 2007
1828 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 9:49 am to
quote:

Can someone please explain the overly circuitous route the shuttles take from rental to terminal. I can make no sense of this.


Are you wanting to drive straight across the runways?
Posted by Boudreaux35
BR
Member since Sep 2007
21546 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:13 am to
quote:

Harvey Tunnel, belle chasse tunnel and Houma tunnel going strong baw


You been thru any of those recently? One, in fact, is on it's last few days.
Posted by go_tigres
Member since Sep 2013
5163 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:14 am to
quote:

Can someone please explain the overly circuitous route the shuttles take from rental to terminal. I can make no sense of this. I could drive to Laplace in the time it takes.


How about the fact that it looks like you’re being taken through a third world nation.
Posted by NOLALGD
Member since May 2014
2240 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:26 am to
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How about the fact that it looks like you’re being taken through a third world nation.


Its not a scenic view but this is a ridiculous statement.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120379 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:52 am to
quote:

You been thru any of those recently? One, in fact, is on it's last few days.


Because this state sucks at maintaining stuff

And they are all old
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37140 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 10:57 am to
quote:

It is pretty crazy they can't just build a road on the interior path and put whatever fencing is required?


You have to cross a runway.

Now, I've thought, MSY isn't THAT busy. Why not just build a road that crosses a runway, and put train-type gates on either side of the crossing. When a plane is about to take off or land, the gates lower and the rental car bus has to wait. Then, after it passes, gates go up and bus passes.

I don't know if there are road maintenance issues with driving across a runway. But I would think professional drivers could handle this.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120379 posts
Posted on 11/2/23 at 11:28 am to
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But I would think professional drivers could handle this.


Have you seen the bus drivers at MSY?
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