re: Worst airport terminal in America?

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I don't see why people could complain about Atlanta being a bad airport.

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The security lines were pretty terrible but have gotten better. The worst thing is probably the shitty attitudes of most people who work there. The majority got their jobs via political patronage and they act like it. It's not the worst airport by any means, though, and I really like that you can fly directly from ATL to most other airports.

Mobile Alabama sucks because it is so rinky dink that I had to catch the next flight because I got there 55 minutes early, the cutoff is an hour before the flight for the kiosk check-in, but I couldn't check in at the counter because the same person had to go run the gate.

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It's 30 minutes for domestic itineraries. Hour or 45 min for international itineraries. So you were either traveling internationally but that means someone would still be at the gate checkin domestic pax, or you are lying...

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MOB makes up their own rules, from the airlines to TSA, you're supposed to be able to use that kiosk until 45 minutes prior to departure, after that see an agent, still can't check a bag under 45 mins. prior, no int'l rules apply on the domestic leg, i.e. MOB-ATL, even though you may be continuing on to an int'l destination

I don't know, I've been through a lot. I'm easy to please so I don't have a whole lot of complaints, but just a few observations:

Worst is probably actually JFK. Was going through the TSA screening area for an international flight there and it was an absolute zoo. Complete chaos.

Jackson, Mississippi is probably second-worst - very few chairs as I recall and I remember having to lean against the wall for 2 1/2 hours. Had the Foxworthy riff about the "Jackson International Airport" ringing in my ears. Baton Rouge isn't great either.

The main thing I remember about LaGuardia is there were pigeons flying through the terminal, which wasn't impressive.

Don't have any expectation of privacy if you're going through Ben-Gurion in Israel.

Finally, the slot machines at McCarron in Las Vegas were a nice touch.

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It's 30 minutes for domestic itineraries. Hour or 45 min for international itineraries. So you were either traveling internationally but that means someone would still be at the gate checkin domestic pax, or you are lying...

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Nope, it was a Sunday midday (the Sunday between Chritmas and New Year's if I remember correctly, not a soul at the front counter and I was plenty early enough to walk onto the plane, had enough time to call AA's customer service about it, no help.

New Orleans.

MCI Terminal B

I didn't think MSP was all that bad.

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MSP

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Not a bad place, switching concourses with a 30 min connection took a long arse time, just made it on time.

That snoopy at MSP

I fly almost weekly and have experienced most mentioned here. For overall bad comfort, security,terminal access, bars and restaurants, Ohare and Newark really blow. Although traffic into the rental car facility in Atlanta this week was a cluster F with road construction.

BTW, I hate all airports.