re: Is Shreveport Regional the worst airport in the world?

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It’s not even close. Not a single outlet to be found and the food vending machine doesn’t work

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I am sure you can find an outlet.

IMO an airport that you can get from your car to the gate in less than 20 minutes is damn good. That's why I love airports like BTR, OKC, and DCA. I have never flow into or out of Shreveport before, but I'm sure the airport is probably even more convenient than the ones I've listed. Maybe not as nice as those, but still super easy to deal with.

Fun story:

When American Airlines went on strike a couple of years ago, America's regional carriers did not go on strike. So they were shuttling people from hub to hub through cites like Grand Rapids, Baton Rouge, etc. which were not traditionally treated like hubs. I was flying out of BTR that day and I had never seen the terminal so busy before.

I asked someone in the little cafe where they were headed, and they said that they had a layover there and was going to Washington DC from Dallas. Kind of shocking because those are both big airports for American and BTR has never been a hub, has no Admirals club, and fairly limited amenities. But the airline was doing everything they could to route people that were stranded because of the American Airlines pilot strike.

I'm honestly surprised America's scheduling system could actually reroute people like that through alternative airports like Grand Rapids, Tulsa, or Baton Rouge. Good, creative way to problem solve on their part I guess.

So as much as I like little airports like BTR It would suck to be jammed into a small terminal for a layover like that. Just not enough restaurants, seating, etc.