re: Here’s my review of the New Orleans Airport (MSY)

I have flown maybe a dozen times out of the new airport. These things are true:

1) it is a food court with airplane gates

2) the traffic can be horrible on the airport ground. I have never had trouble on Loyola and see no reason for the proposed flyover. If the time of the day is right the traffic is no problem----tip--if you are picking up passengers tell them to go to the short term parking garage. You can sit in there for 30 minutes for no charge and you don't have to mess with the cell phone lot or drive around. The cell phone lot is a major screw up

3) there is really no advantage to the frequent flyer over the old terminal. Incoming guest seeking rental cars are more inconvenienced now than before. It is true that other airports do the same shuttle service but MSY was better before than now with no shuttle required to get to the rental cars. (What happened to conserving energy??) Overall the new terminal is ok and provides services to the traveler on par with the old terminal and we spent a lot of money for it. If having more places to spend money on food is important to you then you should like the new terminal.

4) the toilet seat covers are cool

5) Users and to some degree taxpayers are paying for it and there were much more needed uses of the money. Upgrading the old terminal would have been a better plan.

Another tip--if you are parking offsite or somebody is bringing you to the airport go in at the first door on level 1 instead of on the departure level if you are not checking a bag. Along the same lines---if you have to be dropped off at the departure level simply go in the Alaska airlines door regardless of which airline you are using if you are not going to check a bag. The escalator down to the TSA line is right there. There is no reason, for example, to go all the way to the SWA door and then walk the length of the building back to the escalator unless you need to check a bag or something.