Best Airport Hub

boiler0178 · 06-16-2003, 02:15 AM

Vote on the BEST airport to fly through or to. And explain why if you wish below.

continental sat · 06-16-2003, 02:44 AM

Haha all I can say is thats alot of choices!I voted for PIT thoe its the least stressful Hub ive gone through.

UALsprtofSEA2 · 06-16-2003, 02:51 AM

It would have to be ORD. I live in Chicago, work at ORD and have never had a problem there.

Scott

DeltaFlot · 06-16-2003, 03:00 AM

Atlanta - all straight lines of travel, multple ways of getting from whatever Point A and Point B might be, and simple design. And its home enough said

Lufthansa · 06-16-2003, 05:43 AM

Phoenix is the most beautiful in my opinion, but LAX, LAS and FRA are of course also great.

BHopper88 · 06-16-2003, 12:17 PM

detroit metro "NW WORLDGATEWAY" gets my vote since its the newest in the US, and it has the designs of an asian airport like osaka, hong kong as with others. It has an elevated tram that goes the length of the mile long concourse inside the terminal, the waterfountain of the routes that NW flies is pretty cool.. and a Spectacular 900-foot tunnel links concourses A to B/C, and features a synchronized light and sound show. Also there is pleanty of wide open spaces so you dont feel crowded when u are waiting for a flight.

tjwgrr · 06-16-2003, 12:27 PM

DTW gets my vote too...

Flew through DTW twice last month- very, very efficient- lots of gates- easy to get from one end to the other via the elevated railway and moving walkways- open and roomy- doesn't seem crowded although it's busy- four parallel runways, typically two for arrivals and two for departures keep things moving- direct freeway access from two major interstate highways…..

Good job on the 180 turn around DTW!!!

george · 06-16-2003, 12:46 PM

Lots of choices there... but I'd have to go with St.Louis. Very simple to 'connect' (on AA)

boiler0178 · 06-16-2003, 04:20 PM

DeltaFlot,
I'm flying through ATL this weekend, what is the time needed to connect from a T gate to an E gate? The Hartsfeild website says 5 min. is that true?

Jeremy · 06-17-2003, 09:41 PM

Out of those choices, I would have to say HKG and PIT for convenience.

Yukon 880 · 06-18-2003, 04:54 AM

My vote goes to Vienna/Schwechat.
It's never crowded, connection times are as little as 25 minutes and the terminal and facilities are neat and clean. If you happen to be travelling to or through Europe, VIE is hard to beat.

Don

06-18-2003, 08:40 AM

SWA AT BWI

RRoyce747-400 · 06-18-2003, 10:10 AM

richie154 · 06-18-2003, 05:35 PM

i chose CVG. i took delta SJC-CVG, then CVG-BUF. the conx was pain free.

Bill G · 06-18-2003, 06:20 PM

As a crewmember I've always thought PIT was the easiest to get around in. (Wished my airline thought the same).

Never cared for STL even though I was based here (hometown) for many years with Ozark and TWA.

Bill G

Delta767 · 06-23-2003, 12:28 PM

It will be Munich/ Germany with its new Lufthansa Terminal. Europe´s most modern and convenient Terminal.
To get some information: www.lufthansa.com.

Southwest4Boi · 06-23-2003, 04:17 PM

Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
and Las Vegas

SkyWest 3728 · 06-24-2003, 10:56 AM

Las Vegas.

You know that you are in Las Vegas when you walk off the plane and hear the slot machines before you even step into the terminal.

Stanman · 06-24-2003, 01:08 PM

You forgot Singapore's Changi and Amsterdam's Schipol consistently rated very highly.

I personally prefer Changi for great business class lounges, great shopping, decent restaurants, free massages, free local phone calls, and inexpensive internet access. If you are staying in Singapore, the time from plane to curb is usually around 15 minutes.

Furthermore, for decent local food, the hawker stalls in the basement for variety, inexpensive food, and ambience is hard to beat. Only thing is that the Singapore Authorities would prefer tourists not know the location of this place but there are signs to it nevertheless on the east side of Terminal 1.

07-17-2003, 12:50 PM

Las Vegas -

Have you ever walked around and looked at all the Large Scale models on display ... there are quite a few tucked away here and there ...
and I love the nice metal planes they have welded between escalators in Terminal D that act a deterrent to sliding down the middle ..... not to mention you can play the slots while waiting for your flight and hit it big ...

07-17-2003, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BHopper88
detroit metro "NW WORLDGATEWAY" gets my vote since its the newest in the US, and it has the designs of an asian airport like osaka, hong kong as with others. It has an elevated tram that goes the length of the mile long concourse inside the terminal, the waterfountain of the routes that NW flies is pretty cool.. and a Spectacular 900-foot tunnel links concourses A to B/C, and features a synchronized light and sound show. Also there is pleanty of wide open spaces so you dont feel crowded when u are waiting for a flight.

DTW is abosolutely beautiful ... no doubt far more functional than the previous terminal ... but ... the problem with DTW is that the tram stops are too far apart .. so if your gate is in the middle of a tram stop you are walking and walking and walking even with mutiple moving walkways ... but still much better than the old terminal .. I can remember connect throught Detroit and you would land at Terminal D and your new flight would leave 30 minutes later from terminal A .. it was brutal.

View Poll Results: Best Airport Hub
Chicago O'Hare - ORD	4	8.51%
Atlanta Hertfield - ATL	2	4.26%
Dallas Ft. Worth - DFW	1	2.13%
Denver - DEN	3	6.38%
San Francisco - SFO	1	2.13%
Los Angeles - LAX	2	4.26%
New York - JFK	0	0%
New York LaGuardia - LGA	0	0%
Miami - MIA	1	2.13%
Minneapolis St.Paul - MSP	0	0%
Detroit - DTW	4	8.51%
Memphis - MEM	0	0%
Cincinnati - CVG	4	8.51%
Washington DC - IAD	0	0%
Houston Intercontinental - IAH	2	4.26%
Newark - EWR	1	2.13%
Cleveland - CLE	1	2.13%
Charlotte - CLT	3	6.38%
Pittsburgh - PIT	3	6.38%
Philadelphia - PHL	0	0%
Phoenix - PHX	5	10.64%
Las Vegas - LAS	2	4.26%
Chicago Midway - MDW	0	0%
Houston Hobby - HOU	0	0%
Washington DC - DCA	0	0%
Boston - BOS	0	0%
London Heathrow - LHR	1	2.13%
Paris Charles DeGaulle - CDG	0	0%
Frankfurt- FRA	0	0%
Hong Kong - HKG	2	4.26%
Tokyo Narita - NRT	1	2.13%
St. Louis - STL	1	2.13%
San Juan - SJU	0	0%
Kansas City - MCI	0	0%
OTHER - PLEASE NOTE BELOW	3	6.38%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

06-16-2003, 02:15 AM	#1
boiler0178 Senior Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Peru, IL Age: 30 Posts: 195	Best Airport Hub Vote on the BEST airport to fly through or to. And explain why if you wish below.

06-16-2003, 02:44 AM	#2
continental sat USAF Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Everywhere Age: 23 Posts: 605	Haha all I can say is thats alot of choices!I voted for PIT thoe its the least stressful Hub ive gone through. __________________ USAF LoadMaster http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1395.html

06-16-2003, 02:51 AM	#3
UALsprtofSEA2 Master Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Chicago Age: 45 Posts: 895	It would have to be ORD. I live in Chicago, work at ORD and have never had a problem there. Scott __________________ 737-200 United Airlines(bl/gry) Midway(80s) 727-100 Flying Tigers,UPS,Emery,DHL, TWA 727-200 ATA, Delta Shuttle,Carnival,Sunworld(WL's). 747-300 Swissair(80's livery), KLM combi (90's livery). 757-200 UAL(sb), Eastern(reg. tail) 767-200 United(any), Delta(any),TWA(red stripes),Airborne Express, All Nippon,Kuwait,LOT,Varig(any). DC-10's Swissair(all), ATA

06-16-2003, 03:00 AM	#4
DeltaFlot The Patriot Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Laurel, MD Age: 36 Posts: 3,228	Atlanta - all straight lines of travel, multple ways of getting from whatever Point A and Point B might be, and simple design. And its home enough said __________________ Febuary 15, 1898 December 7, 1941 June 8, 1967 September 11, 2001 Never Forget, Never Forgive If you kick the Tiger in the arse, you better be able to deal with the Tiger's teeth.

06-16-2003, 05:43 AM	#5
Lufthansa Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Im MV scheint mir die Sonne aussm Arsch Age: 22 Posts: 2,513	Phoenix is the most beautiful in my opinion, but LAX, LAS and FRA are of course also great.

06-16-2003, 12:17 PM	#6
BHopper88 Master Collector Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Home: Beverly Hills, Michigan (burb of Detroit), School: Grand Forks, North Dakota Age: 30 Posts: 547	detroit metro "NW WORLDGATEWAY" gets my vote since its the newest in the US, and it has the designs of an asian airport like osaka, hong kong as with others. It has an elevated tram that goes the length of the mile long concourse inside the terminal, the waterfountain of the routes that NW flies is pretty cool.. and a Spectacular 900-foot tunnel links concourses A to B/C, and features a synchronized light and sound show. Also there is pleanty of wide open spaces so you dont feel crowded when u are waiting for a flight.

06-16-2003, 12:27 PM	#7
tjwgrr Senior Collector Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 471	DTW gets my vote too... Flew through DTW twice last month- very, very efficient- lots of gates- easy to get from one end to the other via the elevated railway and moving walkways- open and roomy- doesn't seem crowded although it's busy- four parallel runways, typically two for arrivals and two for departures keep things moving- direct freeway access from two major interstate highways….. Good job on the 180 turn around DTW!!!

06-16-2003, 12:46 PM	#8
george Master Collector Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: IAD-DCA-BWI/MIA/PHX Posts: 759	Lots of choices there... but I'd have to go with St.Louis. Very simple to 'connect' (on AA) __________________ KERRY/Edwards2004 /////////////////////////

06-16-2003, 04:20 PM	#9
boiler0178 Senior Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Peru, IL Age: 30 Posts: 195	DeltaFlot, I'm flying through ATL this weekend, what is the time needed to connect from a T gate to an E gate? The Hartsfeild website says 5 min. is that true?

06-17-2003, 09:41 PM	#10
Jeremy Master Collector Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: BAA Indianapolis Posts: 583	Out of those choices, I would have to say HKG and PIT for convenience. __________________ One Nation under God There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth

06-18-2003, 04:54 AM	#11
Yukon 880 Clipper Speedy Kitty Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anchorage, The Great State of Alaska Posts: 773	For simplicity and convenience... My vote goes to Vienna/Schwechat. It's never crowded, connection times are as little as 25 minutes and the terminal and facilities are neat and clean. If you happen to be travelling to or through Europe, VIE is hard to beat. Don __________________ Fly Delta's Big Jets!

06-18-2003, 08:40 AM	#12
geminiman Guest Posts: n/a	SWA AT BWI

06-18-2003, 10:10 AM	#13
RRoyce747-400 Junior Collector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 10	Sadly you are all wrong. __________________ RRoyce Custom Models RRoyce Custom Models RRoyce Custom Models

06-18-2003, 05:35 PM	#14
richie154 Retired Hookah Master Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley of Heart's Delight Age: 24 Posts: 3,718	i chose CVG. i took delta SJC-CVG, then CVG-BUF. the conx was pain free. __________________ The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villian with a smiling cheek, a goodly apple rotten at the heart. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Private Pilot: 10/20/2005 Private Multi Engine: 05/09/2008 The more things change, the more Mesa still sucks.

07-18-2003, 10:17 AM	#22
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06-18-2003, 06:20 PM	#15
Bill G Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,236	Hubs As a crewmember I've always thought PIT was the easiest to get around in. (Wished my airline thought the same). Never cared for STL even though I was based here (hometown) for many years with Ozark and TWA. Bill G __________________ *Ozark Flies Your Way* FEES DON'T FLY AT SOUTHWEST

06-23-2003, 12:28 PM	#16
Delta767 Senior Collector Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BECK´S town, Germany Age: 22 Posts: 217	MUC It will be Munich/ Germany with its new Lufthansa Terminal. Europe´s most modern and convenient Terminal. To get some information: www.lufthansa.com. __________________ Mario

06-23-2003, 04:17 PM	#17
Southwest4Boi Senior Collector Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mars Posts: 152	Top 4 Las Vegas Las Vegas Las Vegas and Las Vegas __________________ Fly Southwest!

06-24-2003, 10:56 AM	#18
SkyWest 3728 Collector Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocklin, CA Age: 35 Posts: 83	Las Vegas. You know that you are in Las Vegas when you walk off the plane and hear the slot machines before you even step into the terminal.

06-24-2003, 01:08 PM	#19
Stanman Senior Collector Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Waxahachie, Texas, USA Posts: 426	You forgot Singapore's Changi and Amsterdam's Schipol consistently rated very highly. I personally prefer Changi for great business class lounges, great shopping, decent restaurants, free massages, free local phone calls, and inexpensive internet access. If you are staying in Singapore, the time from plane to curb is usually around 15 minutes. Furthermore, for decent local food, the hawker stalls in the basement for variety, inexpensive food, and ambience is hard to beat. Only thing is that the Singapore Authorities would prefer tourists not know the location of this place but there are signs to it nevertheless on the east side of Terminal 1.

07-17-2003, 12:50 PM	#20
Presidential Guest Posts: n/a	Las Vegas - Have you ever walked around and looked at all the Large Scale models on display ... there are quite a few tucked away here and there ... and I love the nice metal planes they have welded between escalators in Terminal D that act a deterrent to sliding down the middle ..... not to mention you can play the slots while waiting for your flight and hit it big ...