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    89th
    wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 last edited by
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    Yeah Dulles sucks, mainly because of how long it takes to get between terminals, or to rental cars, etc. I fly back to Virginia (and work near Dulles) a few times each year but always go through Reagan (DCA). That being said... DCA kind of has a stale piss smell once you're near the gates. To make matters worse, MSP is my hometown airport and it is SO MUCH better than most airports. Clean bathrooms, great shops, restaurants, iPads on counters, carpets, etc.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 last edited by
      #4

      I get there a couple times a year. I’ll take it over Dulles.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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        Aqua Letifer
        wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 17:06 last edited by
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        What do you hate about it, jon?

        I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.

        Please love yourself.

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          Copper
          wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 17:06 last edited by
          #6

          At Dulles my house was closer to the terminal than the ends of the runways are to the terminal.

          And it could take me an hour to get home after touchdown.

          But the museum is nice.

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          • M Mik
            13 Nov 2023, 16:51

            MIA. Worst airport ever.

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            Jolly
            wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 17:50 last edited by
            #7

            @Mik said in IAD:

            MIA. Worst airport ever.

            Helps if you're very fluent in Spanish.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 18:21 last edited by
              #8

              How long are you in town? I’m in Richmond Wednesday-Friday, but will be spending time in Pentagon City over the weekend and into Thanksgiving…

              The Brad

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 19:01 last edited by
                #9

                Literally less than 24 hours.

                At my sisters. Drove by your art center.

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                • A Aqua Letifer
                  13 Nov 2023, 17:06

                  What do you hate about it, jon?

                  I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 19:06 last edited by
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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in IAD:

                  What do you hate about it, jon?

                  I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.

                  It’s old and crowded and you have to walk long distances and take a little train.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 01:13 last edited by
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                    I’m not the only one who has noticed.

                    https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/12/19/dulles-airport-future/

                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      89th
                      wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 05:43 last edited by
                      #12

                      Paywall. But let's be honest. Major international airport. Has real-estate. Is surrounded by a booming suburban landscape, including a tech corridor that traffics like 90% of worldwide interwebs pr0n TNCR content. Only going to become more in-demand as populations increase and politics remain the same.

                      So yes... IAD needs improvements. The metro connection was the big one. But within the airport itself, it needs some major upgrades.

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 05:53 last edited by
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                        I can honestly say that the quality of the airport has never once entered into my calculations for any of the cities that I have flown into. Convenience, cost, and available flight times…

                        The Brad

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 12:52 last edited by
                          #14

                          It may not affect your choices but it can affect your mood.

                          Keep in mind I lived with the old LGA for years so I have PTSD of sorts.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 13:02 last edited by
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                            JFK's no picnic either.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            • M Mik
                              13 Nov 2023, 16:51

                              MIA. Worst airport ever.

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                              kluurs
                              wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 13:14 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in IAD:

                              MIA. Worst airport ever.

                              Agree. When visiting, I’d fantasized it being improved by a squadron of B52s carpet bombing the place. It calmed me down when using the airport. People asked me why i was smiling.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 15:48 last edited by taiwan_girl
                                #17

                                My favorite India airport - Tiiruchirappalli LOL

                                (But they do have some cool temples there)

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                                  Copper
                                  wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 17:42 last edited by Copper
                                  #18

                                  The Newark airport People Express terminal in the late 70s, early 80s was a nightmare.

                                  The ceiling was maybe 9 feet high. People Express used to run a 747 on short haul flights to Boston and DC. That terminal was not built to handle airplanes that had over 300 passengers. At Christmas and Thanksgivings it was particularly bad, hot, stuffy, very crowded.

                                  But it was cheap.

                                  That terminal and People Express airlines did last very long. The new terminal came in, I think, the early 80s.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 17:43 last edited by
                                    #19

                                    I forgot about People’s Express. They weren’t around for long.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:44 last edited by
                                      #20

                                      By the way, MIA is a dream compared to IAD.

                                      The Brad

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                                        jon-nyc
                                        wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 23:12 last edited by
                                        #21

                                        Indeed. It’s big and you do some walking and all but it doesn’t bring you back to 1975.

                                        Only non-witches get due process.

                                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                          24 Jan 2025, 22:44

                                          By the way, MIA is a dream compared to IAD.

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                                          Copper
                                          wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 23:25 last edited by
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                                          @LuFins-Dad said in IAD:

                                          MIA is a dream

                                          If you can speak Spanish.

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