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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 last edited by
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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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 16:54 last edited by
I get there a couple times a year. I’ll take it over Dulles.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 17:06 last edited by
What do you hate about it, jon?
I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.
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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 17:06 last edited by
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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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 18:21 last edited by
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…
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wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 19:01 last edited by
Literally less than 24 hours.
At my sisters. Drove by your art center.
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What do you hate about it, jon?
I'm no fan either but then again I just hate airports.
wrote on 13 Nov 2023, 19:06 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 01:13 last edited by
I’m not the only one who has noticed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/12/19/dulles-airport-future/
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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 05:43 last edited by
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
pr0nTNCR 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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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 05:53 last edited by
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…
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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 12:52 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 15:48 last edited by taiwan_girl
My favorite India airport - Tiiruchirappalli LOL
(But they do have some cool temples there)
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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 17:42 last edited by Copper
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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wrote on 20 Dec 2023, 17:43 last edited by
I forgot about People’s Express. They weren’t around for long.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 22:44 last edited by
By the way, MIA is a dream compared to IAD.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 23:12 last edited by
Indeed. It’s big and you do some walking and all but it doesn’t bring you back to 1975.
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By the way, MIA is a dream compared to IAD.
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