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Minneapolis-St.Paul airport spends $2.2 Million to end terminal confusion
When departing out of Minneapolis-St.Paul airport (MSP), do you know whether you are leaving from Lindbergh terminal or Humphrey terminal? Well, neither do 25,000 other people planning to take a flight from this airport.The two terminals are 3 miles apart, and the only highway signs mention the terminals by their name, not by the airlines that fly out of them.
In a move of sheer brilliance, the airport authority has finally come to its senses, and is going to invest $2.2 Million on new signs and some simple logic to help passengers get to their correct terminal.
One of the measures will rename the terminals "one" and "two", a system that works for every other airport in the world. Though locals need not worry, as the official names of the terminal buildings will stay unchanged.
Lindbergh was always the main terminal for MSP, and Humphrey was only used by charter planes. The spectacular growth in low cost carriers changed all of that, but the airport never took the time to re-evaluate its signage.
Hopefully the new terminal descriptions and better signage will prevent people from showing up at the wrong terminal, especially since there is no easy way to get from one terminal to another when you screw up.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Micah Jul 22nd 2009 12:54AM
"especially since there is no easy way to get from one terminal to another when you screw up."
Except for the free 3 minute ride on the light rail...
Scott Carmichael Jul 22nd 2009 7:44AM
Apologies - I should have made it clear that I meant it isn't easy to get from one terminal to another *by car* if you take the wrong highway exit.
Derek Aug 1st 2009 6:29PM
Well, depending on your definition of "easy", the Post Rd. link between the two terminals is fairly easy to navigate. But it, too, could use better signage I suppose.