Survey ranks Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle and Los Angeles worst airports in the world

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Heahtrow is problematic, but worse than LaGuardia, which has no redeeming features at all in the age of modern air travel: two congested runways that not only cross each other but have water features at one end, lousy cramped concourses, difficult connections between terminals, pathetic public transportation, limited and expensive parking. Worse than O'Hare, especially in winter? Its chapel airport chapel should be called Our Lady of Perpetual Delays?Worse than Mexico City, whose sleek new international terminal is tacked on the one end of a lo-o-o-o-o-ong older terminal with horrible signage and a loudspeaker system that garbles even the Spanish? Hard to believe.

Claire @ http://www.travel-babel.com

10-29-2009 @ 5:59PM

Bill and Susan said...

Claire,

Droll commentary, but the comments ring true. Perhaps the worst I ever encountered was New Delhi about three years ago, both the International and National Airports. Strikes, competition among baggage handlers and then the pressing throngs at the taxi/transportation stands. Equal to Cairo in every way for truly otherworldly experiences. Very "exciting".

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