... one of the reasons I dislike DFW. United, ATA, US Airways, Lufthansa, BA, AmWest all crowd themselves into the smelly part of Terminal B. Though with the renovations to support the new DFW Skylink thingy, they are cleaning up a things in a few places. DFW also bugs me in another respect. It's very wasteful. In B Terminal alone, there must be 5 or more security check-points, 15+ escalators from the lower roadway to the upper roadway, 7-10 sets of bathrooms. From an operational cost point of view, this must be outrageously expensive to operate. Yes, it's nice to have numerous uncrowded (and relatively small) security check-points, bathrooms and gate areas the cost to simply keep it operational must be very high in comparison to airports like ATL or even LGA. Matthew On 14-Oct-04, at 5:22 PM, Clay Wardlow wrote: > Oh! Another thing I just remembered. Last weekend I flew to DFW to > visit > my family. I didn't fly AA. I haven't flown another carrier to DFW in a > long time. Arrived at the end of Terminal B (former 2W). I have to tell > you, down at the "other airline" gate, things are kinda ghetto. The > jetways were rusted and the terminal area smelled bad. Just a few gates > down, where AA started... everything was nice, shiney and new. > > Clay - SEA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clay Wardlow=20 > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:17 AM > Subject: Re: Airport Architecture > > Mike...=20 > > HAHA! Well there've been times that I've been at that airport long > enough that it seemed that I lived there. I spent 5 hours there a week > ago today. > > Clay - SEA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael A. Burris [mailto:yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx]=20 > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:49 AM > To: The Airline List; Clay Wardlow > Subject: Re: Airport Architecture > > Clay: > > A little quip about your last comment on Denver...if > you spent some time 'living there' you might have a > lot in common with Tom Hanks, star of the movie=20 > 'The Terminal!'(hehe!) > > Mike Burris > Cambridge, Mass > > P.S. A good portion(not all) of that movie was filmed > at Montreal - Mirabel, but those in the know correct > me if I'm wrong! > > --- Clay Wardlow <clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I agree that Vancouver is an amazing airport. It >> would probably make it >> onto my top 5. However, I've spent a lot of time in >> the Denver airport, >> living there for 5 years, and I find it extremely >> efficient. >> =20 >> Clay - SEA >> =20 >> =20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx]=3D20 >> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 5:33 PM >> To: The Airline List; Clay Wardlow >> Subject: Re: Airport Architecture >> =20 >> There's a dramatic difference between 'attractive' >> and 'functional.' >> =20 >> Certain airports are constrained by their >> surroundings (LaGuardia -=3D20 >> LGA, Regan -DCA, SanFran -SFO.) >> =20 >> Certain airports fit their surroundings (Vancouver - >> YVR - it=3D20 >> essentially fills an island) >> =20 >> The most attractive airports are often the least >> functional. (Denver --=3D20 >> horrible in my opinion) >> =20 >> The most functional are often the least attractive >> (Atlanta -=3D20 >> efficient, but butt ugly) >> =20 >> Some just are things that weren't planned, they just >> happened; O'Hare=3D20 >> for example. >> =20 >> Overall, I would nominate my home town airport of >> Vancouver as one of=3D20 >> the better airports (architecturally speaking) in >> the world. >> =20 >> http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=3D3D663823/M/ >> http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=3D3D401874/M/ >> =20 >> =20 >> - The island (Sea Island) is almost completely >> filled with modern,=3D20 >> properly aligned runways >> - The new terminal (International/USA) is stunning.=20 >> Multi-story walls=3D20 >> of glass looking out to Vancouver, and the mountains >> beyond. >> - The US/International arrivals "diorama" which >> simulates a typical=3D20 >> west-coast beach is both welcoming home to British >> Columbian residents=3D20 >> and enticing to tourists (it almost brings tears to >> my eyes, after=3D20 >> being away for a while even if it is somewhat >> corny=3D20 >> > http://display.maxvr.com/mapviewer/panoviewer1_yvr.asp? > imageid=3D3D3318) >> - Stores/Restaurants are excellent including >> numerous Tim Horton's=3D20 >> (Canadian's Intra-venous source of coffee) and >> 7-Eleven. >> - My flight can put it's wheels down at 10pm, and >> I'll be OFF the=3D20 >> airport property by 10:15pm. Including clearing >> customs, collecting=3D20 >> baggage and hailing a cab. (For an airport with 20 >> million PAX per=3D20 >> year, that's impressive.) >> =20 >> Matthew >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> =20 >> On 11-Oct-04, at 1:28 PM, Clay Wardlow wrote: >> =20 >>> What is your favorite airport, architecturally >> speaking? >>> >>> =3D3D20 >>> >>> What about your least favorite? >>> >>> =3D3D20 >>> >>> My fav. - Denver International: >>> >>> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/285468/M/ >>> >>> BEAUTIFUL! >>> >>> =3D3D20 >>> >>> My least fav. - Atlanta Hartsfield: >>> >>> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/536924/M/ >>> >>> DRAB!=3D3D20 >>> >>> =3D3D20 >>> >>> Clay - SEA >>> >>> Fan of great architecture >>> >>> =3D3D20 >>> >>> =3D3D20 >> =20 > > > > =09 > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download now.=20 > http://messenger.yahoo.com