DISCUSS: Best Airport - Page 7

sc4 · April 18th, 2006, 06:25 AM

For Malaysians at KLIA, we use the smart passport at the Autogates instead of going through the counters. Just slot in, the Autogates scans it and in we go. Any other airport that offers these facilities to its citizens?

***Manila-X*** · April 19th, 2006, 06:39 AM

Most of the best airports are either in Asia or Europe. How about in North America? What's the best airport there?

***hkskyline*** · April 19th, 2006, 06:49 AM

San Francisco, Denver, and Toronto all have recent new additions.

***Manila-X*** · April 19th, 2006, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by hkskyline

San Francisco, Denver, and Toronto all have recent new additions.

I'll be going to SF this June and hope to see the changes. Also I think JFK in NY is building a new terminal as well.

***hkskyline*** · April 19th, 2006, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WANCH

I'll be going to SF this June and hope to see the changes. Also I think JFK in NY is building a new terminal as well.

JetBlue is building a new terminal at JFK. Press Release : http://www.panynj.gov/pr/pressrelease.php3?id=777

GrigorisSokratis · April 19th, 2006, 09:49 PM

What I've noticed is that European airports have longer runways than their American counterparts.

Why should be this?

***Manila-X*** · April 21st, 2006, 12:32 PM

Definitely HK!

Ekumenopolis · April 21st, 2006, 01:24 PM

Never been to Incheon, but their airport looks gorgeous!

Rachmaninov · April 21st, 2006, 06:50 PM

I will have to say that HKIA is the best for me, although Copenhagen's airport struck me as a very nice airport too!

Shot by myself a month ago!

***hkskyline*** · April 21st, 2006, 06:59 PM

Seoul Incheon
A very stunning airport, especially the transportation centre - the best in the world from my travels :

ale26 · April 24th, 2006, 10:30 PM

I agree that HK and Singapore have the best in the world, but for a country with a population as small as Canada's Toronto's airport handles more than 25 million people a year, which will surpass 50 million in the next 7 years. Its also a great looking airport! Some of the pics r under construction. (Final stages)

THIS LAST ONE IS TERMIAL 3// THE REST WERE TERMINAL 1// TERMINAL 2 I DON'T LIKE

***Manila-X*** · April 25th, 2006, 08:46 AM

Pearson has one of the best designed terminals in North America.

***kostya*** · April 25th, 2006, 06:28 PM

Don't you people think a well-functional airport is better than a big-chaotic one?

ale26 · April 25th, 2006, 10:01 PM

Yea i agree and thats exactly wat Toronto's is like, not to mention the beautiful design...i dunno y everyone likes BIG HUGE AND CHAOTIC...

***hkskyline*** · April 26th, 2006, 01:07 AM

Toronto's Pearson expansion is one of the most poorly-planned and executed new facilities I've been through. First of all, landing charges skyrocketed to pay for it, making Pearson now the world's most expensive airprot to land. Second, international passengers had to be bused to the infield terminal from the new terminal building for their flights, making it extremely inconvenient for long-haul passengers with likely more baggage to use the airport. Thankfully the infield terminal fiasco is now over, but using Pearson hasn't been a very pleasant experience for me.

ale26 · April 26th, 2006, 04:28 AM

Well thats because it was going through a MAJOR reconstruction whihc is still not over, and considering they didn't do a bad job. With any new large project it will be little inconviniences here and there. Now the airport is very efficient and everytime i use it, i get to my destination on time. An with prices, obviously they will increase due to the 4 billion $ project which isn't complete yet. Prices vary everywhere, and it isn't the most expensive in the world, u just like to put your 2 cents in when no one gives a shit

ale26 · April 26th, 2006, 05:01 AM

I luv the design @ pearson anyway, and it's efficiency

ale26 · April 26th, 2006, 05:03 AM

is anyone online lmao im so boardddd

***Manila-X*** · April 26th, 2006, 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ale26

is anyone online lmao im so boardddd

This is a big forum, there's alot of places to explore here.

Anyway, as for airports,

1) Chek Lap Kok
2) Changi
3) Incheon

***hkskyline*** · April 26th, 2006, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ale26

Well thats because it was going through a MAJOR reconstruction whihc is still not over, and considering they didn't do a bad job. With any new large project it will be little inconviniences here and there. Now the airport is very efficient and everytime i use it, i get to my destination on time. An with prices, obviously they will increase due to the 4 billion $ project which isn't complete yet. Prices vary everywhere, and it isn't the most expensive in the world, u just like to put your 2 cents in when no one gives a shit

Oh really? Plenty of other cities have built bigger airports from scratch and were able to incorporate more features yet not have to raise their landing charges through the roof and get a scathing report from the IATA, which represents a good 95% of the world's civil aviation traffic. I'm surprised Toronto was able to trump Kansai, which was a far bigger engineering project, and Incheon, which was a much bigger development.

Apparently building something on false expectations and questionable financial planning is not very efficient.

4 billion is peanuts for an airport development. How much do you know about the industry?

April 19th, 2006, 06:39 AM	#122
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April 19th, 2006, 06:49 AM	#123
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April 21st, 2006, 12:32 PM	#127
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April 21st, 2006, 01:24 PM	#128
Ekumenopolis Neon overdose Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Madrid Metroarea Posts: 1,708 Likes (Received): 6	Never been to Incheon, but their airport looks gorgeous! __________________ Ecumenopolis: "The city of the future, covering most of the habitable surface of the Earth as a continuous system, forming an universal settlement, the limits determined by climatic constraints and the extent of fairly flat land."

April 21st, 2006, 06:59 PM	#130
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,053 Likes (Received): 838	Seoul Incheon A very stunning airport, especially the transportation centre - the best in the world from my travels : __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

April 18th, 2006, 06:25 AM	#121
sc4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KL,Malaysia Posts: 1,345 Likes (Received): 18	For Malaysians at KLIA, we use the smart passport at the Autogates instead of going through the counters. Just slot in, the Autogates scans it and in we go. Any other airport that offers these facilities to its citizens?

April 19th, 2006, 09:49 PM	#126
GrigorisSokratis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, New York Posts: 1,331 Likes (Received): 0	What I've noticed is that European airports have longer runways than their American counterparts. Why should be this?

April 21st, 2006, 06:50 PM	#129
Rachmaninov Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Posts: 3,215 Likes (Received): 1	I will have to say that HKIA is the best for me, although Copenhagen's airport struck me as a very nice airport too! Shot by myself a month ago!

April 24th, 2006, 10:30 PM	#131
ale26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 787 Likes (Received): 3	Toronto Pearson International Airport I agree that HK and Singapore have the best in the world, but for a country with a population as small as Canada's Toronto's airport handles more than 25 million people a year, which will surpass 50 million in the next 7 years. Its also a great looking airport! Some of the pics r under construction. (Final stages) THIS LAST ONE IS TERMIAL 3// THE REST WERE TERMINAL 1// TERMINAL 2 I DON'T LIKE

April 25th, 2006, 08:46 AM	#132
*Manila-X* PINOY MOD!!! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DA METRO! Posts: 12,601 Likes (Received): 204	Pearson has one of the best designed terminals in North America. __________________ Manila X-Perience, My collection of images around Metro Manila http://www.flickr.com/photos/manilaxperience

April 25th, 2006, 06:28 PM	#133
*kostya* metro. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 7,343 Likes (Received): 160	Don't you people think a well-functional airport is better than a big-chaotic one? __________________ my blog: kostaskg.wordpress.com my twitter: https://twitter.com/kostaskg my travel reports: Budapest-Vienna, Moscow, Geneva, Bergamo, Ukraine

April 25th, 2006, 10:01 PM	#134
ale26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 787 Likes (Received): 3	Yea i agree and thats exactly wat Toronto's is like, not to mention the beautiful design...i dunno y everyone likes BIG HUGE AND CHAOTIC...

April 26th, 2006, 01:07 AM	#135
*hkskyline* Hong Kong Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 71,053 Likes (Received): 838	Toronto's Pearson expansion is one of the most poorly-planned and executed new facilities I've been through. First of all, landing charges skyrocketed to pay for it, making Pearson now the world's most expensive airprot to land. Second, international passengers had to be bused to the infield terminal from the new terminal building for their flights, making it extremely inconvenient for long-haul passengers with likely more baggage to use the airport. Thankfully the infield terminal fiasco is now over, but using Pearson hasn't been a very pleasant experience for me. __________________ Hong Kong Photo Gallery - Click Here for the Hong Kong Galleries World Photo Gallery - \| New York \| London \| Egypt \| Dubai \| Shanghai \| Xian \| Tokyo \| Kyoto \| Prague Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Mumbai, Iceland, Sydney, Rocky Mountains, Toronto, and much more!

April 26th, 2006, 04:28 AM	#136
ale26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 787 Likes (Received): 3	Well thats because it was going through a MAJOR reconstruction whihc is still not over, and considering they didn't do a bad job. With any new large project it will be little inconviniences here and there. Now the airport is very efficient and everytime i use it, i get to my destination on time. An with prices, obviously they will increase due to the 4 billion $ project which isn't complete yet. Prices vary everywhere, and it isn't the most expensive in the world, u just like to put your 2 cents in when no one gives a shit

April 26th, 2006, 05:01 AM	#137
ale26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 787 Likes (Received): 3	I luv the design @ pearson anyway, and it's efficiency

April 26th, 2006, 05:03 AM	#138
ale26 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 787 Likes (Received): 3	is anyone online lmao im so boardddd

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