In fact, I wouldn't fly or come to AmeriKa at all, especially Boston:
"Logan’s low ranking was in part due to low scores customers gave the airport for experiences they had before they even stepped foot in the building.... bad parking and driving experiences can taint every aspect of an airport experience.... kind of jaundices the rest of your trip.... airport’s old age probably doesn’t help either.... security checkpoints are crammed into smaller areas, leading to longer lines during peak travel times.... and there isn’t a lot of room for restaurants and shops. It can also be tough to make older buildings “feel’’ clean."
But the Globe loves the homeyness, can you believe it?
"Logan lags in flier survey; Near bottom for ease of use" by Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff | February 19, 2010
The study measured air travelers’ opinions on accessibility, terminal facilities, check-in, security check, baggage claim, and food and retail services. Logan fell in all six categories this year, ranking below average in each, and customers gave Logan International Airport particularly low scores for accessibility, which includes parking, traffic flow, and ease of exiting.
At the airport, some passengers echoed the problems identified in the study....
Related: The Wicked Witch of Wellesley
The Massachusetts Port Authority, which runs Logan, is planning $1 billion in improvements in the next five years that might help improve the airport’s abysmal rankings.
Related:
Where has ALL THAT MONEY GONE all these years, 'eh, readers?
Yesterday the board approved funding for 379 projects, including airfield improvements, security enhancements, centralizing the security checkpoint in Terminal C, renovating the Terminal B parking garage, and constructing a consolidated rental car facility.
This year’s J.D. Power ratings continued a slide for Logan. It has been slipping in the rankings since 2007....
In the past dozen years, Logan has undergone $4.5 billion worth of improvements, including a new Terminal A, an expanded Terminal E, a bigger parking garage, and a new roadway system and runway. Additionally, last year, Virgin America, Sun Country, Porter, and Southwest airlines all began service out of Logan....
Then why is it such a stink hole?
These improvements haven’t gone unnoticed....
Logan’s low ranking was in part due to low scores customers gave the airport for experiences they had before they even stepped foot in the building. Airline analyst Darryl Jenkins pointed out that bad parking and driving experiences can taint every aspect of an airport experience.
“If it’s hard getting in and out, it kind of jaundices the rest of your trip,’’ he said.
The Boston airport’s old age probably doesn’t help either, said Henry Harteveldt, principal airline analyst for Forrester Research Inc., pointing out that several terminals were built in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s.
“They lack some of the architectural amenities like higher ceilings, wider concourses, and larger gate areas found in more modern terminals,’’ he said.
The older design means security checkpoints are crammed into smaller areas, leading to longer lines during peak travel times, Harteveldt added, and there isn’t a lot of room for restaurants and shops. It can also be tough to make older buildings “feel’’ clean, he said.
The excuses cutting any ice with you, travelers?
Stuart Greif, vice president of global hospitality and travel at J.D. Power, added that keeping passengers happy is important because satisfied customers spend more money....
Yeah, it i$ NOT ABOUT YOU per $e, traveler$.
Technology, which the study notes has “revolutionized’’ air travel, wasn’t part of the survey....
Because THEN the NUMBERS would REALLY SHOOT to the BOTTOM (as the TSA man probes your anus).
Speaking of which:
"Logan will get 3 full-body scanners" by Associated Press | February 24, 2010
WASHINGTON - The first of 150 full-body scanners planned for US airports will be installed in Boston next week, officials said yesterday.
That isn't making me happy.
The plan is to install three machines at Logan International Airport, according to a Homeland Security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not been made. In the next two weeks, officials plan to install another machine at O’Hare International in Chicago.
The rest of the 150 machines that were purchased with $25 million from the 2009 stimulus plan are expected to be installed by the end of June, a Homeland Security spokeswoman said.
Yup, $TIMULATING nothing but TYRANNY, taxpayer$.
The use of the scanners in airports is key to the Obama administration’s plan to improve airport security because of their ability to show objects hidden on the body. Body scanners have been available for years, but their deployment has been slowed by objections from privacy advocates.
Translation: If another false flag is run on the American people it will be the truth-tellers fault, yup.
After a Nigerian man allegedly attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas, President Obama called for purchasing hundreds more of the machines on top of 150 already announced last year.
Related: Underwear Bomber
What a farce.
And CUI BONO, 'eh?
Boston and Chicago were selected based on risk, the official said, and whether the airports were able to install the machines and provide operators.
Those cities the NEXT FALSE FLAG TARGETS, government?
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Logan Airport: An acquired taste
Yeah, it SURE IS, Glob!
Related: Passenger traffic is up 11.1% at Logan
Yup, more AmeriKans eating s*** every day.
Also see: TSA Says Guns on Plane are O.K.
Only for government agents or patsies, 'murka.
