"Why do so many people hate US airports?" There seems to be a basic mismatch of expectations regarding air travel. We want cheap and safe air travel (including

"Why do so many people hate US airports?" There seems to be a basic mismatch of expectations regarding air travel. We want cheap and safe air travel (including safety from terrorism). Compared to the 1960s when jet travel really started ticket prices have dropped by about 50% and flights are vastly safer. It's now quite easy to travel between all large US cities by air. By and large customers got what they asked for. The down side is that aircraft and airports are crowded (better utilization) and there's far more security (leaving aside TSA issues there's no obvious alternative to keep terrorists off flights). Maybe the answer is just to adjust our expectations a bit. If I get to my destination in one piece and roughly on time the airport does not make a lot of difference. It's not as if most of us live there.