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American airports pretty universally use jet bridges to board planes, which puts them well ahead of most major European airports, where you're gonna end up bein
by TillE 5y ago
American airports pretty universally use jet bridges to board planes, which puts them well ahead of most major European airports, where you're gonna end up being packed in a bus half the time.
Unless you're somehow stuck in an airport for 6+ hours, I really only care about how much misery is added to the basic experience, and the US does pretty well overall, aside from the hostile security/border people.
- zz865 5y agoYeah actually driving to airport, parking and checking in is good. Mostly Europe wins on public transport to the airport.
- asdff 5y agoThe biggest issue with U.S. airports is the seating. No matter what airport you go to, its the same shitty chairs. You see people sleeping on the concrete floor where millions of people walk just because that is better than trying to rest your neck contorting on those chairs. I was blown away in Europe. Entire sections with basically beach chairs. You could even pay money to sleep in a sound proof pod.
- Symbiote 5y agoThe jet bridge is more expensive (they take up more space, where you could park two planes). The lowest cost European airlines avoid this expense. However, I've hardly ever seen them at a major airport, with the exception of the huge airports almost exclusively used by budget airlines (Stansted etc).