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Originally Posted by nyc_alex
I took the PATH-> LIRR-> AirTrain yesterday. It was quick and comfortable.
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Two transfers across 3 different services is neither quick nor comfortable.
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Originally Posted by aquablue
I explained the situation to you. The air train works fine. The length of time is an annoyance, but that's up to individual tolerances. You also didn't acknowledge anything I said about the current situation on the one seat ride option. I researched the issue for you personally to tell you the situation at hand and you instead decided to write a snarky post. Last time I'll bother, you clearly have little interest in NYC transport development despite asking for information on the subject.
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The length of time is not an annoyance, it makes it an unviable option.
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Originally Posted by aquablue
They may be architecturally more impressive - with bigger floor areas and taller roof heights, but they are merely pretty sheds with skylights. Crowded shopping malls with an airport attached. Far from perfect, and can't match the top airport terminals of the world for innovative and beautiful design. They are extremely generic overall. They even retain you in the shopping area and only give the gate number right before the flight departs. The whole operation is run to make you spend as much money in the mall as possible. Pathetic and base tactics.
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It's not just the architecture that matters. It's the amentities and the function of the place.
Security lines at US airports are vastly worse, and although that's largely a function of the TSA, the security areas of American airports all need to be re-designed and expanded for the post-9/11 reality.
Baggage claim is the other thing that stands out. JFK baggage claim simply does not work; not because it's a dirty room with low ceilings, but because something in the operational flow of the airport results in unacceptably long wait times. I don't mind checking a bag back to Heathrow, but will FedEx things to my hotel in NYC before checking a bag going to JFK.