Originally Posted By Big Thunder ilvdland wrote: "<Stupid Sea-Tac. I hate Sea-Tac, except when I'm leaving>" I actually like SeaTac, I have been in many airports in the last 20 years, I like Seattle's [even though I was stuck there 2 weeks ago for many hours then had to stay an extra day in freezing cold Spokane afterwards. I'd take SeaTac over Portland any day. Maybe it's just a locals thing, I live between LAX and Ontario CA airports, I hate LAX, it's the most outdated inconvenient airport, you'd think that a major city like Los Angeles would have a better airport.
Originally Posted By ilvdland I think I should clarify my disdain for the Sea-Tac airport. Checking in at the counter is fine, security isn't that bad, but it always seems like my gate is a gazillion miles away. So I guess that's my only problem with DEPARTING out of Sea-Tac. Coming HOME is another story altogether. I have been to DL 8 times this year. All 8 times, no joke, the baggage carousel they say the bags are coming down is WRONG. That, and how long it flippin' takes to GET your bags. The longest I have waited this year so far was an hour and a half. On a normal day when it's not even busy the wait is no less than 30-40 minutes. The times I love Sea-Tac are when I don't check any bags, but nowadays it's pretty much unavoidable. Oh, side note, the hour and a half wait was BEFORE the "no liquids in your bags" time, so it wasn't like there was an excess of bags on the plane of something. Oh yeah, one more thing, when you get picked up at baggage claim that is also the only place around the whole airport you can smoke, so there's that gross factor there too. Yes, I could get picked up in departing versus arriving, but I usually have too much crap with me to lug it all the way upstairs to wait there...... << I hate LAX, it's the most outdated inconvenient airport, you'd think that a major city like Los Angeles would have a better airport.>> AMEN!!! The only way I would fly into LAX is if someone paid for me to fly there. I always thought LAX was some glamourous place that all of the stars fly into, until I saw it for myself.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom My first flight was out of PDX to New York City. I was 21 and off to study for a week and enjoy the sights. It was fabulous.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Midway Airport in Chicago, which at the time ( early 60's ) was the world's busiest....now one wonders how that was possible with it's size
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess LAX, first class to Hawaii. I was 14. That pretty much spoiled me for all the "coach" trips in the years following. ;-P
Originally Posted By avromark It's not "coach" it's Value-Added Space Conscience, who cares if you have to sit rigid the entire trip class.
Originally Posted By Deogges Mom Memphis, TN to JFK (I think) to Frankfurt, Germany to Berlin. Great first flight when you're 16.
