MHK is lucky they missed out on crappy ORD Super Thread

[The42Yardstick]

It's basically Dallas-Fort Worth International "North." Only difference is that it has snow a lot. Here's what always happens when you fly through these FAILports:

1. You'll be sitting on the tarmac for like a fracking hour

2. Something will ALWAYS go wrong -- your flight will get canceled, your bags will get lost, TSA will take a particular interest in your rectal area, etc

3. Your connecting flight is always in a terminal that's like 5 miles away from you (not that the exercise is bad or anything it's just that you have 20 minutes to connect so you're screwed)

I don't care that these airports both have , they're pretty much the opposites of elite.

Edit: Examples of elite airports: Austin, Kansas City, Outagamie County Regional Airport (Wisconsin), El Paso

[michigancat]

never had a problem at o'hare.

[ThreeHolePunch]

I love DFW

I'd like to add Newark. Hate Newark, bunch of assholes.

[Pete]

I flew in/out of Phili every week for about a year and it was a virtual lock every week to have to sit on the tarmac for over 30 minutes.  Phili is the worst I have ever experienced for on-runway delays....the &@#%ing play games with the stats.  They figure that if they get you out of the gate then they get to count it as an on-time departure.

[Rick Daris]

not even sure how you can make a dfw/ohare comparo. dfw is just drop dead gorgeous. ohare? not so much. ohare is like that guy that was maybe kind of cool in highschool but then didn't go to college and instead got a job in hvac and hung out in townie bars for twenty years and now he's a divorced forty year old w/ two kids in the neighboring town and two pack a day habit.  

[steve dave]

O'Haire British Airways Executive Lounge 

[jmlynch1]

I had 36 hours of flying to do on my way to S.A. so I bought a new book. My first flight was MCI to Ohare and then 20 mins later that plane would leave for JFK. So I was going to wait out the twenty mins on the airplane with some other people, but then we were told it was going to take more than an hour but if we wanted to we could still stay on. So I got off and left my book on the plane. Then the &@#%ers switched planes on me and I lost my book. Will never forgive them.

[sys]

my 2 fav airports.

dfw = beautiful.  free internet.
ord = easy, fast, cheap connection to the city.

[dlew12]

In o'hare right now, and I think you negative nancies were off your rockers.  O'hare has a Macaroni Grill and a Chilis Too in the same areas!  A Chilis Too for crying out loud!  I'm thoroughly enjoying myself.

[fatty fat fat]

lmao. how predictable that yardstick doesn't like o'hare?

dear yardstick,

the world doesn't revolve around DFW. calm your hate.

JFC.

[ChicagoCat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

[fatty fat fat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year. 

you're delusional. if this happens, i will eat my arm, and streak down el camino real.

[steve dave]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? 

[michigancat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? 

I think you have to stop at McCook along the way or something.

[Thin Blue Line]

My favs:

KCI - Easy in/out
MEM - Many drinking spots
MCO - Ditto on the drinking spots
DCA - Never had any probs there.   to people watch. Stood next to Ted Koppel once. Short bastard.
SAN - Absolutely love the weather when walking out. Just love it.

My hates:

SEA - Worthless f*cking place.
ATL - Same
LNK - Ditto

[Pike]

I think MCI is far from elite. You're only food option in the secure zone is a vending machine.

ATL is elite. Underground trains and stuff and plenty of places to eat/drink

CVG is all right. Kind of like Memphis but no fun riding walkways

MEM is elite because you can ride the really long riding walkways all over the airport during your layover, then go drink practically anywhere.


edit
Complete crap airports:

HSV - one place to drink. Very small and crapty. Not the airports fault

OMA - (sorry SD) Kind of like HSV but at least it's the "Cleanest airport in the world" or whatever it says on the pissers.

[Cougar2k]

I think MCI is far from elite. You're only food option in the secure zone is a vending machine.

Truth. Having to go through security to make a connection excludes MCI from elite status.

[The42Yardstick]

lmao. how predictable that yardstick doesn't like o'hare?

dear yardstick,

the world doesn't revolve around DFW. calm your hate.

JFC.

O'Hare/DFW makes me angry. So does the ending to the Packers-Cards game yesterday

I much prefer dallas-love

[The42Yardstick]

not even sure how you can make a dfw/ohare comparo. dfw is just drop dead gorgeous. ohare? not so much. ohare is like that guy that was maybe kind of cool in highschool but then didn't go to college and instead got a job in hvac and hung out in townie bars for twenty years and now he's a divorced forty year old w/ two kids in the neighboring town and two pack a day habit.  

Amazing post, please write for whatever magazine it is that compares airports' eliteness. TIA

[FelixRex]

Hate Chicago. Will not fly through O-Hare. Go through ATL or DFW when flying out of BWI (just go direct to MCI when flying out of Dulles).

Sidenote: My sister flew out to BWI from a tiny airport in Branson when the storm canceled her flight out of MCI. Said there was four gates and three TSA employees. No confirmation on Cinnabon/Wok-n-roll presence. Overall, rated her experience good/very good/will fly again.

[sonofdaxjones]

Fav's:

Minn/St. Paul
ORD
Charlotte

Meh, but never had any real problems:

MCI-It's so easy but so small time for a larger city.
DFW-Only had 1 bad experience there when AA ran me all over hell. 
O'Hare-Only flown through there 3 times, never any real issues.
Raleigh-Don't like the layout that much, but pretty easy 

Do not like:

ATL

[fatty fat fat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.

[fatty fat fat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

Wait, there are directs from MHK to DIA right now!? 

I think you have to stop at McCook along the way or something.

yeah. short 10 minute stop in mccook or garden city. a real treat.

[ChiefCatchacold]

2(E,F) is dark and depressing.  crowded.

found out recently that 1(B,C) is tolerable.

[ChicagoCat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.

 



I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there.  They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed.  A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD.  Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL.  DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time.  Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.

Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.

[steve dave]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.

 



I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there.  They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed.  A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD.  Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL.  DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time.  Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.

Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.

JFC, if MHK gets direct to ORD we are basically MCI. 

[FelixRex]

Still holding out for direct MHK-IAD flights 

Don't even dare to dream of MHK-BWI connections (let alone direct). Is there a bio-lab/bio-cats emoticon? If there is, let's all pretend I put it here:

[fatty fat fat]

ORD should be direct from MHK by the end of the year.  Also, DIA and MCI will go away.

show your face, dude. SHOW YOUR FACE.

 



I just used to work at MHK and know people that work there.  They stopped training/hiring for the Great Lakes side because its contract is up, I believe before summer, and not getting renewed.  A large reason has to do with DFW kicking so much ass, A-Eagle is looking to add another DFW flight a day (theyre constantly overbooked) and adding ORD.  Once ORD is there, they are pretty much splitting the country in half, no reason for GL.  DIA would be nice as a United Hub if the plane didnt suck and it was ever reliably on time.  Another reason might be they are bitter they weren't notified about A-Eagle potentially coming in but seeing as how their station got contracts to handle those flights I would think they got over it.

Just the word on the street bro, and from pretty reliable people, granted not guaranteed yet.

you are obviously totally legit. incredible post, pleasured myself throughout.

expect some kind of present in the mail.

[The42Yardstick]

Regional jets

[jmlynch1]

Regional jets

concern noted