Kansas City things

[Phil Titola]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

[The Big Train]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

I think you're taking this a little to literal.  I was talking about from going through the metal detectors to your gate.  Compare that with any other airport anywhere that does international. 

I agree the spaces are tiny but there is very little that can happen in such a small area to make it horrible. 

[mocat]

i remember being a little feller and getting to go to the airport when my dad was travelling or whatever. you got to go all the way up to the windows and watch the planes. mci was really amazing before GOT DAMN 9 11

[bubbles4ksu]

Denver airport is horrible because it's located in colby ks

it's a weird thing to be 30 miles from denver and have a descending jet fly over you in the opposite direction of downtown.

[mocat]

Denver airport is horrible because it's located in colby ks

mocat I think we need to tell you something...

what's that m8?

[The Big Train]

Denver airport is horrible because it's located in colby ks

mocat I think we need to tell you something...

what's that m8?

The airport in Denver is not actually in Colby, KS.

[Trim]

When I was a kid, the limited amount of stuff in there was still relatively interesting and I liked how the hallways were curved because there was always the possibility that something especially interesting would be just ahead and out of sight.  Exceptional experiences included meeting macho man randy savage and the "Cheers" bar that I think had chuck e cheese-style animatronic norm and cliff.

[mocat]

Denver airport is horrible because it's located in colby ks

mocat I think we need to tell you something...

what's that m8?

The airport in Denver is not actually in Colby, KS.

[Phil Titola]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

I think you're taking this a little to literal.  I was talking about from going through the metal detectors to your gate.  Compare that with any other airport anywhere that does international. 

I agree the spaces are tiny but there is very little that can happen in such a small area to make it horrible.

It is definitely a shorter walk than most airports. My argument is that doesn't make for a convenient airport when you factor in the entire airport experience.

[The Big Train]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

I think you're taking this a little to literal.  I was talking about from going through the metal detectors to your gate.  Compare that with any other airport anywhere that does international. 

I agree the spaces are tiny but there is very little that can happen in such a small area to make it horrible.

It is definitely a shorter walk than most airports. My argument is that doesn't make for a convenient airport when you factor in the entire airport experience.

Are you making an argument for the 2% of people that use MCI as a hub?  What's the purpose of an airport?  To get them from one place to another. 

We don't need giant spaces with tons of stuff in KC.  There's a reason the hub airports have so much extra crap.

[Trim]

Downsize it to something more like super-convenient MHK.

[Phil Titola]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

I think you're taking this a little to literal.  I was talking about from going through the metal detectors to your gate.  Compare that with any other airport anywhere that does international. 

I agree the spaces are tiny but there is very little that can happen in such a small area to make it horrible.

It is definitely a shorter walk than most airports. My argument is that doesn't make for a convenient airport when you factor in the entire airport experience.

Are you making an argument for the 2% of people that use MCI as a hub?  What's the purpose of an airport?  To get them from one place to another. 

We don't need giant spaces with tons of stuff in KC.  There's a reason the hub airports have so much extra crap.

No I'm not...I'm talking inconvenient for us ...Btw 5% connect here...Used to be 18% which meant more directs for us KC people but ehhh, who needs that kind of convenience right, look how close the plane is to where I got dropped off!

Nobody is talking giant hub spaces in the new terminal btw....

[The Big Train]

Define 'a long time ago'

Depends on the gate but when they started consolidating security....Some are 500+ feet away from the curb going through security....100 feet from road to gate isn't a great thing anyways as anybody trying to find a seat in those cramped security holds will tell you.

I think you're taking this a little to literal.  I was talking about from going through the metal detectors to your gate.  Compare that with any other airport anywhere that does international. 

I agree the spaces are tiny but there is very little that can happen in such a small area to make it horrible.

It is definitely a shorter walk than most airports. My argument is that doesn't make for a convenient airport when you factor in the entire airport experience.

Are you making an argument for the 2% of people that use MCI as a hub?  What's the purpose of an airport?  To get them from one place to another. 

We don't need giant spaces with tons of stuff in KC.  There's a reason the hub airports have so much extra crap.

No I'm not...I'm talking inconvenient for us ...Btw 5% connect here...Used to be 18% which meant more directs for us KC people but ehhh, who needs that kind of convenience right, look how close the plane is to where I got dropped off!

Nobody is talking giant hub spaces in the new terminal btw....

I'm sure those 5% are really bitching about our inconvenient airport.  I would assume they dropped more of those connecting flights because of the traffic.  What incentive do the airlines have if the planes are half full?   

[Phil Titola]

Not doing airport talk today...Cheers TBT. Happy Christmas holidays .

[Trim]

the "Cheers" bar that I think had chuck e cheese-style animatronic norm and cliff.

I had to check if that memory was correct.  It was norm and cliff adjace, and real norm and cliff shut it down.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-11-16/features/9204130961_1_robots-bar-television-series-cheers

http://variety.com/1993/tv/news/no-cheers-for-animated-norm-cliff-at-host-bars-103162/

[The Big Train]

Not doing airport talk today...Cheers TBT. Happy Christmas holidays .

[420seriouscat69]

Not doing airport talk today...Cheers TBT. Happy Christmas holidays .

TY! This thread is aids because of airport talk. 

[mocat]

you guys, i have to fly southwest next week 

[420seriouscat69]

Most of airport talk is just to #fanningbrag about how much you travel, how important you are for your job, how many airports you've seen, etc. Yank yank. 

[mocat]

100% chance i will be in between two enormous mouth breathing trumpers

[Phil Titola]

Guys did you read the city auditor report on the city bike master plan? ???Scathing! Well deserved as public works has been blowing off the bike (and pedestrian) community too damn long.

[star seed 7]

Mocat has never been a class on sw what a loser lmao

[star seed 7]

Gonna start calling him mocct cause ain't no a's with that guy rofl

[mocat]

You fly southwest like a hundred times until you get status and then you can totally take your pick of the seats, it's awesome, gmafb

[Phil Titola]

SWA status is the shittiest of the status