Originally Posted by
Sink r8
Don't you think the new international terminal would accomplish the same thing by sending a good portion of the people to enter and exit on the East side? That's going to add a lot of square footage to the equation, and give better access all around.
It seems to me that we're already doing what you want, not in the way you want it. Maybe it's hard for me to see the problem in ATL, because it looks so innocent when compared to the quagmire at JFK.
Perhaps you are right. Maybe the new international hub is going to cause eveything to slide down as they rebuild. Good point.
Oh, I agree with you. JFK is a nightmare. But we have to remember, ATL is the flagship of DAL. If ATL keeps going downhill and someday becomes a JFK, we are screwed.
Ironically, this just isn't an airport issue. It is an overall infrastructure issue that our country doesn't seem to get. NYC only gets uglier in the future unless they start tomorrow on a major recapitilization on infrastructure. The existing major roads, trains, subways, bridges, and tunnels barely get the job done now. What does the future hold?
I still think we go into the water off long island and build a new giga airport (think Hong Kong). Close JFK and make LGA a private / business field. The kicker is, the new airport has REAL mass transit to all places people need to go, NJ, the 5 boroughs, EWR, CT, and Long Island --- WITHOUT the use of cabs. I know, I'm dreaming.