Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

DTW has the best terminal of any of our hubs. Open, airy with great food choices.

SLC is a very close second.

JFK had so much potential but it's bland with terrible food choices and moving walkways that don't actually move.

Originally Posted by beernutt

iow the good old days.

Airports are for getting on and off of planes, not a fashion mall with curated dining experiences. Put yourself in the shoes of the average Joe trying to get his family to their once in a lifetime dream Disney vacation. The guy is already going to have a hard time making the mortgage payment next month because of what it’s costing him to do all this and then the final insult is ripping them off as a captive audience to overpriced one-word sit down restaurants.

The kids are hungry, cranky and losing their minds and dad has to explain to them what aioli is or farm-raised means when all they want (and will eat) is food ordered by number and served by a cartoon character. I doubt they are impressed by the ability to get a Coach bag or a Brooks Brothers suit in a gd airport, and neither am I.

Put all the expensive stuff in airports, sure. I’m sure it looks great in the promos but give people economical, familiar calories to fill our pie holes between flights so we can get through the day and on to the next flight.

Originally Posted by Tinpusher007

That place is trash. I'll never eat there again and hope it gets replaced soon. T4 could definitely use a better food venue in that location on the B concourse.

Originally Posted by Razor

Delta Air Lines’ President Saw The Future 20 Years Ago And Laid It Out

Here's a good reminder of where Delta has been and how Glenn's vision helped get us to where we are now. The article from 2006 is a good one and reminds us that Delta's future was far from a given. Many had written Delta off in bankruptcy and doubted whether it would emerge at all, much less become the powerhouse that it is now. I got lucky and was hired at the end of 2007, soon after Delta exited bankruptcy and before the NWA merger was announced. Delta wasn't my first choice but it was the first to offer a class date. Better lucky than good! The comments from the 2006 Airline Forum thread are pretty good too.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed...d-laid-it-out/

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/...order-10289189

https://www.airlineforums.com/thread...d-order.29109/

Originally Posted by Softheborder

This customer is not in our target demographic. They fly on Frontier/Spirit/JB & AA. Our customers pay the premium & want the Foo Foo stuff in the terminals. Our PS checks reflect this. More & Better choices, at the higher pricing point is the winning formula.

Originally Posted by Avgeek7248

awesome read. This was before my time so glad I can continue to educate myself about history and climates that got us here today.

Originally Posted by JayRalstonSmith

Along with Jerry Grinstein, Glen is the most important executive to come through the GO.

Originally Posted by Hotel Kilo

We will rue the day

Originally Posted by Uninteresting

do people still talk like this?