(08-28-2022, 03:01 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: The Kansas City airport is terrible. It was built in the early 70s and the design is not accepting, at all, of modern-day security measures. I understand they are currently building a new one. 
Charlotte has a nice USO center but the airport layout is a little haphazard.
Many people don't agree with me, but I think Atlanta is great. You can get anywhere in that airport within 15 minutes and the choice of eateries is unparalleled from anywhere I've ever been. 

Madrid's airport is HUGE. The terminal signage is little lacking as well.

Yeah, IIRC in the before times I did a layover in KC. You could basically deplane, walk out a door across from the gate, and be in the loading zone to enjoy a quick smoke. and then walk right back in and chill at your gate. I'm sure TSA has done some attempt to curtail that level of fluid ingress, but it'd be tough to pull off without locking a whole buncha doors.

(and yeah, the landing was definitely one where we all needed a smoke afterward, wind shear and turbulence gave them pilots fits on the way down. I kinda wonder if we were riding one set of wheels down the tarmac for a while....)

Only thing I remember of Madrid was getting off the plane and being welcomed by security brandishing assault rifles. I didn't sleep a wink on the flight, and was pretty well on autopilot until we entered our hotel room.

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