Hey,
I'm a writer from Philadelphia Magazine. I can post a story I did when Southwest first came to Philly. I'm doing a new package on what's wrong with the airport and I need your help.
Travelpro hones in on the big mystery of PHL in my view. I can't tell you how many times, back when Orbitz had a 100 mile radius for some flights, I would try to see where my best deal was and find, say, an LAX-DCA flight with a CONNECTION in PHL would be, say, $1200 cheaper than the same LAX-PHL nonstop without the DCA leg. This crap still happens with EWR and LGA flights, and it makes no sense. Why do so many flights connect through Philly? It is so frustrating that the travel time is about two hours less on average if I, a Philly resident, fly through BWI, FORGETTING the hundreds of saved dollars, because so much tarmac/delay time is built into Philadelphia. Obviously the runways need to be reconfigured. Obviously a massive overhaul of the airfield is in order. But in the meantime, how does it make economic sense for the city of philadelphia to allow our airport to continue to operate as a hub to SUCH a detriment to the O&D traffic that is the lifeblood of our business community? PLEASE, if you can, illuminate.
Rant aside, I'm looking for anyone's stories, gripes, and favorite things about the PHL airport.
Personally, I love the airport rail.
I hate the concessions mostly, except those in the international terminal. The burger kings with the Studio 54 lines are my favorite.
Everyone seems to loathe the parking situation, the baggage situation, the taxi queues.
Anyone have anything else they like or hate?
post here or email me at
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And I'm going to be talking to Charlie Isdell on Friday. If anyone has any ideas for questions I ought to ask, email me or post here.
Thanks!