Philadelphia Int’l Airport Is The Worst In The Land, Tells O’Hare To ‘Suck It’
Philly, this continues to be YOUR year. The Phillies, Obama, and yes, even Bizarro Nutter/The Dude have been big wins for us at Philebrity HQ. But we’re happy to see that 2008 finishes strong: Congrats to the ‘Most Stressed Airport’ in the U.S. , our very own Philly International.
In Philadelphia, which ranked at No. 1, 28.1 percent of arrivals clocked in late, while 20.2 percent of departures took off after they should have. The city’s main air hub has a bevy of problems, from old, small facilities to overcrowding.
“The biggest factor is airspace,” says Kaplan. He says air routes are a lot like highways: they’re usually busy. And New York’s and Philadelphia’s are the busiest.
While we agree that those are staggering numbers of epic failure for arrivals and departures, can we also note that the airport itself really sucks? Every other metro airport we have been to is 21st century, most having monorail trains and much more to entertain weary travellers. Even the Detroit airport has that trippy Light and Sound Tunnel installation that totally mixes with jetlag and gin. Detroit, people. What do we got? Oh yeah, they just opened a Chickie’s And Pete’s in the D Terminal. Yay.
We might have to rescind our previous posts suggesting you go to Iceland, or more recently, to Vegas. You might never get there. But, at the very least you can pick up some Duty Free Kahlua. Happy travels.
December 11th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I ordered a cheesesteak last month at a bar in the airport (Olde Philadelphia Tavern) and it was the absolute worst excuse for a steak sandwich that i’ve ever experienced. It was a bunch of meat slopped onto a roll from a trough. No grilling, no melted cheese, no nothing.
The place bills itself as
” Pub and restaurant serving up authentic Philadelphia flavor. ”
This place is giving our city a bad name.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
“WAAAAAAAAAAH! I had enough money to fly elsewhere for whatever reason but PHL didn’t wipe my ass for me…WAAAAH!”
Wow.
Did your plane take off and land safely? Great.
Detroit Airport is in/operated by suburban Wayne County, who doesn’t have much else to spend money on…so is that your best example? I’ve been to more-than-a-few airports and none of them had indoor fireworks or giant LED boards showing footage of Dr.Dog shows, either.
Sorry you can’t just read a book and wait for your flight. Damn…
December 12th, 2008 at 9:59 am
The amazing thing is how much better the Airport has become since I moved here 10+ years ago. Food choices used to be a crappy sub-Aramark hotdog or . . . . crappy sub-Aramark nachos. It’s a pretty bad design, with no real room for expansion. The fact that it’s been made even half-decent is pretty amazing. And you can’t beat the location — 15 minute drive from Center City or a quick train ride, kind of makes up for some of the shortcomings.
December 12th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
does anyone go to the airport expecting to find anything better than sbarro? plus, jet rock in terminal D has like 20 beers on tap. what more do you need?
December 12th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
honestly i don’t give a hoot about the food offerings, or lack thereof, but i do mind sitting on a runway for anywhere from one to four hours, which happens every single time i’ve departed from PHL.