Comments on: Air Strikes from the Left

By: yash

yash — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:57:10 +0000

iu wich wrld do u live? all the airports r getting modernised and see the sites of gmr n grv to confirm. u r a pesimistic indian

By: amathai

amathai — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:55:13 +0000

The Kochi airport is the first privately funded and owned airport in India. So it might well be a sign of things to come. Pretty amazing since it in Kerala, that bastion of Indian organized labor and was funded by overseas Mallu investors who were sick of being mistreated everytime they visited back home. I heard that they were still trying to get more landing rights (this being resisted by the Mumbai airport lobby) for several carriers although the airport strip can take 747s.

By: Manoj

Manoj — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:32:00 +0000

Eurodesi, if you meant to enquire about project details, then check out the Cochin Airport website. But you're definitely right about it being a one-of-a-kind airport. Got to love an airport that looks like a Travancore king's palace.

By: Eurodesi

Eurodesi — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:29:05 +0000

Does anyone know how the new Cochin airport was built? It struck me as the best type of Indian airport: resolutely and weirdly unlike any kind of airport anywhere else in the world, yet comfortable, clean and relaxed.

By: flygirl

flygirl — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:44:08 +0000

Oslo airport rocks. Pale wood, glass, steel. Scandinavians, I ask you…

By: Hillbilly

Hillbilly — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:04:16 +0000

Talking of small airports, try the North West Arkansas Regional Airport, near Bentonville, AR (aka Walmart Airport). Exceptionally good service, nice people, no waiting times and looks great!

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:40:13 +0000

"I'm actually impressed with the medium/smaller sized airports in the US, some of them are rather charming."

I once flew in to a real beautiful airport in New Hampshire. It must be the size of a huge house. Amazing place.

Guys, still noting beats to landing on a strip with giraffes in Okavango Delta, Botswana. If there is an elephant/ elephants around, the Cesna plane does not land. They are going to get pissed and you do not want that.

Which part of Chicago airport is new?

By: GujuDude

GujuDude — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:29:21 +0000

LAX is a croc of shit. You'd think that with Hollywood a stones throw away, they'd know how to dress up their airport atleast, but Nooooooo. On the international terminal, which resembles a rather large bus depot, they take you out to static jetways out in the middle of the tarmac.

I'm actually impressed with the medium/smaller sized airports in the US, some of them are rather charming. I like John Wayne in Santa Ana, nice little airport.

By: chick pea

chick pea — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:06:55 +0000

So on with KT's remarks here is my own input:

1: worst airport/s: charles de gaulle, paris, LAX (los angeles)--what utter garbage 3: O'Hare (what crap is that?), JFK, Miami 8: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Heathrow, Gatwick 10 BEST: Vancouver.. amazing, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong

By: Kush Tandon

Kush Tandon — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:24:47 +0000

Correction: 10 = World class airport (Amsterdam, Gatwik, Chicago - the new one)

1-10 airport scoring system