Comments on: Improving LAX

By: Wheels Up: Free Flights, Japan & Improving LAX « My mind

Wheels Up: Free Flights, Japan & Improving LAX « My mind — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:07:25 +0000

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By: lezgull

lezgull — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:15:51 +0000

Please keep the food and bar section open in the international flight departure area 24hrs a day.Or at least till the last plane of day leaves. Every single time my flight leaves around 1-2am I am flippin starving because they close the Burger King at 11pm. I am bored and want a damn whopper and a beer damn it!

By: Inyo

Inyo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:42:36 +0000

I’m so glad I don’t live in LA anymore and rarely have to use that airport. That being said, what do liberals have to do with wi-fi? Oh yeah, I forgot, it’s because Al Gore invented the internet, right?

By: laexpat

laexpat — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:48:15 +0000

“is comprised of”!?

Try “comprises”or “is composed of.”

By: Infrastructure God

Infrastructure God — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:32:04 +0000

Infrastructure God

If you wanna improve LAX you are going to have to do it in two phases: Quick Fixes and Long Term.

1. Ban all private cars from the loop area. LAX did this right after 9/11 and it was a immediate improvement for the airport. So much congestion, noise and chaos was eliminated it actually made LAX (even in its present form) quite nice.

Having only buses, shuttle vans, taxis and limo/towncars will make everything move much smother.

2. Free wifi. If you want to turn a whole bunch of obnoxious liberal travels who are lashing out at everyone and everything for those who do not support our Dear Leader then give em free wifi! They will turn into a bunch of obnoxious liberal travels who are quietly watching school kids sing songs to the Dear Leader on YouTube.. (All Hail Obama!)

Now that we have done the short term fix, you can go for the long term fixes. With less people and cars in the airport you can really go in and make big changes.

Things I would do.

1. Turn encounters into a business class / first class lounge.
2. extend the Green Line to stop at each terminal.
3. Off site ticketing location with modular desks so airlines can use them on a rotating basis.
4. Turn each terminal into a shopping mall (rip out the ticket counters and move them off site) each with its own California Theme.
5. Free Wifi
6. Only buses, vans, taxis and limo/towncars can pick people up from the terminals.
7. Rename LAX to Barack Hussein Obama HMMMM MMMMMM HMMMMM International Airport in honor of Blogging LA’s Dear Leader.

By: Wheels Up: Free Flights, Japan & Improving LAX

Wheels Up: Free Flights, Japan & Improving LAX — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:20:48 +0000

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:05:42 +0000

I love LAX. She’s not much to look at, but it is consistently the fastest airport I use.

By: Robb

Robb — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:04:43 +0000

I’m actually all for GETTING RID OF the loop; it’s a nightmare to navigate and the fact that every shuttle has to stop in 16 different places (8 on each level) makes for gridlock. Just have one (or two) huge ticketing concourses so there’s only one place to stop. Have peoplemovers conecting the ticketing concourse to the gates. Have separate locations for hotel and rental car shuttles (or do a peoplemover-type thing like SFO does that goes to a central car rental facility) and reserve the curb for passenger and taxi dropoffs only.

But since that would pretty much involve leveling the airport and starting over from scratch (which I don’t think is a bad idea), I’m guessing it’s not going to happen.

And frankly, I think LAX is way, WAY worse than Heathrow. However, I was last at CDG in 2001, and I recall it being a pretty abysmal place.

By: Lucinda Michele

Lucinda Michele — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:32:30 +0000

I vote for less gross bathrooms. No matter where I fly, the destination airport has cleaner, nicer bathrooms. And amen on the free wifi. I mean, really.

All of LAX just looks so tired and worn-down and dated. I was just in the ATL airport a few weeks ago and jeez, it was gorgeous. Incredible art, everything sleek and clean and well-maintained…why can’t we employ more workers, give people more jobs, and clean up our airport?

Oh right, we had to pay for MJ’s funeral and the Lakers riots.

By: Dave Share

Dave Share — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I agree that most of the airport looks derelict. Art would be a great addition. On of my favorite airports to go to is Dallas/Ft Worth. And not because it’s ginormous and if you’re unlucky enough to have to run from one terminal to another to catch a connector you’d better have marathon training. They’re newest terminal, Terminal D is GORGEOUS!! It has vaulted ceilings, it’s spacious, has art and (get this) actual appetizing dining options!! I’d be happy to spend an over-nighter there. LA makes me sad.