Once more...
For more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/la-guardias-makeover-likely-wont-ease-delays-1438122107
For a video showing with a before and after renovation look at the airport: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2015/07/28/la-guardia-airport---rebuilt/30782181/
For more on Biden's third-world comment: http://time.com/5318/joe-biden-laguardia-airport/
Despite its problems, LaGuardia still is the most convenient, major New York airport, and I've flown in and out of it many times over the years.
My most unforgettable landing there was in a night-time snow storm with cross-winds tossing us up, down, right, left and sideways.
That evening there were a lot of white-knuckled passengers on a plane that was utterly silent except for an occasional gasp and the changing pitch of engines as the pilot managed our rocky descent and put us down safely on a snowy runway. He certainly earned his well-deserved, cabin full of applause that night.
Artist's concept of the proposed new LaGuardia
LaGuardia has been redone one way or another at least three or four times in the years I've lived in the New York area.
This week plans were announced for another makeover for the airport Vice President Joe Biden famously likened to one you might find in a third-world country.
Writing on wsj.com, Jack Nicas and Susan Casey had this to say about the renovation:
The planned overhaul of LaGuardia Airport would make for a nicer experience for fliers, but it likely would do little to alleviate the congestion in New York’s skies or beyond, aviation analysts said.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials unveiled plans this week to unify three of LaGuardia’s decades-old terminals into a gleaming single structure by 2019. The plan includes space for a tram, meeting areas, a potential hotel and rail and ferry links.
For more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/la-guardias-makeover-likely-wont-ease-delays-1438122107
For a video showing with a before and after renovation look at the airport: http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2015/07/28/la-guardia-airport---rebuilt/30782181/
For more on Biden's third-world comment: http://time.com/5318/joe-biden-laguardia-airport/
Despite its problems, LaGuardia still is the most convenient, major New York airport, and I've flown in and out of it many times over the years.
My most unforgettable landing there was in a night-time snow storm with cross-winds tossing us up, down, right, left and sideways.
That evening there were a lot of white-knuckled passengers on a plane that was utterly silent except for an occasional gasp and the changing pitch of engines as the pilot managed our rocky descent and put us down safely on a snowy runway. He certainly earned his well-deserved, cabin full of applause that night.
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