You did a fine job of telling the story. I have fond memories of the Burger King facility there. At the time, it was decent food at a decent price. When my mother had died, I spent 5 airlines and 6 cities just trying to get home. TWA was kind enough to put me in first class on the last leg (the TWA leg) of my trip... Thank you TWA for your service and compassion.
Thank you!! And sorry for your loss… Also thanks for sharing your story and experience with TWA, especially that food court which I was never able to experience. Cheap food is definitely lacking nowadays in STL.. this really reinforce the reputation of TWA being an awesome loyal airline company. Thanks again and thanks for watching!
As a St. Louis native, I just want to say thank you for helping preserve a chapter of KSTL history. I’m too young to remember the TWA days, but from the pictures and videos I’ve seen across the internet in the years since the buyout in 2001, I’m sure it was a sight to behold. And I’m so glad I finally got to see the video the local news talked about a while back. I know you got in trouble filming this, but for aviation history buffs (much less St. Louis-Lambert) like us, this is an incredible look back at what once was in the Gateway City. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I know that the D concourse was last used at least early 2011 because at 5:31 it says "Thanks for your patience as we see the tornado restoration through." And then it says the C concourse will reopen April 2012.
@@Interracialreviews Yes - Due to the tornado C was closed for just 2 weeks shy of a year - Flew out of D while that was going on From April 2011 to April 2012 - They did not install many sky bridges - You would walk down steps, across tarmac and up stairs to get on the plane. They had to make provisions for handicap folks - It was fun to use the terminal during that time.
Thanks for the tour. In the 90s I flew through STL on TWA many times. I always had a special fondness for TWA. Many times I ran down the C and D concourses to catch a flight. Back in the day they were so crowded. When they prohibited smoking in the concourse, they build those smoking rooms. Often they would be cram packed with people and the smoke was so thick you couldn’t even see through the glass. I do remember one time on an old DC9 we were descending through the clouds in a rainstorm for 30R. When we broke through the clouds at a few hundred feet, there was still an aircraft on the runway. The captain throttled up the engines and we had to go around. It’s amazing how quiet the cabin can get. I have lots of good memories of TWA.
Thank you so much! Wow, didn’t know about the smoking rooms… I started working there way after that… thanks for sharing those memories.. thanks again my friend
I flew with TWA and Pan Am while in the Army, even though I flew on a government ticket, I was treated great. The people who worked for both airlines, I would like to thank you for some of the best flying experiences I ever had.
I'm Venezuelan, and i spent 2 months training the embraer 190 there in ST Louis, i was in love looking Lambert apt every morning from My Window's hotel, You feel the terminal 1 like a museum, a Lot of people a met there, sim instructors, were twa pilots 20 yrs ago, it was an amazing experience for me, i love ST Louis and its people✌️
Happy to hear about your experience and your love for St. Louis.. especially someone who worked at lambert back in the hay days. Thank you so much for watching my friend.
Unless something changed after I left in 2001, that upper level in the C concourse had classrooms that we used for continuing education. Customs was in the lower level of the C. I worked for TWA from late 1990 until mid 2001 of which early 1998 until the end was spent working at the gates and then the service centers at the airport. Prior to that I worked in various capacities at the reservation office. Thank you for making this video. It brought back some very bittersweet memories. ❤❤❤
Wow! I was never in there after TWA closed in 12/01. AA continued to maintain the hub for 8 yrs. Seeing this, it seems rather obvious that AA was never serious about keeping this hub long-term since they were there almost a decade and kept the TWA theme... which is really bizarre since some big blue stripes through the red would've at least made it AA colors.
My dad worked for TWA for over 35 years. He did work in St. Louis, but mainly in Chicago. Now his good friend got transferred to St Louis. My dad and his good friend worked in ramp service. They both would say it was the best job they ever had. They said they enjoyed visiting the flight crew before and after the flights. They would load cargo and also bring up the food carts. Both now have passed away. My mom is still living and still gets to fly standby but on American Airlines. I still have a few TWA items. In the 1970’s, I remember dad telling me then, instead of dumping any untouched left over food trays, some employees got to keep it. It usually went to someone who was in dire need. One day, a flight attendant was crying, bc they were going on strike. She was worried how was she going to feed her family. Dad collected as many untouched leftover wrapped sandwiches and gave it to that flight attendant TWA felt like family. Dad said employees would look out for each other. In the late 1979’s, he got me a photo from another employee who developed his roll of film and gave dad a photo of an important private passenger. Pope John Paul was using the entire plane for his flight to Chicago. The plane landed at O’Hare and out of all the ramp crew employees, the Pope came across another ramp employee. Dad said that it was fitting for that TWA employee to meet Pope John Paul, bc he was a devoted Catholic with sick child at home. Dad said, that encounter made his co worker feel loved & that the Pope understood the fears he was feeling. Dad said he wasn’t jealous to not meet the Pope bc we all went to Catholic school and had the day off for the Pope’s visit in Chicago. Dad said it was about the other guy needing to have that positive experience. God Bless you for making the video.
Amazing! I’m a catholic too and I can’t believe how lucky you and your dad seeing Pope John Paul! He wen to Puerto Rico in the 80s but I was too young to remember. Thanks for sharing your St. Louis / TWA memories and thanks for the support! Hod bless you too my friend!
When I worked for COEX we had access to the food too! I used to bring bags of Sandwiches 🥪 to my late Dad! He loved them! He never used his Pass Privileges much but he sure loved those Ham and Turkey 🦃 Rolls 🥐!
Thank you my friend! Wow! A real TWA flight attendant! Would love to hear all the stories and history you know know of the great TWA! Thanks again friend!
Don't fret. I have it on good authority that American will soon declare bankruptcy and go out of business with it's assets being split into other airlines like United and Delta.
Great job on this tour of the abandoned TWA D Concourse St Louis. You did a lot of work to put this video together. Thank you. I flew on a TWA 747 only once from Boston to JFK back in 1983. It was a very short fight of 187 miles. I flew this flight just so I can fly on the TWA 747.
Thank you very much! The airport authority didn’t liked the video that much because it was revealing an old part of the airport. Oh well. But WOW 1983! TWA was king back then. Thanks for sharing your amazing memory my friend! Happy new years!
I remember the mid 80s TWA used gates at the end of concourse C for international flights. It was an extension of the concourse with higher ceilings from which flags from different countries were hung. The concourse was always crowded back then. I remember seeing departure and arrival information for flights to/from London, Paris, Rome, and so many other cities, primarily in Europe and South America. It’s so sad to see what’s become of it.
Sad indeed… now they only have one or two international flights.. Cancun .. Toronto and recently Germany.. thanks for sharing your memories especially of the 80s
TWA was acquired by American in early 2001 several months before 9-11. American purchased most of the TWA assets called it TWA LLC. They didn’t purchase the entire company. Trans World Airlines, Inc. filed Chapter 7 liquidation.
Wow! Thanks for your insight on a great piece of aviation history! I spent 3 decades of my adult life in commercial aviation. Seeing your video brought back some great (& sad, well, nostalgic) memories of a once great airline, TWA. Thank you for sharing your time, energy & enthusiasm in making your video. I very much liked & appreciated your efforts!
Great video! Flew in yesterday to transfer flight on Southwest. Hadn't been there since the TWA days when I was a kid. It was sad to see the state of the airport with all those empty gates.
I lived out by the airport in 2011 when the tornado damaged the airport. My mom was living with me. I just had my leg amputated. We both slept through that tornado and didn't realize it until the next day watching the news. I remember thinking it took a weird path.
@@Interracialreviews ... I'm waaaay better now. Choosing to have my leg amputated was the best choice I had ever made. I chose to believe Source God was looking out for us. We slept through that. My mom is gone. I'm living an independent & full life, in the art district, near downtown. Thank you for the memories. ✌🏾
TWA Flight 800 was the final nail in their coffin..In the 50's TWA flew the beautiful Lockheed Super Constellation, they had more of them than any other airline.
In around 1975 I had the pleasure of doing engine repairs on one in the military. The Air Force had an EC-121, the military equivalent of a "Connie", at the base. While the bird was pretty beat-up, it was still beautiful to look at.@@Interracialreviews
I live here; 1960-1963 and 1966-currently. My dad flew TWA on business into and out of KSTL and Cleveland, starting with the Constellations. In its heyday here, TWA had nonstop international service on the heavy widebodies - 747s and L1011s - to Paris, London and Frankfort. TWA operated all or most of B, C, and D concourses. I think they had over 100 gates in total. There was an observation area in each concourse and you could look out and see nothing but a sea of TWA jets, and taxiing back to my gate (I flew domestic quite a bit for work myself) we would taxi by the concourse that handled all the international passenger jets and they were ALL TWA 747s and L1011s. I imagine that was probably concourse D. Now, there is no access to concourse D. There’s a wall on one end. The other end is roped off. I wouldn’t want to risk an encounter with airport police or TSA by trying to cross the rope. Such a shame. Not to mention the huge presence McDonnell-Douglass used to have there. We would taxi by the McDonnell hangars and see brand new fighter/military jets being rolled out. It was amazing. KSTL was the world headquarters for McDonnell Aircraft since 1938.
Wow.. over 100 gates it’s crazy! I didn’t know that.. thanks for sharing those memories…. You can still see new military planes like the f15 made by Boeing now.. but I bet that was a sigh to see back then.. glad you liked the video.. and thanks for watching my friend!
I take it that’s just an abandoned part of an airport still in use?? Great video, I’m a nostalgia addict so this is brilliant!! I love time capsule places. That haven’t been touched since they ceased to be in use. Thanks mate, much appreciated. 👍👍
The area above C28 was for the TWA Ambassador's Club, not customs. The walkway lead to a crew rest area away from the passengers, if you needed a nap or had an extended time between flights. I was a TWA F/A until we got sold, er, bought out.
Thank you. I was going to say the same thing. On the right of the end of the upstairs catwalk, across from the old sleep room, was our Trans States crew room. It was destroyed in the 2011 tornado. I was a TWA FA and a Pilot of Trans States.
The airline and airport that inspired me to become a pilot in the early 90’s. I’m not sure if anyone remembers, but there used to be a part of this terminal that had a mural on the wall. It was a mural that made it seem as if you were in an airplane looking out the window onto the clouds. It was really well done. If you looked through the mural “windows” you could see out into the clouds and some had distant TWA planes. I distinctly remember this when I was 4 or 5 years old in 1990/91. I remember a TWA l1011 in the distance if you looked hard enough just another example of the charm this airport had. If anyone knows what I’m talking about or where in the terminal this was located, I’d love it if you comment and refresh my memory.
@@Interracialreviews Sure! There’s a section in the video, a wall section that is next to one of the long flat escalator tracks; It’s got a curvature to the wall and the wall itself is covered in red felt or carpeting. I think this may have been it. The curvature matches the angle of the mural that was made to seem like the inside of an airplane. I think that was it, but they redid it prior to it closing. That’s as close of a theory I can come up with unless someone comments who worked there in the 90’s and knows more about it. ✌🏻
@@rizzeau Mike, I really appreciate your input. I was like, 9 or 10 the last time I saw it going through in 1996 and I’ve had a hard time convincing myself it wasn’t just part of some fever dream. I’m not even sure it was there then, but I definitely remember it in 91/92. I’m really glad someone else (you) chimed in to shed some light on it. Thanks a bunch!
@@nateweter4012 Nope, I definitely remember it. Sounds like we're about the same age and I remember looking at it every time we were at the airport. The airplane viewing lot at the end of 12R inspired me as well to become a pilot. I only made it to PPL as 9/11 caused me to rethink my career goals. Wish I had stuck with it!
As an addendum to this idea you may be able to obtain Archival Footage of some of the International Shows from NBC I remember they were there setting up pre Dawn in PHX at the Camel Back Inn and Resort doing Stand ups and interviews with Vendors and Attendees I think it was used as Special Interest Segment on the Today Show in both 1995 and 2000! Brings back good memories to me!
I used to work there when that part of the terminal was opened. That carpet on the walls was PINK, not (faded) red. All of us who worked there thought it was a strange choice. But that section that you walked through was the Ozark concourse before they were merged into TWA. It was such a long walk to baggage claim!
That’s cool.. I wonder if pink was the color of an old airline or the airport’s esthetics at that time.. thank you for clarifying and sharing your experience when it was open… I hear St. Louis has plan to demolish it for remodeling.. oh well
Worked for TW at MCI for almost 23 years and 34 years at WN at DAL. Brings back memories of all the times we went through STL. Last long TW flight was to HNL.
I flew TWA in late 2000 because Delta missed its connection in the now closed hub of Cincinnati to make San Diego. So they put me on a TWA flight to St. Louis switching planes and continuing on to San Diego. The first flight was almost empty - they put all 6 of us into first class because the DC-9 was way too big for the few passengers. Then we go to Terminal D in St. Louis where i had to run from one end of the terminal to the other to make my flight. The second flight was busier, and I sat in coach on another DC-9. The terminal was old as were the planes. They got me to San Diego on time however with no trouble. It was the last time I flew TWA as they went bankrupt for good in early 2001 and I never flew them again before being acquired by American.
What a day! At least missing your connection gave you a chance to fly TWA.. does the D concourse looked similar in this video from what you remember? Even tho u were running. Thank you for watching my friend!
@@Interracialreviews It does match what I saw. I left by the food court you mentioned. I actually ate there. There was a Cinnibon and Burger King. There was also a pizza place (I think Pizza Hut) and I believe a Subway there. I ate the pizza. This was a trip down memory lane as it really still looks the same all these years later abandoned!
That’s pretty cool! Then it’s frozen in time more or less since you last saw it. A food court with cheap food is badly needed at STL. Glad you like the video! Thanks again!
Most of my memories are connected to TWA in NY although I had a few trips pass through STL. I worked for 3 different Trans World Express operators. Metro Air Noreast, Westates [Convair 580's] and finally TWE, Inc. Each had some good memories and I miss them terribly. There are still signs of TWA if you know where to look. Delta still flies many ex-TWA a/c. This morning, I watched N721TW/DL341 BOS-SEA fly along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Of course, I dragged out my binoculars and watched it fly by. As the saying goes among many things, "Never forget." Thanks for the video.
That commercial is my favorite airline commercial of all time. I just like commercials back in the days, it's like a legendary song long gone. Nowadays the commercials are just one person speaking about the airline.
Transited many times on TWA through STL in the late 80's-mid 90's, mainly LGA-STL-LAS (occasionally PHX) in both directions. Many fond memories from a better time.
I use to fly through there in the 90's. It was my layover each way between Shreveport and RDU. I remember looking out that window @4:30 That was the first place I ever used those people movers
Born and raised in STL. I spent many hours in the secure area just walking around. This was before 9/11 and TSA. I was 17 and roamed freely through the concourses. I remember when they opened D for Southwest. I also worked the ramp for TW Express (Trans States) and ATS working Sun Country and Champion Air. That BK right after security always made the area smell greasy and weird, but it was a good smell though.
BK smell is the best! That’s right.. I remember there were no TSA when I flew in 1995.. oh those were the days… thanks for sharing those memories. And. glad you enjoyed the video!
Love this. Thanks so much. I have eaten at that BK and Cinnabon many times as a TWA customer and later as an employee. Up on that second floor is where the old Ambassador club was. Would be so cool to get in there too. Thanks again!
TWA was hands down the most efficient way to fly cross country. I'm a Californian who grew up in the 1960's. Still very sorry it does not exist--I was a kid when the JFK terminal was constructed. I flew on the airline in the 90's as a passenger. There's nothing like it now...
Exactly… I’m happy to hear it was such a good airline, I was 15 in my first and only TWA 747 flight PR… so too I was too little to I appreciate you sharing your experience
Thanks for the concourse tour of my local airport! I think that food court used to have a Pizza Hut in the 90s. I vaguely remember eating personal pan pizzas there before flights.
@@MegaBpop RIGHT! That man really hurt TWA. I have a bunch of TWA memorabilia in my house. I still look for it. I loved working for TWA. If you look, my email is TWAGorilla. Paying homage to TWA and being a baggage handler. I was the gorilla throwing the luggage! :)
One of the last times I used the D concourse was in 1998. Coming home from Las Vegas, our departing flight was delayed due to it snowing in Vegas (first time in 20 years). I literally had to run the entire length of the D concourse to catch my connection on the C concourse. I didn’t make it 😔
Oh! Sorry you didn’t make your flight… and especially after running that long concourse.. did the concourse change too much since you last saw it? I was too young in the 90s to remember when I used that airport.. thanks for watching
@@Interracialreviews There were things that looked familiar in the video but it’s been 10 years since I last used STL for anything. I thought it was so ironic (back then) that the airport authority went to great lengths to build a new runway to accommodate more flights. Instead TWA got sold and all hub operations were moved to Dallas.
Very unfortunate .. bad management and lack of vision… now they want to join both terminals as one. We’ll see… many good people work at airports… sad. Thanks again!
I'm so surprised that this area is still electrically powered and maintained! This is really cool footage. Kind of sad to see a once busy and purposeful place now desolate and empty, but a lot of people would have a story to tell about Concourse D.
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes very sad… I find the passing of time very depressing lately .. aaanyways… yes .. lots of stories that I hope yall keep sharing on this video… thanks again my friend.
It seems like all the major airlines left and abandoned MIDWAY AIRPORT. SOUTHWEST is now the major carrier. I remember when TWA was a major airline here. Now mostly independent airlines now dominate Midway Airport. This video kind of reminds me of Midway Airport when the major airlines like American airlines and United airlines moved out and only use O'Hare airport.
You should make a video about PanAm and our demise after selling off the Pacific to United in 1986 and the London hub in 1990 and the hostile take over by Delta in 1991. We were the airline who made it possible for other airlines to fly over water and land. We came up with the Jeppesen airport charts and waypoints enroute. A good story about corporate greed and big egos. I can recommend a book written By Robert Gandt Skygods about the fall of Pan American.. Very factual and interesting aviation reading.. Really enjoyed your TWA video. Both TWA and PanAm were good to each other's employees when it came to non rev travel. They would always find a jumpseat in the last moment.
A Pan-Am would be pretty cool! Loved pan-am! Oh and not to mention how airports in many countries were charging pan-am way more to land in their runways.. very sad.. at least the ending… I’m waiting for a chance to visit one of their famous hubs… thank for the suggestion and thank you for watching.. I’m glad you liked it my friend.
You did a nice job with this video. Interesting you can even get into that area. I'm surprised it's not locked down. Seems as though you could get onto the tarmac, which is a safety concern.
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My neighbor who used live nearby used to work for TWA in the early years the old TWA terminal still stands at JFK now as a Hotel I'm told and sells TWA merchandise
My dad worked for TWA for over 35 years. He did work in St. Louis, but mainly in Chicago. Now his good friend got transferred to St Louis. My dad and his good friend worked in ramp service. They both would say it was the best job they ever had. They said they enjoyed visiting the flight crew before and after the flights. They would load cargo and also bring up the food carts. Both now have passed away. My mom is still living and still gets to fly standby but on American Airlines. I still have a few TWA items. In the 1970’s, I remember dad telling me then, instead of dumping any untouched left over food trays, some employees got to keep it. It usually went to someone who was in dire need. One day, a flight attendant was crying, bc they were going on strike. She was worried how was she going to feed her family. Dad collected as many untouched leftover wrapped sandwiches and gave it to that flight attendant TWA felt like family. Dad said employees would look out for each other. In the late 1979’s, he got me a photo from another employee who developed his roll of film and gave dad a photo of an important private passenger. Pope John Paul was using the entire plane for his flight to Chicago. The plane landed at O’Hare and out of all the ramp crew employees, the Pope came across another ramp employee. Dad said that it was fitting for that TWA employee to meet Pope John Paul, bc he was a devoted Catholic with sick child at home. Dad said, that encounter made his co worker feel loved & that the Pope understood the fears he was feeling. Dad said he wasn’t jealous to not meet the Pope bc we all went to Catholic school and had the day off for the Pope’s visit in Chicago. Dad said it was about the other guy needing to have that positive experience. God Bless you for making the video.
It’s really shocking to see the advertisement poster addressing the tornado restoration still exists. Is it still there as of now or is it gone? I know that old pay phone stand is gone as you mentioned
Hi friend! Well... as of now, the west side of the d concourse is still the same... but the east side it’s probably 100 feet shorter.. accommodating for Southwest E concourse. But after my video, they close access to that part
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS oh my! Are you no longer able to get in now??? If you can’t, that’s okay. Although that is kind of a bummer. You should try to tour the tarmac area of the concourse. I saw on a picture posted in 2011 that there’s still TWA logos on some of the equipment unless they got rid of it, but if you’re unable to, that’s okay. I’m really into this concourse, but don’t risk your job to show everything.
Yes! There were still a couple of old faded continental airlines and twa stickers on the tarmac. Specifically on the ramp office windows area.. sorry for the delay my friend.. lots of stuff has happened.. blessings!
Hey Awesome video! I attended a Travel school up in STL in the early 80's We lived in an Hotel 🏨 Apartment in St Anne's right across the Freeway from Lambert Field So of course I spent a lot of time at the Airport! I know the Concourse you filmed! It was a bustling place! Idea: I don't know if you're familiar with ATP(Air Transport Photography) a commercial Aircraft Modeling Company run by the late Clint Groves in San Jose California He was quite a character! If you attend the Airliners Shows you could find modelers who would remember him! I used to build in 1/144 Scale back in the day! And have attended many shows A Documentary about the 🎥 Airliners Cult could be fascinating! I've lost contact with most of the people but there may be a couple of Vendors who are characters in their own right! And they'd probably be glad to talk to you! It's a 🌎 world with it's own unique nomenclature! John Cox used to attend the shows! He may still! I myself worked for COEX years ago doing Ramp/Underwing servicing the old ERJ 135's/145's at one of the Outstations We were also a Class A MX station 🚉! Just thought this might be of Interest to you! Good luck with your videos! Love them!
Thanks for sharing those amazing memories! A few vendors still work there from that era.. they always have stories of the old twa days. First time hearing of ATP. Now I have to look for them! I love model building too and planes! Thanks again my friend. Best wishes
Awesome video! You definitely earned my like. You have probably been asked this already, but could it be possible to get a video of the very far end of concourse C all the way to C38? I would love to see the old ambassadors club and customs area. Been wanting for a while to see what that area looks like nowadays!
Hi friend! Only a like!? No subscription?! Just kidding.. well my friend.. everything is closed after c31... on the inside.. I took footage from the outside tho. Anyways.. thanks for taking the time to comment.
@@Interracialreviews Well that sucks. I was under the impression that employees had offices and access there. I have been looking for a long time for photos of that area. Anyways been watching more of your STL videos! Subbed!
So sad to see anything that was once packed with customers so abandoned now, especially in a good economy. Hopefully the people who worked in these p!aces were able to find other jobs. Perhaps maybe one day these now abandoned places will come back to life, offering many descent jobs to people who need them.
I hope so too… many good people working at the airport. They usually get absorbed by other companies.. but yes.. is sad seen how time passes and nothing last forever. Thanks for watching my friend
The upper level above C-28 by that circular stairs is where the Ambassador's Club was located until the mid 90's. IIRC they closed it when they opened the new club (where the Admirals Club is now) around 1995-6 at the C/D connector
Thank you sir, cause let me tell you I asked.. but everyone gave me a fake answer… nowadays American uses it for training purposes. Anyways… thanks for the support my friend.
That would be awesome! Staying next to the runway watching those beautiful planes.. mmmmm a dream come true. Last I heard Lambert is gonna go thru remodeling and restructuring unifying all concourses.. what you think of that?
@@Interracialreviews Yes! And they could really emphasize that they are Mid Continental! This has huge implications for PAX MX and Freight! Years ago EA had. A Hub at MCI Should have worked like Gangbusters! I dunno PAX still preferred ATL I guess! You could brand it: Lambert/St Louis: The Gateway Arch to Tomorrow! Be forward facing! BTW Is LaClede's Landing 🛬 still a thing up there? Thanks 👍 Awesome content!
Yes! Laclede landings is still going on.. but not as much as before the pandemic… also crimes and homelessness is affecting the nightlife… .. especially bars at night Those are excellent ideas for St. Louis of the future! Thanks for the support my friend!
It’s kinda sad to see this the Airport in this state, but American having hubs in Dallas Fort Worth & Chicago O’Hare didn’t really need the St. Louis hub. It was sad to hear how bad American treated its TWA employees. American played commercials saying 2 great airlines 1 great future. I looked into St. Louis Lambert Field and online plans have been started to consolidate the Airport into us just 1 terminal. The plan show that they are looking use terminal 1 and keep domed terminal 1. From terminal 1 would be connected into a centralized single concourse which would be all new built. But this means demoing Terminal 2 and Course D. The plans look very good so far which would make one big concourse with 80 gates. But it’s nice to see they want to keep the special architectural things that make the airport unique. Thanks for sharing this video! I remember the airport back in its busy past every summer I would fly back from California to St. Louis to visit my family that lives in St. Louis. Let’s hope these plans build a much better future Airport for the people of St. Louis!
You are very welcome my friend.. thanks for that insight. And yes.. I talked to some former TWA employees and they said American treatment was awful. Anyways thanks again friend!
Loved this - so did AA take over and then leave in 2009? The map showed an Admirals Club (AA). AA didn’t renovate the concourse because they knew it would eventually be shut down so it wasn’t worth the investment. I loved TWA, it makes me a little sad to see the shots of the before and after in the beginning.
Yes.. AA left and came back after 2009.. but it was permanently closed after the tornado damage in 2012 or 13… I know is sad.. give me a lot of nostalgia… but hey.. that’s life.. thanks for sharing your memories
Kevin Cole thank you! Yeah I work there... but it was the first time I entered.... and decided to record.. thanks again for taking the time to watch this video!
Kevin Cole nah... I work for American... but they actually do have international flights... All airlines go to Canada.... and united and frontier go to Cancun...but indeed I hope they get more international flights...
True true…. When I shot this video they were slowly expanding from the E concourse. Also I heard they are remodeling the whole airport to have only one terminal. Who knows if the d concourse will still be standing. Thanks for watching my friend!
The loss of TWA and a lot of other airlines is just another example of cut throat capitalism. Now we're pretty much left with 3 airlines that I've always considered the worst: Delta, American and United.
To be fair, Delta is actually really decent these days. Virgin America was the best ever had for the money, but still, Delta is better than everyone in the US now, hands down. After that, I'd fly southwest, if they weren't getting famous for cancelling their flights now
Thanks for your insights my friends… last year I flew to Paris ruclips.net/video/mexzxXJncoU/видео.html on United and even hot meals were improving a lot….. thanks my friends.. and long live TWA and pan-am.. unless there’s still some rivalry 😂 ✈️
@@visax8550 socialism isn't really the opposite of capitalism. Each construct has it's own focus, but there are still areas of overlap. More specificly to your point, you can still have privately owned airlines that are exposed to ask the same market forces with a socialistic government. So If you're looking for the opposite of capitalism in this situation, basically you'd have flat out dictatorship, and then if you throttle that back a bit you have communism; which I think would be a better antithesis to the original comment.
I flew on TWA my first trip to Athens, Greece from JFK in 1982 I was hook on flying ever since I was 23 yrs old I'm 63 now. I have taken a flight some where every year since.
It’s a shame that they just have that section empty and abandoned like that. I’m sure there was a lot of history tied with that place. I remember TWA. I remember watching planes when they used to have a parking spot you’d go to watch airplanes here at lambert. Lot of twa’s coming and going. Never be in one. I was about 9 or 10 years old then in 99 and in 2000. It’s a damn shame that they went out of business and they don’t have that spot no more to look at planes. Ever since 9/11 and probably the expansion of the new runway then had to do with it. But that abandoned terminal they should do something with it. Unless they let it be do to it’s meaning I guess.
Yes it’s a shame.. but southwest is slowly taking over the d concourse… and also the city just unveiled its plans to join all concourses into one big terminal.. but who knows.. thanks for sharing my friend
I Looove your TWA video please make more videos with TWA i have some TWA models, when TWA, was at O, HARE The TWA 747, went to London ,i went to the observation deck and watch the Queen of the Skies take off 🛫✈️👍👍
Thank you so much! Such an amazing experience you had! 747 my absolute fav plane! I’m working on more TWA and airport videos.. again thank you my friend!
Indeed… how is it? Last time I saw it they refurbished the old walkway… I think they should leave some kind of homage section with the old stuff.. anyways.. thanks for watching!
Any idea why they’re still playing the music down the speed ramp hallways? Whatever the reason is, it’s actually rumored to still be the original elevator music from the TWA era. Not sure about the music if that’s official or not, but I heard that they kept the security announcement about unattended luggage confiscation in that concourse that was actually from its big days. Did you ever hear it playing down there when you didn’t have the camera on?
Hi friend! The music you hear Its played throughout the whole airport, Both terminal 1 and 2. Even the announcements. This is because this concourse was used by American Airlines all the way until 2009. Hope that answers your question. Thanks again for the support friend!
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS oh wow! That makes sense actually! Thanks so much! Has anything big happened to the concourse recently? Starting to wonder now although I understand they really patched up the access possibly part of the controversy. Just wondering since I imagine this is almost endangered with Southwest slowly adding more destinations.
You are exactly right about southwest. I would say that almost half of the D concourse is being converted into southwest gates now designated E concourse. But not much happening otherwise. It’s all very fascinated for us aviation fans. :)
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS true that! Also, I don’t know if you’re able to or really want to risk it, but if you ever decide to do a tour video on the outside of the D concourse where the ramp is, you may be lucky and find equipment with TWA logos! Whether it’s still there or not, I’m not sure, but I saw a photo uploaded on Flickr in 2011 that there is, or at least there was a generator or something down there with a TWA logo still on it. Keep in mind though it was around 2011 that it was uploaded by someone else, but it’s worth a shot cuz that’s something that passengers really don’t get to see. However, if your job would be at risk, don’t bother to attempt. I understand this video has possibly already drawn the controversy.
Why is Lambert not using these concourses would make it a much much bigger airport, theyve done a great job with updates in Terminal 1 & 2 .. only Concourse A, C and E are in use. I definitely remember walking thru Concourse D and flying TWA as a teen and college years
This is a fascinating video of a once great airline and the remains of its infrastructure. It raises a plausible question that the producer never answered. Why, after 20 years since TWA’s demise, does this sizable concourse remain unused? Is the airport dying because of the loss of TWA, the abandonment of the McDonnell Douglas complex, or the market encroachment of the newer Mid America Airport? Also, the video indicated the presence of an Admiral’s Club and lounge but there was no exploration of this area. As a former broadcast news photographer, I would encourage to pick your shots carefully and avoid repeated views of the long, empty hallways. The same would apply to your narration where you mention the “iconic red color” several times. If you intend to grow your audience remember that brevity is the key to telling a story that will attract viewers. As a final suggestion, I would encourage you to invest in stabilizing gimbal to smooth out some of your shots. Doing so will provide a more polished product.
@@jaylena682 thank you friend! I put your name down for the $100 giveaway raffle we will be doing when we get to 1,000 subscribers! It will take a while, but hey! Thanks again my friend!
Hello, do you know if all the flights from San Juan Puerto Rico to St Louis were made only with the B747 or was there another model of plane that they used? My grandmother flew on this airline and had a stopover in St. Louis and she told me that she flew on a huge plane and I'm trying to find out which plane she flew on. I would appreciate your response.
That is a great question. I’m 90% sure it was a 747, like when I flew there in the 90s. Of course that depends on the year. I’m gonna ask my cousin who worked for TWA and I’ll get back to you. ❤️
That would be be awesome! But from what the airport manager told me is that they want to project a vision for the future.. they dont want any ties to the past… 😞
Since I recorded this video, Southwest Airlines has slowly integrated half of the d concourse. The last half is still abandoned or used for storage. Thanks for watching!
I honestly don’t know…but as far as I know… 1/3 is operated by southwest from the east terminal or in plans to expand.. but mostly still closed.. thanks my friend
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS that makes sense. Haven’t seen one in soooo long! What’s funny is I used to call it a banana jet, and the red and blue jets were strawberry/blueberry jets. That’s how I used to refer to the jets by berry colors when I was so young, before I learned my airlines. That’s kinda why I get excited to see those, and plus they were very popular where I used to live 😅
I used to work there… employees use the d concourse regularly to go between terminal 1 and 2.. but that’s a pretty good question because after this video made the NEWS, the airport’s upper management got angry 😂 they say they don’t like to show antiquated old parts of the airport to the public.. is bad for their images.. they change the rules to limit employees access to the d concourse. Here’s when I made the news ruclips.net/video/PRwXlQ272Yo/видео.htmlsi=DFuyqDW7wTg9jE6- Thanks for watching my friend
Google Carl Icahn. From what I heard, that he pushed to sell TWA’s overseas routes. I remember dad and plenty of others taking a cut in pay to help save the company.
You did a fine job of telling the story. I have fond memories of the Burger King facility there. At the time, it was decent food at a decent price. When my mother had died, I spent 5 airlines and 6 cities just trying to get home. TWA was kind enough to put me in first class on the last leg (the TWA leg) of my trip... Thank you TWA for your service and compassion.
Thank you!! And sorry for your loss… Also thanks for sharing your story and experience with TWA, especially that food court which I was never able to experience. Cheap food is definitely lacking nowadays in STL.. this really reinforce the reputation of TWA being an awesome loyal airline company. Thanks again and thanks for watching!
As a St. Louis native, I just want to say thank you for helping preserve a chapter of KSTL history. I’m too young to remember the TWA days, but from the pictures and videos I’ve seen across the internet in the years since the buyout in 2001, I’m sure it was a sight to behold. And I’m so glad I finally got to see the video the local news talked about a while back. I know you got in trouble filming this, but for aviation history buffs (much less St. Louis-Lambert) like us, this is an incredible look back at what once was in the Gateway City. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Stlweather thank you thank you thank you for the support and sharing your story...
I know that the D concourse was last used at least early 2011 because at 5:31 it says "Thanks for your patience as we see the tornado restoration through." And then it says the C concourse will reopen April 2012.
Wow.. I didn’t notice.. thanks for pointing that out.. very interesting.
@@Interracialreviews Yes - Due to the tornado C was closed for just 2 weeks shy of a year - Flew out of D while that was going on From April 2011 to April 2012 - They did not install many sky bridges - You would walk down steps, across tarmac and up stairs to get on the plane. They had to make provisions for handicap folks - It was fun to use the terminal during that time.
Thanks for the tour. In the 90s I flew through STL on TWA many times. I always had a special fondness for TWA. Many times I ran down the C and D concourses to catch a flight. Back in the day they were so crowded. When they prohibited smoking in the concourse, they build those smoking rooms. Often they would be cram packed with people and the smoke was so thick you couldn’t even see through the glass. I do remember one time on an old DC9 we were descending through the clouds in a rainstorm for 30R. When we broke through the clouds at a few hundred feet, there was still an aircraft on the runway. The captain throttled up the engines and we had to go around. It’s amazing how quiet the cabin can get. I have lots of good memories of TWA.
Thank you so much! Wow, didn’t know about the smoking rooms… I started working there way after that… thanks for sharing those memories.. thanks again my friend
That happened to me at STL too! I was on an MD-80 from DCA, but it was a few months after American took over. I know what you mean. Dead quiet.
I flew with TWA and Pan Am while in the Army, even though I flew on a government ticket, I was treated great. The people who worked for both airlines, I would like to thank you for some of the best flying experiences I ever had.
Happy to hear your great experience with twa ! And wow.. the 80 different was it?
I hope you had good times then even though I am Indian and I flew with indigo only 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I'm Venezuelan, and i spent 2 months training the embraer 190 there in ST Louis, i was in love looking Lambert apt every morning from My Window's hotel, You feel the terminal 1 like a museum, a Lot of people a met there, sim instructors, were twa pilots 20 yrs ago, it was an amazing experience for me, i love ST Louis and its people✌️
Happy to hear about your experience and your love for St. Louis.. especially someone who worked at lambert back in the hay days. Thank you so much for watching my friend.
Unless something changed after I left in 2001, that upper level in the C concourse had classrooms that we used for continuing education. Customs was in the lower level of the C. I worked for TWA from late 1990 until mid 2001 of which early 1998 until the end was spent working at the gates and then the service centers at the airport. Prior to that I worked in various capacities at the reservation office. Thank you for making this video. It brought back some very bittersweet memories. ❤❤❤
Glad to hear it brought some good memories. Thanks for clarifying where customs was. I always wondered! Thanks for the support friend!
I concur. I was trained as a summertime Passenger Relations Agent in those rooms in 1988! I miss TWA.
My first flight ever was from KSTL to KLAX via a TWA L1011. I was nine years old. I won't ever get to take such a good flight again.
Yeah loved TWA it was my first too! Thanks for sharing my friend!
Wow! I was never in there after TWA closed in 12/01. AA continued to maintain the hub for 8 yrs. Seeing this, it seems rather obvious that AA was never serious about keeping this hub long-term since they were there almost a decade and kept the TWA theme... which is really bizarre since some big blue stripes through the red would've at least made it AA colors.
My dad worked for TWA for over 35 years. He did work in St. Louis, but mainly in Chicago. Now his good friend got transferred to St Louis. My dad and his good friend worked in ramp service. They both would say it was the best job they ever had. They said they enjoyed visiting the flight crew before and after the flights. They would load cargo and also bring up the food carts. Both now have passed away. My mom is still living and still gets to fly standby but on American Airlines. I still have a few TWA items. In the 1970’s, I remember dad telling me then, instead of dumping any untouched left over food trays, some employees got to keep it. It usually went to someone who was in dire need. One day, a flight attendant was crying, bc they were going on strike. She was worried how was she going to feed her family. Dad collected as many untouched leftover wrapped sandwiches and gave it to that flight attendant
TWA felt like family. Dad said employees would look out for each other. In the late 1979’s, he got me a photo from another employee who developed his roll of film and gave dad a photo of an important private passenger. Pope John Paul was using the entire plane for his flight to Chicago. The plane landed at O’Hare and out of all the ramp crew employees, the Pope came across another ramp employee. Dad said that it was fitting for that TWA employee to meet Pope John Paul, bc he was a devoted Catholic with sick child at home. Dad said, that encounter made his co worker feel loved & that the Pope understood the fears he was feeling. Dad said he wasn’t jealous to not meet the Pope bc we all went to Catholic school and had the day off for the Pope’s visit in Chicago. Dad said it was about the other guy needing to have that positive experience.
God Bless you for making the video.
Amazing! I’m a catholic too and I can’t believe how lucky you and your dad seeing Pope John Paul! He wen to Puerto Rico in the 80s but I was too young to remember. Thanks for sharing your St. Louis / TWA memories and thanks for the support! Hod bless you too my friend!
When I worked for COEX we had access to the food too! I used to bring bags of Sandwiches 🥪 to my late Dad! He loved them! He never used his Pass Privileges much but he sure loved those Ham and Turkey 🦃 Rolls 🥐!
Umm so yo is your dad my dad. We should probably talk lol
As a former TWA Flight Attendant THANK YOU 🙏🏻🦄💗🙏🏻❤️😢😢😢 😔 what AA did to a once GREAT AIRLINE. And a once great city of St Louis 😡
Thank you my friend! Wow! A real TWA flight attendant! Would love to hear all the stories and history you know know of the great TWA! Thanks again friend!
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS My pleasure 😇
Don't fret.
I have it on good authority that American will soon declare bankruptcy and go out of business with it's assets being split into other airlines like United and Delta.
@@stuartlee6622 Geez, I hope not. My dad retired from TWA. He worked for TWA for over 35 years. It always felt like a family owned business back then.
Did you ever work the Lax to Hnl route on the L1011 in the mid 90s? I flew that route many times. (:
Great job on this tour of the abandoned TWA D Concourse St Louis. You did a lot of work to put this video together. Thank you. I flew on a TWA 747 only once from Boston to JFK back in 1983. It was a very short fight of 187 miles. I flew this flight just so I can fly on the TWA 747.
Thank you very much! The airport authority didn’t liked the video that much because it was revealing an old part of the airport. Oh well. But WOW 1983! TWA was king back then. Thanks for sharing your amazing memory my friend! Happy new years!
@@Interracialreviews: Yes, TWA is certainly missed. Happy New Year 2024.
Thank you!! 🎉 🎊
I remember the mid 80s TWA used gates at the end of concourse C for international flights. It was an extension of the concourse with higher ceilings from which flags from different countries were hung. The concourse was always crowded back then. I remember seeing departure and arrival information for flights to/from London, Paris, Rome, and so many other cities, primarily in Europe and South America. It’s so sad to see what’s become of it.
Sad indeed… now they only have one or two international flights.. Cancun .. Toronto and recently Germany.. thanks for sharing your memories especially of the 80s
I flew into that airport on TWA to catch my military chartered flight from St. Louis to Yokota Air Base, Japan. This was back in 1983. Great memories!
Glad you liked it my friend.. and thanks for your service!
Great Airline, thank you for the memories. Gone, but not forgotten.
Never forgotten indeed! Thank you my friend! Glad you enjoyed it!
TWA was acquired by American in early 2001 several months before 9-11. American purchased most of the TWA assets called it TWA LLC. They didn’t purchase the entire company. Trans World Airlines, Inc. filed Chapter 7 liquidation.
It’s like the pan-am name an logo still used and own by a railroad company. Or so I heard..
Wow! Thanks for your insight on a great piece of aviation history! I spent 3 decades of my adult life in commercial aviation. Seeing your video brought back some great (& sad, well, nostalgic) memories of a once great airline, TWA. Thank you for sharing your time, energy & enthusiasm in making your video. I very much liked & appreciated your efforts!
Thank you sir! I’m so happy to see other aviation enthusiasts like myself! Thanks again!
Great video! Flew in yesterday to transfer flight on Southwest. Hadn't been there since the TWA days when I was a kid. It was sad to see the state of the airport with all those empty gates.
Sky-Pirate I know right... its surreal ... it was like walking thru a time capsule... well anyways thanks for taking the time to comment friend!
Sir, that is outstanding!
I flew ORD STL weekly for a couple of years RT. That was late 80's and 90's.
Thank you and God Bless
You are welcome and thank you! So you really really know about STL .. the memories you most have.. .. thanks again my friend!
I lived out by the airport in 2011 when the tornado damaged the airport. My mom was living with me. I just had my leg amputated. We both slept through that tornado and didn't realize it until the next day watching the news.
I remember thinking it took a weird path.
Dang fam! Hope you are better now.. it must have been a crazy experience. Thanks for sharing ❤️
@@Interracialreviews ... I'm waaaay better now. Choosing to have my leg amputated was the best choice I had ever made. I chose to believe Source God was looking out for us. We slept through that.
My mom is gone. I'm living an independent & full life, in the art district, near downtown.
Thank you for the memories. ✌🏾
TWA Flight 800 was the final nail in their coffin..In the 50's TWA flew the beautiful Lockheed Super Constellation, they had more of them than any other airline.
Yes! I remember the constellation from the Aviator movie with Dcaprio. The golden age of air travel. Thank you my friend.. and thank you for watching!
In around 1975 I had the pleasure of doing engine repairs on one in the military. The Air Force had an EC-121, the military equivalent of a "Connie", at the base. While the bird was pretty beat-up, it was still beautiful to look at.@@Interracialreviews
You are so lucky… I bet that military Connie was a sight to behold! All of them are probably in museums. Thanks again for sharing that awesome memory.
I live here; 1960-1963 and 1966-currently. My dad flew TWA on business into and out of KSTL and Cleveland, starting with the Constellations. In its heyday here, TWA had nonstop international service on the heavy widebodies - 747s and L1011s - to Paris, London and Frankfort. TWA operated all or most of B, C, and D concourses. I think they had over 100 gates in total. There was an observation area in each concourse and you could look out and see nothing but a sea of TWA jets, and taxiing back to my gate (I flew domestic quite a bit for work myself) we would taxi by the concourse that handled all the international passenger jets and they were ALL TWA 747s and L1011s. I imagine that was probably concourse D. Now, there is no access to concourse D. There’s a wall on one end. The other end is roped off. I wouldn’t want to risk an encounter with airport police or TSA by trying to cross the rope. Such a shame. Not to mention the huge presence McDonnell-Douglass used to have there. We would taxi by the McDonnell hangars and see brand new fighter/military jets being rolled out. It was amazing. KSTL was the world headquarters for McDonnell Aircraft since 1938.
Wow.. over 100 gates it’s crazy! I didn’t know that.. thanks for sharing those memories…. You can still see new military planes like the f15 made by Boeing now.. but I bet that was a sigh to see back then.. glad you liked the video.. and thanks for watching my friend!
I take it that’s just an abandoned part of an airport still in use?? Great video, I’m a nostalgia addict so this is brilliant!! I love time capsule places. That haven’t been touched since they ceased to be in use. Thanks mate, much appreciated. 👍👍
You are very welcome! The D concourse is completely shut off the public since 2013ish… anyways glad you like it and thanks for sharing my friend.
The area above C28 was for the TWA Ambassador's Club, not customs. The walkway lead to a crew rest area away from the passengers, if you needed a nap or had an extended time between flights. I was a TWA F/A until we got sold, er, bought out.
Thank You for being one of the nicest FA on TWA. Dad worked for TWA for over 35 years. He said it was the best job he ever had. He worked on ramp.
Thank you. I was going to say the same thing. On the right of the end of the upstairs catwalk, across from the old sleep room, was our Trans States crew room. It was destroyed in the 2011 tornado. I was a TWA FA and a Pilot of Trans States.
The airline and airport that inspired me to become a pilot in the early 90’s. I’m not sure if anyone remembers, but there used to be a part of this terminal that had a mural on the wall. It was a mural that made it seem as if you were in an airplane looking out the window onto the clouds. It was really well done. If you looked through the mural “windows” you could see out into the clouds and some had distant TWA planes. I distinctly remember this when I was 4 or 5 years old in 1990/91. I remember a TWA l1011 in the distance if you looked hard enough just another example of the charm this airport had. If anyone knows what I’m talking about or where in the terminal this was located, I’d love it if you comment and refresh my memory.
Thanks for sharing those memories … I personally never seen the mural.. but it sounds pretty cool… again.. thanks for your comment my friend!
@@Interracialreviews Sure! There’s a section in the video, a wall section that is next to one of the long flat escalator tracks; It’s got a curvature to the wall and the wall itself is covered in red felt or carpeting. I think this may have been it. The curvature matches the angle of the mural that was made to seem like the inside of an airplane. I think that was it, but they redid it prior to it closing.
That’s as close of a theory I can come up with unless someone comments who worked there in the 90’s and knows more about it. ✌🏻
@@nateweter4012 I could be completely wrong, but I feel like that mural was after security on the way to the C gates @12:15
@@rizzeau Mike, I really appreciate your input. I was like, 9 or 10 the last time I saw it going through in 1996 and I’ve had a hard time convincing myself it wasn’t just part of some fever dream. I’m not even sure it was there then, but I definitely remember it in 91/92. I’m really glad someone else (you) chimed in to shed some light on it. Thanks a bunch!
@@nateweter4012 Nope, I definitely remember it. Sounds like we're about the same age and I remember looking at it every time we were at the airport. The airplane viewing lot at the end of 12R inspired me as well to become a pilot. I only made it to PPL as 9/11 caused me to rethink my career goals. Wish I had stuck with it!
This is like a hidden time frozen place that you know it's somewhere in the building waiting to be rediscovered.
Exactly... it’s fascinating the history behind certain doors. Thanks for the support my friend!
As an addendum to this idea you may be able to obtain Archival Footage of some of the International Shows from NBC I remember they were there setting up pre Dawn in PHX at the Camel Back Inn and Resort doing Stand ups and interviews with Vendors and Attendees I think it was used as Special Interest Segment on the Today Show in both 1995 and 2000! Brings back good memories to me!
The terminal still looks better than a few airport terminals of today.
💯 agree!
I used to work there when that part of the terminal was opened. That carpet on the walls was PINK, not (faded) red. All of us who worked there thought it was a strange choice. But that section that you walked through was the Ozark concourse before they were merged into TWA. It was such a long walk to baggage claim!
That’s cool.. I wonder if pink was the color of an old airline or the airport’s esthetics at that time.. thank you for clarifying and sharing your experience when it was open… I hear St. Louis has plan to demolish it for remodeling.. oh well
Worked for TW at MCI for almost 23 years and 34 years at WN at DAL. Brings back memories of all the times we went through STL. Last long TW flight was to HNL.
Glad to hear friend! Miss the good old stl days.. thanks for the support!
I flew TWA in late 2000 because Delta missed its connection in the now closed hub of Cincinnati to make San Diego. So they put me on a TWA flight to St. Louis switching planes and continuing on to San Diego. The first flight was almost empty - they put all 6 of us into first class because the DC-9 was way too big for the few passengers. Then we go to Terminal D in St. Louis where i had to run from one end of the terminal to the other to make my flight. The second flight was busier, and I sat in coach on another DC-9. The terminal was old as were the planes. They got me to San Diego on time however with no trouble. It was the last time I flew TWA as they went bankrupt for good in early 2001 and I never flew them again before being acquired by American.
What a day! At least missing your connection gave you a chance to fly TWA.. does the D concourse looked similar in this video from what you remember? Even tho u were running. Thank you for watching my friend!
@@Interracialreviews It does match what I saw. I left by the food court you mentioned. I actually ate there. There was a Cinnibon and Burger King. There was also a pizza place (I think Pizza Hut) and I believe a Subway there. I ate the pizza. This was a trip down memory lane as it really still looks the same all these years later abandoned!
That’s pretty cool! Then it’s frozen in time more or less since you last saw it. A food court with cheap food is badly needed at STL. Glad you like the video! Thanks again!
Most of my memories are connected to TWA in NY although I had a few trips pass through STL. I worked for 3 different Trans World Express operators. Metro Air Noreast, Westates [Convair 580's] and finally TWE, Inc. Each had some good memories and I miss them terribly. There are still signs of TWA if you know where to look. Delta still flies many ex-TWA a/c. This morning, I watched N721TW/DL341 BOS-SEA fly along the Lake Ontario shoreline. Of course, I dragged out my binoculars and watched it fly by. As the saying goes among many things, "Never forget."
Thanks for the video.
That commercial is my favorite airline commercial of all time. I just like commercials back in the days, it's like a legendary song long gone. Nowadays the commercials are just one person speaking about the airline.
Me too! Love oldies commercials ! Thanks for the support aviator!!
@@Interracialreviews No prob!
Transited many times on TWA through STL in the late 80's-mid 90's, mainly LGA-STL-LAS (occasionally PHX) in both directions. Many fond memories from a better time.
Thank you my friend for sharing your memories. Better times indeed!
its been a year and an unused airport is still good as the ol' cheap times
I use to fly through there in the 90's. It was my layover each way between Shreveport and RDU. I remember looking out that window @4:30 That was the first place I ever used those people movers
7:06
"This is beautiful! What is this, velvet?"
I think so.. tbh I don’t know if velvet was the right word to use 🤣
I been to stl airport with my mom one time a few years ago and thanks for showing the d concores
You are welcome friend! Thanks for the support!
Born and raised in STL. I spent many hours in the secure area just walking around. This was before 9/11 and TSA. I was 17 and roamed freely through the concourses. I remember when they opened D for Southwest. I also worked the ramp for TW Express (Trans States) and ATS working Sun Country and Champion Air. That BK right after security always made the area smell greasy and weird, but it was a good smell though.
BK smell is the best! That’s right.. I remember there were no TSA when I flew in 1995.. oh those were the days… thanks for sharing those memories. And. glad you enjoyed the video!
Love this. Thanks so much. I have eaten at that BK and Cinnabon many times as a TWA customer and later as an employee. Up on that second floor is where the old Ambassador club was. Would be so cool to get in there too. Thanks again!
Thank you my friend! We desperately need a BK in terminal 1 ... thanks again for the support friend!
TWA was hands down the most efficient way to fly cross country. I'm a Californian who grew up in the 1960's. Still very sorry it does not exist--I was a kid when the JFK terminal was constructed. I flew on the airline in the 90's as a passenger. There's nothing like it now...
Exactly… I’m happy to hear it was such a good airline, I was 15 in my first and only TWA 747 flight PR… so too I was too little to I appreciate you sharing your experience
I almost expected to see Tom Hanks looking for cart's to take back to the cart corral.
This ⬆️ ⬆️ lol 🤣
Thanks, Carl Icahn!
⬆️ this comment right here! 😂
Let's see...Eastern, TWA, Braniff , Pan Am, Piedmont, Western, National, and I've probably forgotten some. All gone in my life time.
That’s kind of sad.. would have loved to at least fly pan am… the passing of time… thanks for watching my friend
Great video. Thanks for your dedicated work. I flew TWA a few times and your video brought memories.
Thank you so much my friend! It’s amazing how time changes.. glad you cherish those memories.
Thanks for the concourse tour of my local airport! I think that food court used to have a Pizza Hut in the 90s. I vaguely remember eating personal pan pizzas there before flights.
Yes! And Kentucky Fried Chicken!
Pizza Hut? Wow… I didn’t know.. thank you for sharing my friend!
One thing you need to change, TWA was bought out on April 10, 2001. Before 9/11. Us TWA employees were already American Airlines employees on 9/11.
Didn’t know that. Thanks friend... sad that 2001 was a bad year for aviation overall...
Yes, no thanks to Carl Icahn’s involvement.
@@MegaBpop RIGHT! That man really hurt TWA. I have a bunch of TWA memorabilia in my house. I still look for it. I loved working for TWA. If you look, my email is TWAGorilla. Paying homage to TWA and being a baggage handler. I was the gorilla throwing the luggage! :)
This was very interesting of this former Trans World Airlines concourse in St. Louis Lambert Airport. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome friend!
My first flight was with TWA. From FRA to STL. I'll never forget that. Too bad that this super airline didn't survive
I know.. aviation history at its finest.. thanks for the support my friend
They should reuse some of the concourse and keeps a museum in there
A TWA museum would be awesome! But the higher op at the airport don’t think they like that.. idk
One of the last times I used the D concourse was in 1998. Coming home from Las Vegas, our departing flight was delayed due to it snowing in Vegas (first time in 20 years). I literally had to run the entire length of the D concourse to catch my connection on the C concourse. I didn’t make it 😔
Oh! Sorry you didn’t make your flight… and especially after running that long concourse.. did the concourse change too much since you last saw it? I was too young in the 90s to remember when I used that airport.. thanks for watching
@@Interracialreviews There were things that looked familiar in the video but it’s been 10 years since I last used STL for anything. I thought it was so ironic (back then) that the airport authority went to great lengths to build a new runway to accommodate more flights. Instead TWA got sold and all hub operations were moved to Dallas.
Very unfortunate .. bad management and lack of vision… now they want to join both terminals as one. We’ll see… many good people work at airports… sad. Thanks again!
I'm so surprised that this area is still electrically powered and maintained!
This is really cool footage. Kind of sad to see a once busy and purposeful place now desolate and empty, but a lot of people would have a story to tell about Concourse D.
Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes very sad… I find the passing of time very depressing lately .. aaanyways… yes .. lots of stories that I hope yall keep sharing on this video… thanks again my friend.
It seems like all the major airlines left and abandoned MIDWAY AIRPORT. SOUTHWEST is now the major carrier. I remember when TWA was a major airline here. Now mostly independent airlines now dominate Midway Airport. This video kind of reminds me of Midway Airport when the major airlines like American airlines and United airlines moved out and only use O'Hare airport.
So true. Isn’t amazing how fast or randomly southwest took over. Thanks for watching!
@@Interracialreviews Southwest has certainly taken over MIDWAY AIRPORT. YOU have a bunch of Independents also competing with each other as well.
You should make a video about PanAm and our demise after selling off the Pacific to United in 1986 and the London hub in 1990 and the hostile take over by Delta in 1991. We were the airline who made it possible for other airlines to fly over water and land. We came up with the Jeppesen airport charts and waypoints enroute. A good story about corporate greed and big egos. I can recommend a book written By Robert Gandt Skygods about the fall of Pan American.. Very factual and interesting aviation reading.. Really enjoyed your TWA video. Both TWA and PanAm were good to each other's employees when it came to non rev travel. They would always find a jumpseat in the last moment.
A Pan-Am would be pretty cool! Loved pan-am! Oh and not to mention how airports in many countries were charging pan-am way more to land in their runways.. very sad.. at least the ending… I’m waiting for a chance to visit one of their famous hubs… thank for the suggestion and thank you for watching.. I’m glad you liked it my friend.
Awesome! Thank you for making this!
Anytime friend! Thank you for watching!
I am foreign. I could not believe the entire section of airport was abandoned.
Poor TeeDub. It's nothing now but evidence of the legacy of Francisco Lorenzo.
I didn’t know. I had to google his name… successfull but controversial guy. Poor TWA indeed :(
My very first time of flying was 1990 I flew twa to San Antonio Texas
Mine was 1995!! Were you scared?.. I sure was … especially getting air sick… Im thankful 🥲 didn’t get sick.. thanks for sharing your experience!
You did a nice job with this video. Interesting you can even get into that area. I'm surprised it's not locked down. Seems as though you could get onto the tarmac, which is a safety concern.
Thanks! That area is closed to the public. I just work there. Thanks again my friend!
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My neighbor who used live nearby used to work for TWA in the early years the old TWA terminal still stands at JFK now as a Hotel I'm told and sells TWA merchandise
My dad worked for TWA for over 35 years. He did work in St. Louis, but mainly in Chicago. Now his good friend got transferred to St Louis. My dad and his good friend worked in ramp service. They both would say it was the best job they ever had. They said they enjoyed visiting the flight crew before and after the flights. They would load cargo and also bring up the food carts. Both now have passed away. My mom is still living and still gets to fly standby but on American Airlines. I still have a few TWA items. In the 1970’s, I remember dad telling me then, instead of dumping any untouched left over food trays, some employees got to keep it. It usually went to someone who was in dire need. One day, a flight attendant was crying, bc they were going on strike. She was worried how was she going to feed her family. Dad collected as many untouched leftover wrapped sandwiches and gave it to that flight attendant
TWA felt like family. Dad said employees would look out for each other. In the late 1979’s, he got me a photo from another employee who developed his roll of film and gave dad a photo of an important private passenger. Pope John Paul was using the entire plane for his flight to Chicago. The plane landed at O’Hare and out of all the ramp crew employees, the Pope came across another ramp employee. Dad said that it was fitting for that TWA employee to meet Pope John Paul, bc he was a devoted Catholic with sick child at home. Dad said, that encounter made his co worker feel loved & that the Pope understood the fears he was feeling. Dad said he wasn’t jealous to not meet the Pope bc we all went to Catholic school and had the day off for the Pope’s visit in Chicago. Dad said it was about the other guy needing to have that positive experience.
God Bless you for making the video.
that’s pretty cool.. I would love to get me some cool vintage twa stuff.. thanks my friends!
It’s really shocking to see the advertisement poster addressing the tornado restoration still exists. Is it still there as of now or is it gone? I know that old pay phone stand is gone as you mentioned
Hi friend! Well... as of now, the west side of the d concourse is still the same... but the east side it’s probably 100 feet shorter.. accommodating for Southwest E concourse. But after my video, they close access to that part
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS oh my! Are you no longer able to get in now??? If you can’t, that’s okay. Although that is kind of a bummer. You should try to tour the tarmac area of the concourse. I saw on a picture posted in 2011 that there’s still TWA logos on some of the equipment unless they got rid of it, but if you’re unable to, that’s okay. I’m really into this concourse, but don’t risk your job to show everything.
Yes! There were still a couple of old faded continental airlines and twa stickers on the tarmac. Specifically on the ramp office windows area.. sorry for the delay my friend.. lots of stuff has happened.. blessings!
I flew into the St.Louis a couple of times, In September 2001 & Again in I believe it was in 2007 to attend A Joyce Meyer Confernce, Never a problem💯
Hey Awesome video! I attended a Travel school up in STL in the early 80's We lived in an Hotel 🏨 Apartment in St Anne's right across the Freeway from Lambert Field So of course I spent a lot of time at the Airport! I know the Concourse you filmed! It was a bustling place! Idea: I don't know if you're familiar with ATP(Air Transport Photography) a commercial Aircraft Modeling Company run by the late Clint Groves in San Jose California He was quite a character! If you attend the Airliners Shows you could find modelers who would remember him! I used to build in 1/144 Scale back in the day! And have attended many shows A Documentary about the 🎥 Airliners Cult could be fascinating! I've lost contact with most of the people but there may be a couple of Vendors who are characters in their own right! And they'd probably be glad to talk to you! It's a 🌎 world with it's own unique nomenclature! John Cox used to attend the shows! He may still! I myself worked for COEX years ago doing Ramp/Underwing servicing the old ERJ 135's/145's at one of the Outstations We were also a Class A MX station 🚉! Just thought this might be of Interest to you! Good luck with your videos! Love them!
Thanks for sharing those amazing memories! A few vendors still work there from that era.. they always have stories of the old twa days. First time hearing of ATP. Now I have to look for them! I love model building too and planes! Thanks again my friend. Best wishes
@@Interracialreviews Yeah Clint was also an A&P for TWA up at the SFO MX Base!
That’s awesome! I been asking around the airport.. I don’t work there anymore tho 😞
Awesome video! You definitely earned my like. You have probably been asked this already, but could it be possible to get a video of the very far end of concourse C all the way to C38? I would love to see the old ambassadors club and customs area. Been wanting for a while to see what that area looks like nowadays!
Hi friend! Only a like!? No subscription?! Just kidding.. well my friend.. everything is closed after c31... on the inside.. I took footage from the outside tho. Anyways.. thanks for taking the time to comment.
@@Interracialreviews Well that sucks. I was under the impression that employees had offices and access there. I have been looking for a long time for photos of that area. Anyways been watching more of your STL videos! Subbed!
Real Perseus thank you so much! It really means a lot for a small youtuber like me! Stay tune for your shoutout friend!
So sad to see anything that was once packed with customers so abandoned now, especially in a good economy. Hopefully the people who worked in these p!aces were able to find other jobs. Perhaps maybe one day these now abandoned places will come back to life, offering many descent jobs to people who need them.
I hope so too… many good people working at the airport. They usually get absorbed by other companies.. but yes.. is sad seen how time passes and nothing last forever. Thanks for watching my friend
The upper level above C-28 by that circular stairs is where the Ambassador's Club was located until the mid 90's. IIRC they closed it when they opened the new club (where the Admirals Club is now) around 1995-6 at the C/D connector
Thank you sir, cause let me tell you I asked.. but everyone gave me a fake answer… nowadays American uses it for training purposes. Anyways… thanks for the support my friend.
Just an 💡 idea: Transform D Concourse into a Museum/Hotel 🏨 Think about it!
That would be awesome! Staying next to the runway watching those beautiful planes.. mmmmm a dream come true.
Last I heard Lambert is gonna go thru remodeling and restructuring unifying all concourses.. what you think of that?
@@Interracialreviews Yes! And they could really emphasize that they are Mid Continental! This has huge implications for PAX MX and Freight! Years ago EA had. A Hub at MCI Should have worked like Gangbusters! I dunno PAX still preferred ATL I guess! You could brand it: Lambert/St Louis: The Gateway Arch to Tomorrow! Be forward facing! BTW Is LaClede's Landing 🛬 still a thing up there? Thanks 👍 Awesome content!
Yes! Laclede landings is still going on.. but not as much as before the pandemic… also crimes and homelessness is affecting the nightlife… .. especially bars at night
Those are excellent ideas for St. Louis of the future!
Thanks for the support my friend!
It’s kinda sad to see this the Airport in this state, but American having hubs in Dallas Fort Worth & Chicago O’Hare didn’t really need the St. Louis hub. It was sad to hear how bad American treated its TWA employees. American played commercials saying 2 great airlines 1 great future.
I looked into St. Louis Lambert Field and online plans have been started to consolidate the Airport into us just 1 terminal. The plan show that they are looking use terminal 1 and keep domed terminal 1. From terminal 1 would be connected into a centralized single concourse which would be all new built. But this means demoing Terminal 2 and Course D. The plans look very good so far which would make one big concourse with 80 gates. But it’s nice to see they want to keep the special architectural things that make the airport unique.
Thanks for sharing this video! I remember the airport back in its busy past every summer I would fly back from California to St. Louis to visit my family that lives in St. Louis. Let’s hope these plans build a much better future Airport for the people of St. Louis!
You are very welcome my friend.. thanks for that insight. And yes.. I talked to some former TWA employees and they said American treatment was awful. Anyways thanks again friend!
I remember flying into that terminal in 2000
That’s pretty cool! Did you see TWA stuff or did they already changed to American?
Loved this - so did AA take over and then leave in 2009? The map showed an Admirals Club (AA). AA didn’t renovate the concourse because they knew it would eventually be shut down so it wasn’t worth the investment. I loved TWA, it makes me a little sad to see the shots of the before and after in the beginning.
Yes.. AA left and came back after 2009.. but it was permanently closed after the tornado damage in 2012 or 13… I know is sad.. give me a lot of nostalgia… but hey.. that’s life.. thanks for sharing your memories
i dont know how you got access to the d concourse but thats awesome you did! Keep up the videos!
Kevin Cole thank you! Yeah I work there... but it was the first time I entered.... and decided to record.. thanks again for taking the time to watch this video!
@@Interracialreviews Oh cool do you work for Southwest! my dad does. BTW I hope Lambert will get international flights soon!
Kevin Cole nah... I work for American... but they actually do have international flights... All airlines go to Canada.... and united and frontier go to Cancun...but indeed I hope they get more international flights...
Damn shame what happened at Lambert. Airport leadership leaves a lot to be desired in STL. They cater to lesser than low cost carriers too much.
They do… i personally felt with leadership and they don’t really care. Anyways thanks for taking the time to comment my friend
I just looked on Google Earth. And it appears to me that Southwest has filled the gap.
True true…. When I shot this video they were slowly expanding from the E concourse. Also I heard they are remodeling the whole airport to have only one terminal. Who knows if the d concourse will still be standing. Thanks for watching my friend!
very abandoned, wondering how it looks now
Southwest has taken over half of it and re-lettered them as 'E' gates.
I miss TWA s L-1011s.
Beautiful plane indeed. ✈️
We transited the D Concourse several times over the years as it was huge requiring use by many different aircraft.
The loss of TWA and a lot of other airlines is just another example of cut throat capitalism. Now we're pretty much left with 3 airlines that I've always considered the worst: Delta, American and United.
TWA, Pan Am, Eastern, Air Illinois, Air Florida, Western, U.S Airways, Continental, etc
To be fair, Delta is actually really decent these days. Virgin America was the best ever had for the money, but still, Delta is better than everyone in the US now, hands down. After that, I'd fly southwest, if they weren't getting famous for cancelling their flights now
Thanks for your insights my friends… last year I flew to Paris ruclips.net/video/mexzxXJncoU/видео.html on United and even hot meals were improving a lot….. thanks my friends.. and long live TWA and pan-am.. unless there’s still some rivalry 😂 ✈️
@@visax8550 socialism isn't really the opposite of capitalism. Each construct has it's own focus, but there are still areas of overlap. More specificly to your point, you can still have privately owned airlines that are exposed to ask the same market forces with a socialistic government. So If you're looking for the opposite of capitalism in this situation, basically you'd have flat out dictatorship, and then if you throttle that back a bit you have communism; which I think would be a better antithesis to the original comment.
Capitalism needs to have some boundaries.
Have you made a new video about the other abandoned concourse at STL
I haven’t yet.. but would love to.. I don’t work at the airport anymore so you have to tell me what is the other abandoned concourse ❤️
I flew on TWA my first trip to Athens, Greece from JFK in 1982 I was hook on flying ever since I was 23 yrs old I'm 63 now. I have taken a flight some where every year since.
It’s a shame that they just have that section empty and abandoned like that. I’m sure there was a lot of history tied with that place. I remember TWA. I remember watching planes when they used to have a parking spot you’d go to watch airplanes here at lambert. Lot of twa’s coming and going. Never be in one. I was about 9 or 10 years old then in 99 and in 2000. It’s a damn shame that they went out of business and they don’t have that spot no more to look at planes. Ever since 9/11 and probably the expansion of the new runway then had to do with it. But that abandoned terminal they should do something with it. Unless they let it be do to it’s meaning I guess.
Yes it’s a shame.. but southwest is slowly taking over the d concourse… and also the city just unveiled its plans to join all concourses into one big terminal.. but who knows.. thanks for sharing my friend
I Looove your TWA video please make more videos with TWA i have some TWA models, when TWA, was at O, HARE The TWA 747, went to London ,i went to the observation deck and watch the Queen of the Skies take off 🛫✈️👍👍
Thank you so much! Such an amazing experience you had! 747 my absolute fav plane! I’m working on more TWA and airport videos.. again thank you my friend!
in 1989 passed through there on way to my cruise
Righ on! I wonder how different I’m this airport was on 1989.. thanks for commenting and the support my friend!
Part of d concourse is a part of e concourse. just flew out of there in december
Indeed… how is it? Last time I saw it they refurbished the old walkway… I think they should leave some kind of homage section with the old stuff.. anyways.. thanks for watching!
Any idea why they’re still playing the music down the speed ramp hallways? Whatever the reason is, it’s actually rumored to still be the original elevator music from the TWA era. Not sure about the music if that’s official or not, but I heard that they kept the security announcement about unattended luggage confiscation in that concourse that was actually from its big days. Did you ever hear it playing down there when you didn’t have the camera on?
Hi friend! The music you hear Its played throughout the whole airport, Both terminal 1 and 2. Even the announcements. This is because this concourse was used by American Airlines all the way until 2009. Hope that answers your question. Thanks again for the support friend!
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS oh wow! That makes sense actually! Thanks so much! Has anything big happened to the concourse recently? Starting to wonder now although I understand they really patched up the access possibly part of the controversy. Just wondering since I imagine this is almost endangered with Southwest slowly adding more destinations.
You are exactly right about southwest. I would say that almost half of the D concourse is being converted into southwest gates now designated E concourse. But not much happening otherwise. It’s all very fascinated for us aviation fans. :)
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS true that! Also, I don’t know if you’re able to or really want to risk it, but if you ever decide to do a tour video on the outside of the D concourse where the ramp is, you may be lucky and find equipment with TWA logos! Whether it’s still there or not, I’m not sure, but I saw a photo uploaded on Flickr in 2011 that there is, or at least there was a generator or something down there with a TWA logo still on it. Keep in mind though it was around 2011 that it was uploaded by someone else, but it’s worth a shot cuz that’s something that passengers really don’t get to see. However, if your job would be at risk, don’t bother to attempt. I understand this video has possibly already drawn the controversy.
Why is Lambert not using these concourses would make it a much much bigger airport, theyve done a great job with updates in Terminal 1 & 2 .. only Concourse A, C and E are in use. I definitely remember walking thru Concourse D and flying TWA as a teen and college years
Thank you for sharing that memory.. I can only imagine. Thanks for the support my friend!
This is a fascinating video of a once great airline and the remains of its infrastructure. It raises a plausible question that the producer never answered. Why, after 20 years since TWA’s demise, does this sizable concourse remain unused? Is the airport dying because of the loss of TWA, the abandonment of the McDonnell Douglas complex, or the market encroachment of the newer Mid America Airport?
Also, the video indicated the presence of an Admiral’s Club and lounge but there was no exploration of this area.
As a former broadcast news photographer, I would encourage to pick your shots carefully and avoid repeated views of the long, empty hallways. The same would apply to your narration where you mention the “iconic red color” several times. If you intend to grow your audience remember that brevity is the key to telling a story that will attract viewers.
As a final suggestion, I would encourage you to invest in stabilizing gimbal to smooth out some of your shots. Doing so will provide a more polished product.
@@IcyTorment Thank you for the update. Please keep us informed of further demolition and rebuilding projects.
Wow this takes me down memory lane! Thank you for the great video!!
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@@Interracialreviews way ahead of you! subscribed after I watched it!
@@jaylena682 thank you friend! I put your name down for the $100 giveaway raffle we will be doing when we get to 1,000 subscribers! It will take a while, but hey! Thanks again my friend!
came here after watching the movie "Up In The Air" w/ George Clooney
Up in the air! Yes.. never thought of that... I’m just surprised about all the support.. thank you all
Hello, do you know if all the flights from San Juan Puerto Rico to St Louis were made only with the B747 or was there another model of plane that they used? My grandmother flew on this airline and had a stopover in St. Louis and she told me that she flew on a huge plane and I'm trying to find out which plane she flew on. I would appreciate your response.
That is a great question. I’m 90% sure it was a 747, like when I flew there in the 90s. Of course that depends on the year. I’m gonna ask my cousin who worked for TWA and I’ll get back to you. ❤️
Thank you so much
You are very welcome
I remember running down those speed ramps as a kid. We had to in order to make a flight on time
Thank you for sharing that memory.. I can only imagine. Thanks for the support my friend!
They should modernize the concourse and keep the TWA theme
That would be be awesome! But from what the airport manager told me is that they want to project a vision for the future.. they dont want any ties to the past… 😞
Is it still abandoned? Why don’t they use it?
Since I recorded this video, Southwest Airlines has slowly integrated half of the d concourse. The last half is still abandoned or used for storage. Thanks for watching!
What's the state of the concourse now?
I honestly don’t know…but as far as I know… 1/3 is operated by southwest from the east terminal or in plans to expand.. but mostly still closed.. thanks my friend
I’d like to see the remains of concourse E at Pittsburgh before it’s destroyed. That airport is an icon.
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I noticed you got a golden Southwest jet in that intro video! I didn’t think those existed anymore. I last flew on a golden southwest jet in 2010.
GMTX 2613 I saw it! I think they keep one plane with each iconic paint job... I think for honoring the long heritage
INTERRACIAL REVIEWS that makes sense. Haven’t seen one in soooo long! What’s funny is I used to call it a banana jet, and the red and blue jets were strawberry/blueberry jets. That’s how I used to refer to the jets by berry colors when I was so young, before I learned my airlines. That’s kinda why I get excited to see those, and plus they were very popular where I used to live 😅
GMTX 2613 love it! You definitely know more about airlines than me!
Is it true that Southwest is now using part of Concourse D? Is this the part that slopes down near E34 walking East towards terminal 1?
You are correct friend… almost half of the “d” concourse is used by southwest… thanks again
14:57 800's ghost.
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So anybody can just walk in and tour around? No locked doors or security?
I used to work there… employees use the d concourse regularly to go between terminal 1 and 2.. but that’s a pretty good question because after this video made the NEWS, the airport’s upper management got angry 😂 they say they don’t like to show antiquated old parts of the airport to the public.. is bad for their images.. they change the rules to limit employees access to the d concourse.
Here’s when I made the news ruclips.net/video/PRwXlQ272Yo/видео.htmlsi=DFuyqDW7wTg9jE6-
Thanks for watching my friend
Wish i had flown on 'em
Me too.. I was too young to remember…😢
@Interracialrevie such a fantastic airline, what a shame it dismantled - i truly REGRET not flying on fabulous TWA ✈️
Indeed my friend.. nothing last forever unfortunately..
Do you think that the bankruptcy of TWA was caused after the flight 800 disaster that happened on July 17 1996?
I did some research before… to my understanding TWA inherent a lot of problems from panam buying. That and contries overcharging TWA per landing
Thank you
Google Carl Icahn. From what I heard, that he pushed to sell TWA’s overseas routes. I remember dad and plenty of others taking a cut in pay to help save the company.
@@MegaBpop thank you. I definitely will read upon this guy.