Lord in heaven! Tell me about it. I flew from OGG (Maui) to NYC Sep 6, 2001 for a friend's wedding and to visit friends in general as I used to live there. Lo and behold, I got caught up in the terrorist attacks and my return flight was canceled indefinitely. Of course, I didn't mind a bit considering the gravity of the situation. However, what I did mind was traveling to LA from La Guardia. It was hell! First, it took me nearly 3 hours to get from Westwood, NJ to La Guardia. I also had to be at the airport 3-4 hours before the flight. The flight was overbooked and I got bumped into a later flight that ended up cancelled. La Guardia was the worst airport I've ever been to. And, the security detail didn't let you stand anywhere for more than a few minutes. All in all, it took me almost four days to get back to Hawaii and, renovated, modernized, or whatever they do to that dumpster of an airport, I will never choose a flight to or from there.
Im an airline pilot who flies in an out of LGA a lot. The goal of keeping an airport at such capacity while completely rebuilding it in such a small footprint impresses me everytime I fly in!
It's my favorite NY airport for the views if you're lucky to have Hudson 22 on a crystal clear day. What's the altitude they vector you at along The Hudson and flying North over the river by lower Manhattan skyscrapers? Is it 3,000 feet and approximately thirty seconds later when adjacent to the midtown Manhattan skyscraper cluster? I got some great pictures years ago since I love major city skylines and especially NYC and Washington, DC Potomac 19. Obviously, you're used to 22, 4, 13/31. I bet you wish you had another 5K more on each. lol. Thx Myan.
I hear you about trying to deal with LGA. I am a former Purser Flight Attendant and having built the new terminal while dealing with the old terminal and still operating the airport is so nice. But the NY Port Authority and the city itself is still with the two runways problems of only two! If there is more land filling from the harbor to extend both runways then that would help. And more land fill would give more space to the airport and that would be nice. The NY Port Authority is still trying to make this airport appealing for travelers. It is hard but they keep trying . Furthermore, the air traffic is getting back to being crowed like it was back in 2019 or 2018 so we will see how this continues to be. This airport is still in a hard situation but the city is still trying to cope with it.
@@OSTARAEB4 "What's the altitude they vector you at along The Hudson and flying North over the river by lower Manhattan skyscrapers?" 4000 descending to 3000, where you descend will depend on other traffic. The views from the east river for 22 are also amazing, as is the expressway visual. Honestly LGA approaches may have some of the best skyline views almost regardless of what runway you're landing.
Engineering a good solution in a democratic blue state like New York is pure fantasy. It won't happen. They already blew it with the Tappan Zee Bridge rebuild, where they left off the rail lines. New York also pays 7x per mile as much as London for new subway tunnels- and London has some of the highest construction costs in the world. Let that sink in: SEVEN TIMES. New York has the worst prison in the USA right next to LaGuardia, Rikers Island. That's another shit show that any real state could fix, but New York can't. Keep in mind that since New York just had arguably the worst mayor in the world, in the history of mankind, and for all of the future, in Bill DeBlasio. If even 1% of his incompetence was able to affect LGA operations, all flights should be grounded immediately. LaGuardia was a total shit show when I went thru there in 2019, I doubt it's much better. They were also proposing an ultra-expensive monorail to move passengers from the airport to downtown NYC. The monorail passengers per hour was a tiny fraction of what was needed, the cost was astronomical per mile, and just think of what would happen when it breaks down- you're trapped. Saying anything good about LaGuardia is the same thing as lying.
@@someotherdude Dems bad, everything is terrible, we're all gonna die. Things tend to be affected by politics sure, but there's always more to it than that. Maybe read some papers, books, or industry reports on why delays and cost overruns took place with each of those projects? Or don't, and just blame everything on "the other side". Cheers
I grew up in the NYC area and have lived in other places in the us and been to many countries. There are very basic things involving cleanliness, simple maintenence of the facilities, and, most especially, having reliable connections between airports and mass transit, where NYC fails in a way that is very surprising for such a wealthy city. The amount of garbage and bad smells in the streets and mass transit systems of NY would not be tolerated where I live now, in Boston. There are known solutions to many problems in NYC, and residents have been leaving for other states for decades now because they are not being fixed.
I was stranded at LaGuardia's new Terminal B for seven+ hours two weeks ago because my flight was delayed due to weather with the inbound flight. Sucked to be stranded in an airport for that long but man that new Terminal B was absoulutly gorgeous a huge improvement to the old terminal! So while it still sucked to be stranded in an airport for over seven hours at least I got to hang out and explore a new and beautiful airport and not be stranded in the old 3rd world airport!
$8 Billion to refurbish an airport and nobody bats an eye, but spend $4 billion on a new subway line that serves the same number of people and everybody goes insane.
i mean look NYC is Subway Country so yea they really need to spend more money on it 4Bil ? mofo they gonna need at least 40 Bil to fix current issues and some new routes
NYC needs so many infrastructure projects to be done it's mind boggling. The past 50 years has been a pathetic time in the city. Hopefully the younger generation puts their foot on the major infrastructure project gas peddle.
As a pilot, I can assure you LGA will never host an Airbus A380 as shown in the video when stating “…bigger and sexier jets.” LGA is capped by the perimeter rule which keeps most large (or “heavy”) aircraft out of the airport. Otherwise good job 👍🏼
Thanks for saying that. I was looking at the stock clip he used twice with an Air New Zealand-logoed tail poking out, and saying, 'really? Me no think...'.
More importantly, the runways a too short for the jumbos. A 767 is about as big as it gets at LGA and even those area relatively rare. The bigger issue is actually they are using to small of planes in the RJs so it creates tons of congestion to move fewer passengers.
Same goes for the Burger King when mentioning food options at the old Terminal B. Don't recall that franchise (there was a Wendy's then a Five Guys in the food court by Concourse D), but it's a very small point in another fantastic, brief, yet engaging B1M video on urban projects.
And it seems like there are a number of places it could link up to, I think? Eg, the end of the N line (Ditmars/Astoria), 4/5/6 125th St, end of the Q (96th St), even Roosevelt Island (F train).
Any major airport always need to have a rail link, always hard to see NIMBYs actually block projects that really needs to be blocked. It does feel like it's more of a "cool thing to do to oppose everything" instead of looking at the overarching benefits and need of such a project. Always sad to see NIMBYs block transit, completely opposite for what they stood for back in the 60-80s when they blocked highways and Highway expansions.
The locals don't want subway, above ground rail, or streetcars. Nothing is tolerable to them. They seem to think Star Trek teleporters will be created to move people, or a dump of a thousand buses into the existing motor vehicle traffic .
@@davidhoffman1278 Like many things, they're being told it will be bad for them. When in fact it'll benefit everyone, nothing good in the won't come with some compromise. SkyRail? Elevated views for passengers and cheaper cost for the locals on saved time/vehicle emissions/traffic. And a high-quality service is provided! But all they hear is the negatives and that sticks around far easier. And then nothing is ever improved.
It reminds me similar to the airport located in Tijuana, as well as the airport in Guadalajara. Both have seen massive increase in travelers, however it appears they are trying to keep up with growing demand, and are always continually upgrading and adding more terminals
They are really turning a new leaf on LaGuardia. I went before and after the construction and I can tell you that the transformation is AMAZING and definitely for the better. I live in the Bronx so we use LaGuardia over JFK because it's closer and I'm just glad that they finally finished the first terminal 😁.
I remember going to LaGuardia airport during the early 50s. It was a very lovely experience back then. I flew out of it on a Lockheed Constellation to Africa. We had to walk up a mobile staircase into the airplane.
@@nickyglynos5405 We actually flew to Gatwick and switched over to another Constellation that went to Libya. From Libya we took a DC-3 to Rhodesia which is now Zimbabwe. Coming back home dad decided to travel back home by boat because he wanted to stop over in Uruguay and Honduras. From South America we flew home on another Constellation to Mexico City and took another Constellation back to LaGuardia Airport. I STILL have that droning noise of the engines in my ears. Going to The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on Mother's Day. Taking an Airbus A-380. I miss flying on the Boeing 747s.
One of the very key problems is no connection to mass transit other than a bus. In the end a train at LGA either subway or light rail is going to cost billions and years more and inconvenience people and snarl traffic while it is being built. They spent how many billion on the terminal but didn't even put in a ferry to Manhattan. The waterway is already there though there may be some work involved, but it wouldn't involve moving roads and making vehicle traffic even worse. I recently rode the air train at JFK and it was quite nice and I would rather do that than go to LGA. Even the bus at HPN is better as there isn't as much traffic to connect to the transit center and metro north. When I go to LI, ISP is my preferred as it is super easy, rental cars are a breeze and connection to the LIE & Parkways or LIRR is easy. To me they should have done everything in one shot at LGA and been done with it. FLY NAVY!!!
billions of dollars seems to be a lot of money until you consider that if you took all of Jeff Bezos' wealth and multiplied it by 4, you'd get the annual spending of the US military. We most certainly do have enough money and by far. It's up to political will at this point
They were going to build an airtrain, but the plan was horrible, went the wrong direction, and would have taken longer than existing bus connections. Thankfully, Hochul canceled it and now there are new proposals that more seriously consider the right choice, which is an extension of the N and W trains from Astoria.
I mean it’s not that bad, you take a quick bus for 5-10 min and have several subway lines to choose from there. And the bus from the airport comes like every 10 min. 🤷🏾♀️
My thoughts, too. The new terminal looks nice, but without a proper subway connection, I'll probably never land there. It's pretty pathetic that it isn't really even any more convenient than Newark.
@@nomadMik Agreed you can never count on the bus as the road traffic is too unpredictable around LGA and you can wind up sitting on the grand central longer than you planned for. I won't fly into LGA no matter how nice the terminal is. The bus at HPN is pretty fast and road traffic there isn't bad, then it's a metro north straight shot to grand central. I'd rather sit on the train at JFK at least it keeps moving. Still can't understand why they haven't at least got a ferry running by now. At least that would relieve some of the roadway traffic. FLY NAVY!!!
As Peter says in the video, if the airport is using 22 landing/13 take off, it's more efficient because the intersection is at the beginning of both runways, so the touchdown happens and instantly the takeoff can roll. When the winds are unfavourable, the opposite happens where the takeoff has to wait for the touchdown to pass or exit slowly and then roll. That said, this new taxiway configuration will fix a huge problem and allow for significantly better ops.
The initial rail connection was going to take passengers away from Manhattan. With the new FAA regulations allowing federal funds to go towards local transit it is now possible that the Subway can actually directly connect to LaGuardia
@@dirkdiggler9882 Also especially within a country that seems adamant to not improve itself. Or even have anything good in the country alongside with the incredibly boring imagination for what better things can be done. Might take 30 years with a lot of performative politics seen within USA, when it can be done within 10 or less in many other countries.
This past February, I landed at La Guardia for the first time in over 15 yrs. I was blown away! It was fabulous, nothing like the old terminal. I wanted to just hang out longer and check out more of it. However, I was being picked up by my sister so I couldn't linger very long. The missing piece is a subway station.
I lived in NYC from the mid 1990s to early 2000s, flying to California regularly. LaGuardia was small and crowded sure, but very convenient. I could be out my door on the Upper West Side and, via taxi and a short walk, into the plane in 20 minutes. Never had to eat there or layover, but I would take LaGuardia over the long trip to Newark any day.
@@jaredcase5587 yeah but EWR airport is safe and it's the major airport for all of NJ. It's cleaner, has lessshitty people and is all around better bc it doesn't have new yorkers
I recently flew in and out of LaGuardia and the terminal was beautiful. I remember flying there back in the late 80's and it's a significant transformation.
I only once used La Guardia airport in the 90's. The only practical way to get there was a taxi. It was awful. You should have mentioned that it was the nimby neighborhood of Astoria which objected to a rail line, even though they would have benefited.
And the fact that the point of the objections was that the rail line was going to provide service to nearby Riker’s Island jail, which housed thousands of inmates and was going to drop them off at the subway station every day as they’re released.
@@Thehawkdown99 Did I mention a race anywhere? It doesn’t matter what color, it matters what income. You need a base of higher income to support a development. This applies to the entire world. Stop being racist.
I am surprised people complained about an elevated train, looks like they could just run it down the middle of the Grand Central Parkway elevated like they did with the JFK AirTrain and the Van Wyck.
The issue is mainly that you'd have to get the line around the overpass from the eastbound Grand Central somehow, while also altering the median. The actual solution would've been something like aligning the tracks to Ditmars Blvd and then Astoria Blvd but that's subject to a hell of a lot of NIMBYism. And then because of THAT, the tracks would be opposite to the actual terminals themselves... and thus need a bridge across in some capacity OVER Grand Central. There's just no easy solution, aside from the train link up to Willets Point that would make travel times too obscenely long.
I couldn't live further away in Australia, but when I went on holiday to New York I made sure my flights didn't go through LGA. Bad sign when your reputation travels that far
Ive been a flight attendant in the US for 14 years. The difference since 2006 until now for me has been incredible. Jfk is my love but LGA has her perks as well. EWR is just a shit show though.
Boy, you said it. I'm in and out of EWR a good two times per month and it is terrible. What deranged organism would design something like that, for that matter approve same? In the interim, take care always. We (the DECENT, DIGNIFIED passengers) LOVE you..........
@@Racko. Terminal C (United) at Newark is amazing. World class and modern airport terminal. Can't say the same for terminal B, and I don't know much about terminal A.
I lived in NYC from 1980-2014. I flew into and out of LGA last October and was very impressed with the improvements. I was staying with friends in Jackson Heights (my old neighborhood), took the Q70 bus to the airport, got out at the main terminal and walked into the spacious terminal to check in at AA. After checking my bag, waited in a roomy line to go through security with jovial and courteous TSA agents and walked into a spacious area with a food court. I had a bagel with cream cheese and a coffee at Zaro’s and had plenty of room to socially distance. The walk to my gate was long, but not unbearable (try São Paulo International (GRU) some time). There was plenty of space, restrooms and water fountains at the gate area. Boarding was prompt and we were able to leave early, so that I actually had an w5 minutes to make my connection at DCA. On the return trip, by the time I got to baggage claim, my bag was already there. Seems to me like they’re going in the right direction.
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The route the Airtrain was going to take was the major complaint, as Mets-Willets Point is to the east of the airport. But the amount of construction required to route anything coming from the west made it the only viable route that would not be hyper expensive nor would require any distruption to airport operations.
Whilst on holiday in Manhattan I spent the last day walking. I visited the Mets baseball stadium and then on to LaGuardia. What struck me was how poor and cramped it felt. No metro link in a major city is backward.
Just flew through LGA this weekend and was really impressed with all the improvements. Spacious, clean, a lot of food/drink options, and never felt rushed or cramped.
@@afcgeo882 Pretty sure the commenter meant taking a train like Amtrak to NYC from where they live instead of flying to LGA from where they live. It may be slower, but much less of a hassle.
The easiest plan seems to be extending the N and W lines up past Astoria to LGA with a shuttle built across the entire massive terminal to ease access to the further down Delta gates.
@@DinerLingo Exactly. Once you get to LGA, it’s a hassle getting to Manhattan or Brooklyn. The only good thing about LGA is that I can get a direct flight there. But if I’m going to have a layover added in, then taking the train is faster, cheaper, and easier.
@@MrRapmaster19 You can’t randomly add an in-terminal shuttle as architecture and design plans didn’t create it. Extending the subway would require crossing Rwy 4… how would you do that? Keep in mind that it was built on a marsh.
Met the architect who was apart of the reconstruction at my job. Everyone (who was from the bronx and queens) had thanked her for her work. This will boom tourism through queens which will pump money through the economy!!!!
As a pilot I have flown into La a Guardia a couple of times , was like landing on a carrier , The best food for the price was at the Marine air Terminal , at the time it was actually cheaper than Mc Donalds .
Thank you for this very interesting video. I had the chance to fly in and out of LGA's Terminal B yesterday, and noticed many of the improvements mentioned in this video. I wasn't traveling during peak hours, but from the time I spent there it is a huge improvement over the old airport (especially the food options). One minor criticism I have was the lack of outlets to charge a phone or computer. It seemed like only a few of the rows of seats had this, and I imagine they would likely be filled quickly when the airport is busy.
As you have covered LaGuardia, I wouldn't mind seeing a video about Western Sydney Airport, which is Sydney's 2nd airport and will ease flight from Kingsford Smith Airport which is restricted by curfew due to residential surrounding it and puts height limits in the city and surrounding area
I don't think LeGuardia will ever compare to the lavish, vibrant airports they have in Asia, but it's much better than it was! Coming back to NY for school after a year away because of Covid, I was impressed at how much more spacious and elegant it is. They've got a long way to go still, but this is a good start.
My recent experience flying from LGA to Florida was amazing, the terminal was stunning and before getting on our flight we explored some of the restaurants. Great experience overall.
All 3 airports in the NYC region could have their own video for their problems and projects. NYC needs a Hong Kong Airport level project to get their airspace back up to a 21st century standard.
As someone who’s been in both the old and new terminal B many years apart what a difference it was! It was absolutely wild. As a kid we almost never flew out LGA and when we did you could see it’s age. Recently after a trip I chose to come back into LGA as it was a cheaper option as opposed to coming back into Kennedy. When we landed and I walked through the terminal again after at the minimum 8-9 years I was blown away bu the changes.
Just used LGA and it is a nicer place to hurry up and wait. It needs a subway station. I have to take a bus to 125th Street in Harlem to get to Manhattan
Lots of flights to/from Canada, although I guess that counts as domestic. I used it a lot when I had family living in Manhattan. The new sections are great. JFK is so big that it seems to take longer to get from the arrival gate to the exit than the flight took.
You can't have solutions to problems in NYC because you have this thing called 'democrats'. Democrats prevent solutions, but they are very good at creating crime and homelessness.
@@someotherdude I have the feeling in the US neither democrats not Republicans get anything done. Pointing the finger on the other side is always the easiest way, I stead of actually doing something. A two party system has its flaws imo.
After spending a night sleeping in the pre-TSA food court, attempting to sleep at tables, I agree. Granted, this wasn't LaGuardia's fault. Our flight out of JFK had been delayed to the point that the flight had to be canceled so the crew could sleep. TSA at LaGuardia was closed by time we arrived. Still wasn't a fun time.
I just recently traveled through LGA since our flight was cancelled (we were originally supposed to leave from JFK) let me tell you, the atmosphere, the look and feel was just incredible. People were so helpful right when we arrived whereas in JFK everyone looks miserable. The updates look great. The bathrooms are extremely clean and they have so many great food options. It has definitely improved from when I last used it in 2008. I would definitely use it again!
They could have extended the N or the W to LGA years ago, but our stifling bureaucracy, unnecessarily high costs, bickering political factions and objections from civic groups, among other issues, have made that possibility grow faint with each year.
New York is absolutely hopeless. And it's all kept going by the New York voter, the dumbest voters in the world except for California voters. Just think: New York's governor killed 12,000+ elderly nursing home patients, because he failed to isolate covid patients from the elderly. He could have done it, the beds were available, but he just didn't, so 12,000 people died who didn't have to die.
As a New Yorker, I love laguardia, the location is nearer, queue is smaller, checking in and out is faster. Whenever I can, I always choose a flight from lga than jfk. Maybe it can be much more efficient because it has no international flights, but if you want to talk about an awful airport, talk about jfk.
Very true. However Americans are allergic to spending public money for high quality unless extreme marketing is attached to it. It's one of the country's faults unfortunately. Because of the density of the corridor I believe cost to build a completely new track there approaches $1bn per mile or something outrageous. Whatever the real cost estimate is, it's approximately the budget which airlines and bus companies and their industries will be willing to pay in lobbying to keep rail from happening.
I guess I look at all airports as a "slightly nicer place to hurry up and wait" but at least they're not quite running into the kind of issues shipping ports seem to be experiencing with larger container ships quickly making some ports somewhat outdated, because they can't keep up with volume they bring. Logistics, gotta love it, it's so fascinating.
Last year I was in a sort of chill-out room in Helsinki Airport, which is all fitted out with real birch trees and meant to give the impression of a Finnish forest. There are speakers in the ceiling playing birdsong. When I was in there, there was also a small bird yelling its little head off at one of those speakers. He was most unimpressed. :D
This really does look like a nice upgrade. I don't usually say this, and I also don't intend to visit America anytime soon, but I wouldn't mind seeing this new building in person sometime.
I have to disagree that the A380 is "sexy" in the first place. The duration of its development might actually outpace the duration of its commercial use.
Took a quick "shuttle" flight out of LGA to DCA last November just so I could see the new Terminal B. Saw tons of videos about it, but I still wasn't prepared for how open, airy, well laid out and comfortable it would be.
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The newly revamped airport is exquisite. Been in airports in US and in Europe and this airport I believe is very well thought out. I am a New Yorker and I’ve never heard that it is the most hated airport in New York. In any event very well done LGA.
Hong Kong has even less land, they built an airport on reclaimed island. They also have a location in the busiest part of the city to drop off luggages on the day your flight is scheduled to depart, so you have the option to explore the city a bit more freely just before your flight. US major cities suck at efficiency with their infrastructures
I remember flying into LaGuardia back in 2016 and remembering how much of a dump it was. Looking at it now, I'd love to fly into LGA just to see what they finally completed.
The newly rebuilt terminal B is a huge improvement over the older buildings. The lighting and aesthetics made it more modern and less claustrophobic which was one of the main issue with the old LGA.
Here is a crazy idea, limit the amount of flights that can go through LaGuardia to begin with?! I know crazy idea! That would solve the congestion problem, they only have two runways that overlap and they can't change that.
Sorry for the slightly later than usual publish time guys... there's always delays with LaGuardia 😂
Haha, so true. 🤣😂
No problem. B1M videos are always worth the wait 👍🏻
Go JFK Next time it’ll make publishing quicker
Lord in heaven! Tell me about it. I flew from OGG (Maui) to NYC Sep 6, 2001 for a friend's wedding and to visit friends in general as I used to live there. Lo and behold, I got caught up in the terrorist attacks and my return flight was canceled indefinitely. Of course, I didn't mind a bit considering the gravity of the situation. However, what I did mind was traveling to LA from La Guardia. It was hell! First, it took me nearly 3 hours to get from Westwood, NJ to La Guardia. I also had to be at the airport 3-4 hours before the flight. The flight was overbooked and I got bumped into a later flight that ended up cancelled. La Guardia was the worst airport I've ever been to. And, the security detail didn't let you stand anywhere for more than a few minutes. All in all, it took me almost four days to get back to Hawaii and, renovated, modernized, or whatever they do to that dumpster of an airport, I will never choose a flight to or from there.
Nice one 🤣😭
Im an airline pilot who flies in an out of LGA a lot. The goal of keeping an airport at such capacity while completely rebuilding it in such a small footprint impresses me everytime I fly in!
It's my favorite NY airport for the views if you're lucky to have Hudson 22 on a crystal clear day. What's the altitude they vector you at along The Hudson and flying North over the river by lower Manhattan skyscrapers? Is it 3,000 feet and approximately thirty seconds later when adjacent to the midtown Manhattan skyscraper cluster? I got some great pictures years ago since I love major city skylines and especially NYC and Washington, DC Potomac 19. Obviously, you're used to 22, 4, 13/31. I bet you wish you had another 5K more on each. lol. Thx Myan.
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I hear you about trying to deal with LGA. I am a former Purser Flight Attendant and having built the new terminal while dealing with the old terminal and still operating the airport is so nice. But the NY Port Authority and the city itself is still with the two runways problems of only two! If there is more land filling from the harbor to extend both runways then that would help. And more land fill would give more space to the airport and that would be nice. The NY Port Authority is still trying to make this airport appealing for travelers. It is hard but they keep trying . Furthermore, the air traffic is getting back to being crowed like it was back in 2019 or 2018 so we will see how this continues to be. This airport is still in a hard situation but the city is still trying to cope with it.
@@sonnyobhan5293 lol really
@@OSTARAEB4 "What's the altitude they vector you at along The Hudson and flying North over the river by lower Manhattan skyscrapers?"
4000 descending to 3000, where you descend will depend on other traffic. The views from the east river for 22 are also amazing, as is the expressway visual. Honestly LGA approaches may have some of the best skyline views almost regardless of what runway you're landing.
I recently flew through LGA for the first time in years (I almost always use JFK). The updated Terminal B was fantastic!
Same
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Same. It's so nice. Security is mostly quick and helpful too
I thought I got on the wrong flight when I got off.
Have they fixed the roof leaks at JFK? Place was a mess 6-7 years ago...
Looks like they’re making the best of a bad situation. It’s difficult to to revamp an airport in the middle of a large city.
Yep, Heathrow faces a similar issue. Lots of people say London's airport should have been built in the Thames estuary
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@@TheB1M “Boris Island” sounded like a great idea… until you look at the bill lmao
@@TheB1M you should make a video on Heathrow
@@TheB1M Except Heathrow is nowhere near the centre of the city, and in fact it’s the rural communities at its edges that hold the airport hostage.
Complaining is easy, engineering a good solution is challenging to say the least.
Plenty of easy fixes. You just won't be able to do anything without greasing a few hands along the way and everyday they're is another hand to grease.
Engineering a good solution in a democratic blue state like New York is pure fantasy. It won't happen. They already blew it with the Tappan Zee Bridge rebuild, where they left off the rail lines. New York also pays 7x per mile as much as London for new subway tunnels- and London has some of the highest construction costs in the world. Let that sink in: SEVEN TIMES. New York has the worst prison in the USA right next to LaGuardia, Rikers Island. That's another shit show that any real state could fix, but New York can't. Keep in mind that since New York just had arguably the worst mayor in the world, in the history of mankind, and for all of the future, in Bill DeBlasio. If even 1% of his incompetence was able to affect LGA operations, all flights should be grounded immediately.
LaGuardia was a total shit show when I went thru there in 2019, I doubt it's much better. They were also proposing an ultra-expensive monorail to move passengers from the airport to downtown NYC. The monorail passengers per hour was a tiny fraction of what was needed, the cost was astronomical per mile, and just think of what would happen when it breaks down- you're trapped.
Saying anything good about LaGuardia is the same thing as lying.
@@someotherdude Dems bad, everything is terrible, we're all gonna die.
Things tend to be affected by politics sure, but there's always more to it than that.
Maybe read some papers, books, or industry reports on why delays and cost overruns took place with each of those projects? Or don't, and just blame everything on "the other side".
Cheers
@@someotherdude Trump lost, get over it. Seethe and Cope.
I grew up in the NYC area and have lived in other places in the us and been to many countries. There are very basic things involving cleanliness, simple maintenence of the facilities, and, most especially, having reliable connections between airports and mass transit, where NYC fails in a way that is very surprising for such a wealthy city. The amount of garbage and bad smells in the streets and mass transit systems of NY would not be tolerated where I live now, in Boston. There are known solutions to many problems in NYC, and residents have been leaving for other states for decades now because they are not being fixed.
I was stranded at LaGuardia's new Terminal B for seven+ hours two weeks ago because my flight was delayed due to weather with the inbound flight. Sucked to be stranded in an airport for that long but man that new Terminal B was absoulutly gorgeous a huge improvement to the old terminal! So while it still sucked to be stranded in an airport for over seven hours at least I got to hang out and explore a new and beautiful airport and not be stranded in the old 3rd world airport!
You should visit a few third world airports...i don't hope it would change your mind but give it a try!
Oh no a white privilege
@@chinmayshetye3 what are some third world airports other than old LaGuardia?
Same! Was stuck in Terminal B overnight.
@@JKDC97 wasn’t the same day and same flight I was on was it?
$8 Billion to refurbish an airport and nobody bats an eye, but spend $4 billion on a new subway line that serves the same number of people and everybody goes insane.
i mean look NYC is Subway Country so yea they really need to spend more money on it 4Bil ? mofo they gonna need at least 40 Bil to fix current issues and some new routes
Interesting comment
NYC needs so many infrastructure projects to be done it's mind boggling. The past 50 years has been a pathetic time in the city. Hopefully the younger generation puts their foot on the major infrastructure project gas peddle.
@@r.d.9399 Bidden managed to force thru a Infrastructure Bill what Generation you on about.
We live in a society
As a pilot, I can assure you LGA will never host an Airbus A380 as shown in the video when stating “…bigger and sexier jets.” LGA is capped by the perimeter rule which keeps most large (or “heavy”) aircraft out of the airport. Otherwise good job 👍🏼
Thanks for saying that. I was looking at the stock clip he used twice with an Air New Zealand-logoed tail poking out, and saying, 'really? Me no think...'.
A 777 is a sexy jet an a380 isn't at all.
More importantly, the runways a too short for the jumbos. A 767 is about as big as it gets at LGA and even those area relatively rare. The bigger issue is actually they are using to small of planes in the RJs so it creates tons of congestion to move fewer passengers.
Same goes for the Burger King when mentioning food options at the old Terminal B. Don't recall that franchise (there was a Wendy's then a Five Guys in the food court by Concourse D), but it's a very small point in another fantastic, brief, yet engaging B1M video on urban projects.
a guy can dream
Honestly the Ferry would be an awesome way to arrive or leave NYC. Just that alone would make this airport more desirable to travel to/from.
And it seems like there are a number of places it could link up to, I think? Eg, the end of the N line (Ditmars/Astoria), 4/5/6 125th St, end of the Q (96th St), even Roosevelt Island (F train).
Astoria trains need to go to the airport
Absolutely agree. It's a city built on the water. There is no reason not to have Ferry service to the airport.
It needs a rail link. It's completely insane that it doesn't already have one
One word. NIMBYs
Because ppl keep on complaining
Any major airport always need to have a rail link, always hard to see NIMBYs actually block projects that really needs to be blocked. It does feel like it's more of a "cool thing to do to oppose everything" instead of looking at the overarching benefits and need of such a project.
Always sad to see NIMBYs block transit, completely opposite for what they stood for back in the 60-80s when they blocked highways and Highway expansions.
The locals don't want subway, above ground rail, or streetcars. Nothing is tolerable to them. They seem to think Star Trek teleporters will be created to move people, or a dump of a thousand buses into the existing motor vehicle traffic .
@@davidhoffman1278 Like many things, they're being told it will be bad for them. When in fact it'll benefit everyone, nothing good in the won't come with some compromise. SkyRail? Elevated views for passengers and cheaper cost for the locals on saved time/vehicle emissions/traffic. And a high-quality service is provided!
But all they hear is the negatives and that sticks around far easier. And then nothing is ever improved.
It reminds me similar to the airport located in Tijuana, as well as the airport in Guadalajara. Both have seen massive increase in travelers, however it appears they are trying to keep up with growing demand, and are always continually upgrading and adding more terminals
They are really turning a new leaf on LaGuardia. I went before and after the construction and I can tell you that the transformation is AMAZING and definitely for the better. I live in the Bronx so we use LaGuardia over JFK because it's closer and I'm just glad that they finally finished the first terminal 😁.
I remember going to LaGuardia airport during the early 50s. It was a very lovely experience back then. I flew out of it on a Lockheed Constellation to Africa. We had to walk up a mobile staircase into the airplane.
@@nickyglynos5405
We actually flew to Gatwick and switched over to another Constellation that went to Libya. From Libya we took a DC-3 to Rhodesia which is now Zimbabwe.
Coming back home dad decided to travel back home by boat because he wanted to stop over in Uruguay and Honduras. From South America we flew home on another Constellation to Mexico City and took another Constellation back to LaGuardia Airport. I STILL have that droning noise of the engines in my ears.
Going to The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on Mother's Day. Taking an Airbus A-380. I miss flying on the Boeing 747s.
Wow how old are you?
@@kevinsosa6502 probably into his 70s and 80s, he most likely had seen many things in his life
As a Dutch person that loves making videos about transport infrastructure, I'm always happy when you upload a new video!
Yes!! Thanks for watching!! 🙌✈
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Flying into New Amsterdam
One of the very key problems is no connection to mass transit other than a bus. In the end a train at LGA either subway or light rail is going to cost billions and years more and inconvenience people and snarl traffic while it is being built. They spent how many billion on the terminal but didn't even put in a ferry to Manhattan. The waterway is already there though there may be some work involved, but it wouldn't involve moving roads and making vehicle traffic even worse. I recently rode the air train at JFK and it was quite nice and I would rather do that than go to LGA. Even the bus at HPN is better as there isn't as much traffic to connect to the transit center and metro north. When I go to LI, ISP is my preferred as it is super easy, rental cars are a breeze and connection to the LIE & Parkways or LIRR is easy. To me they should have done everything in one shot at LGA and been done with it. FLY NAVY!!!
billions of dollars seems to be a lot of money until you consider that if you took all of Jeff Bezos' wealth and multiplied it by 4, you'd get the annual spending of the US military. We most certainly do have enough money and by far. It's up to political will at this point
They were going to build an airtrain, but the plan was horrible, went the wrong direction, and would have taken longer than existing bus connections. Thankfully, Hochul canceled it and now there are new proposals that more seriously consider the right choice, which is an extension of the N and W trains from Astoria.
I mean it’s not that bad, you take a quick bus for 5-10 min and have several subway lines to choose from there. And the bus from the airport comes like every 10 min. 🤷🏾♀️
My thoughts, too. The new terminal looks nice, but without a proper subway connection, I'll probably never land there. It's pretty pathetic that it isn't really even any more convenient than Newark.
@@nomadMik Agreed you can never count on the bus as the road traffic is too unpredictable around LGA and you can wind up sitting on the grand central longer than you planned for. I won't fly into LGA no matter how nice the terminal is. The bus at HPN is pretty fast and road traffic there isn't bad, then it's a metro north straight shot to grand central. I'd rather sit on the train at JFK at least it keeps moving. Still can't understand why they haven't at least got a ferry running by now. At least that would relieve some of the roadway traffic. FLY NAVY!!!
Just got got back from a week there. arrived and departed from b. It was great. Glad results are showing.
As Peter says in the video, if the airport is using 22 landing/13 take off, it's more efficient because the intersection is at the beginning of both runways, so the touchdown happens and instantly the takeoff can roll. When the winds are unfavourable, the opposite happens where the takeoff has to wait for the touchdown to pass or exit slowly and then roll.
That said, this new taxiway configuration will fix a huge problem and allow for significantly better ops.
Just flew out of LaGuardia last week, loved the new dining and redesigned terminals, great video as always 💯
Great video and glad to see you included commentary by Peter Masella who in my opinion is the most underrated aviation broadcaster on RUclips.
OMG Seeing Peter Masella on this channel was such a nice surprise!!
Also, I’m so anxious for the delta terminal to finally finish, I primarily fly delta so I’m becoming a little impatient and jealous of term. B!!
The initial rail connection was going to take passengers away from Manhattan. With the new FAA regulations allowing federal funds to go towards local transit it is now possible that the Subway can actually directly connect to LaGuardia
Mass transit connections are always important and needed!!!
@@TrebleSketch exactly
@@dirkdiggler9882 Also especially within a country that seems adamant to not improve itself. Or even have anything good in the country alongside with the incredibly boring imagination for what better things can be done. Might take 30 years with a lot of performative politics seen within USA, when it can be done within 10 or less in many other countries.
@@dirkdiggler9882 Still, better have a bus than nothing at all. Every passenger on board is one less car on the road.
@@dirkdiggler9882 Its unwise to completely dismiss buses when they do have their role. Regardless, I agree.
This past February, I landed at La Guardia for the first time in over 15 yrs. I was blown away! It was fabulous, nothing like the old terminal. I wanted to just hang out longer and check out more of it. However, I was being picked up by my sister so I couldn't linger very long. The missing piece is a subway station.
I remember working at Skanska when this made headlines in our offices, the rebuilding of LaGuardia Terminal B. Fantastic work to everyone involved.
Just flew to Terminal B, it was amazing! Quite spacious and lots of amenities with comfortable seating and charging slots/outlets on every chair.
I lived in NYC from the mid 1990s to early 2000s, flying to California regularly. LaGuardia was small and crowded sure, but very convenient. I could be out my door on the Upper West Side and, via taxi and a short walk, into the plane in 20 minutes. Never had to eat there or layover, but I would take LaGuardia over the long trip to Newark any day.
I can relate. I am on the UES (85@5).
Yeah we in NJ prefer to keep NYChoodlums out of EWR, so it's in our interest that LaGuardia improves.
Bro I know u ain’t talkin bout hoodlums when u live in Newark NJ. I was up there last year, the place is just one giant crackhouse.
@@jaredcase5587 yeah but EWR airport is safe and it's the major airport for all of NJ. It's cleaner, has lessshitty people and is all around better bc it doesn't have new yorkers
I recently flew in and out of LaGuardia and the terminal was beautiful. I remember flying there back in the late 80's and it's a significant transformation.
I only once used La Guardia airport in the 90's. The only practical way to get there was a taxi. It was awful. You should have mentioned that it was the nimby neighborhood of Astoria which objected to a rail line, even though they would have benefited.
And the fact that the point of the objections was that the rail line was going to provide service to nearby Riker’s Island jail, which housed thousands of inmates and was going to drop them off at the subway station every day as they’re released.
@@dirkdiggler9882 Queensboro plaza isn’t a quiet, single house residential neighborhood. That’s a MAJOR difference.
@@afcgeo882 So you mean white area?
@@Thehawkdown99 Did I mention a race anywhere? It doesn’t matter what color, it matters what income. You need a base of higher income to support a development. This applies to the entire world. Stop being racist.
the further from the rail you are the safer youll be. dont blame them
Great to see the collab with Peter!
He's been so enthusiastic about documenting this renovation on his channel.
I am surprised people complained about an elevated train, looks like they could just run it down the middle of the Grand Central Parkway elevated like they did with the JFK AirTrain and the Van Wyck.
The issue is mainly that you'd have to get the line around the overpass from the eastbound Grand Central somehow, while also altering the median.
The actual solution would've been something like aligning the tracks to Ditmars Blvd and then Astoria Blvd but that's subject to a hell of a lot of NIMBYism.
And then because of THAT, the tracks would be opposite to the actual terminals themselves... and thus need a bridge across in some capacity OVER Grand Central.
There's just no easy solution, aside from the train link up to Willets Point that would make travel times too obscenely long.
Thank you for the video!
The B1M makes documentaries on random topics so interesting. Appreciate the hard work. 👍
That hurry up and wait line really hits hard I'm glad you said it
I couldn't live further away in Australia, but when I went on holiday to New York I made sure my flights didn't go through LGA.
Bad sign when your reputation travels that far
Well, also, LaGuardia is more for domestic flights, for anything international, your best bet is JFK or Newark.
LGA doesn’t take international flights if I remember correctly.
You could live in Antarctica.
I was at LaGuardia recently, and I must say the new remodeling made this place look really fantastic. It was a great change.
Very interesting topic as always. Thank you for doing us videos on weekly basis, amazing work!
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Another brilliant video. Thanks!
Ive been a flight attendant in the US for 14 years. The difference since 2006 until now for me has been incredible. Jfk is my love but LGA has her perks as well. EWR is just a shit show though.
Boy, you said it. I'm in and out of EWR a good two times per month and it is terrible. What deranged organism would design something like that, for that matter approve same? In the interim, take care always. We (the DECENT, DIGNIFIED passengers) LOVE you..........
And EWR isn't even all that old....opened in the early-mid 1980s when other airports were being designed well (ATL, TPA come to mind).
EWR itself is another nightmare to say the least
@@Racko. Terminal C (United) at Newark is amazing. World class and modern airport terminal. Can't say the same for terminal B, and I don't know much about terminal A.
@@giantsquid18 Yeah I agree, it needs a remodeling
Born and raised New Yorker here. Recently flew out of the new part of LaGuardia and goddamn it’s amazing!
How about a subway line that goes directly there? And JFK? Even Atlanta has a direct train line.
This 👏
Terminal is on multiple levels. Unique experience. Very New York-y.
Well, basically any significant international airport in the world outside US.
3:08 Did I hear that correctly? You know what I’m talking about 😂😂
YES haha! There's few things sexier than an A380 😂
Cant argue with that lol
@@TheB1M What about the blackbird?
@@TheB1M Hey, if you're into giant foreheads, you do you.
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I lived in NYC from 1980-2014. I flew into and out of LGA last October and was very impressed with the improvements. I was staying with friends in Jackson Heights (my old neighborhood), took the Q70 bus to the airport, got out at the main terminal and walked into the spacious terminal to check in at AA. After checking my bag, waited in a roomy line to go through security with jovial and courteous TSA agents and walked into a spacious area with a food court. I had a bagel with cream cheese and a coffee at Zaro’s and had plenty of room to socially distance. The walk to my gate was long, but not unbearable (try São Paulo International (GRU) some time). There was plenty of space, restrooms and water fountains at the gate area. Boarding was prompt and we were able to leave early, so that I actually had an w5 minutes to make my connection at DCA. On the return trip, by the time I got to baggage claim, my bag was already there. Seems to me like they’re going in the right direction.
Glad LGA’s construction is going well and terminals looking good. Hope Newark’s construction improves things there as well.
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MTA needs to extend the subway to LaGuardia, it's going to continue to be subpar until a it has a good transit connection.
*Very informative video! Keep on the great work The B1M!*
The route the Airtrain was going to take was the major complaint, as Mets-Willets Point is to the east of the airport.
But the amount of construction required to route anything coming from the west made it the only viable route that would not be hyper expensive nor would require any distruption to airport operations.
Worked on the LGA rebuild. Great team and fantastic project
Whilst on holiday in Manhattan I spent the last day walking. I visited the Mets baseball stadium and then on to LaGuardia. What struck me was how poor and cramped it felt. No metro link in a major city is backward.
Just flew through LGA this weekend and was really impressed with all the improvements. Spacious, clean, a lot of food/drink options, and never felt rushed or cramped.
My #1 issue with LaGuardia is the long taxi ride to get downtown. Until that’s fixed, I’m more likely to just take the train up to NYC.
LGA is IN NYC.
@@afcgeo882 Pretty sure the commenter meant taking a train like Amtrak to NYC from where they live instead of flying to LGA from where they live. It may be slower, but much less of a hassle.
The easiest plan seems to be extending the N and W lines up past Astoria to LGA with a shuttle built across the entire massive terminal to ease access to the further down Delta gates.
@@DinerLingo Exactly. Once you get to LGA, it’s a hassle getting to Manhattan or Brooklyn. The only good thing about LGA is that I can get a direct flight there. But if I’m going to have a layover added in, then taking the train is faster, cheaper, and easier.
@@MrRapmaster19 You can’t randomly add an in-terminal shuttle as architecture and design plans didn’t create it. Extending the subway would require crossing Rwy 4… how would you do that? Keep in mind that it was built on a marsh.
Met the architect who was apart of the reconstruction at my job. Everyone (who was from the bronx and queens) had thanked her for her work. This will boom tourism through queens which will pump money through the economy!!!!
As a pilot I have flown into La
a Guardia a couple of times , was like landing on a carrier , The best food for the price was at the Marine air Terminal , at the time it was actually cheaper than Mc Donalds .
Thank you for this very interesting video. I had the chance to fly in and out of LGA's Terminal B yesterday, and noticed many of the improvements mentioned in this video. I wasn't traveling during peak hours, but from the time I spent there it is a huge improvement over the old airport (especially the food options). One minor criticism I have was the lack of outlets to charge a phone or computer. It seemed like only a few of the rows of seats had this, and I imagine they would likely be filled quickly when the airport is busy.
As you have covered LaGuardia, I wouldn't mind seeing a video about Western Sydney Airport, which is Sydney's 2nd airport and will ease flight from Kingsford Smith Airport which is restricted by curfew due to residential surrounding it and puts height limits in the city and surrounding area
I don't think LeGuardia will ever compare to the lavish, vibrant airports they have in Asia, but it's much better than it was! Coming back to NY for school after a year away because of Covid, I was impressed at how much more spacious and elegant it is. They've got a long way to go still, but this is a good start.
Sadly case of old infratructure vs newer. Its amazing lga can even operate at all in modern time.
My recent experience flying from LGA to Florida was amazing, the terminal was stunning and before getting on our flight we explored some of the restaurants. Great experience overall.
Mostly used EWR so LGA doesnt bother me.
But man it feels like they all need a make over...
I prefer PGA over LGA
Great quality video. Resolution is top notch.
All 3 airports in the NYC region could have their own video for their problems and projects. NYC needs a Hong Kong Airport level project to get their airspace back up to a 21st century standard.
Yeah right with the politics never happen.
As someone who’s been in both the old and new terminal B many years apart what a difference it was! It was absolutely wild. As a kid we almost never flew out LGA and when we did you could see it’s age. Recently after a trip I chose to come back into LGA as it was a cheaper option as opposed to coming back into Kennedy. When we landed and I walked through the terminal again after at the minimum 8-9 years I was blown away bu the changes.
Just used LGA and it is a nicer place to hurry up and wait.
It needs a subway station. I have to take a bus to 125th Street in Harlem to get to Manhattan
Nice video.
I've actually always prefered LaGuardia to JFK. Glad to hear the new terminal is great
Been twice to the new terminal, it's pretty sexy ngl
The improvements to the airport are spectacular. Terminal B is beautiful and the restaurants and shops are fantastic!!!
LaGuardia is not a "Gateway" but more Daily Driver as no International Flights into or out of.
Lots of flights to/from Canada, although I guess that counts as domestic. I used it a lot when I had family living in Manhattan. The new sections are great. JFK is so big that it seems to take longer to get from the arrival gate to the exit than the flight took.
There are flights to Canada, though I still won’t consider LGA as international.
@@tjr-007tt ! I took the flight from LGA to Ottawa in late 90's in a pretty small plane
Lots of regional airports across the northern US are “international” because of flights to Canada. It’s domestic for all intensive purposes.
@@Bob_Smith19 intents and purposes, not intensive purposes
Seeing the updated in person a few weeks ago was amazing.
Shocking that there is no subway connection to the airport. 🤯😱
You can't have solutions to problems in NYC because you have this thing called 'democrats'. Democrats prevent solutions, but they are very good at creating crime and homelessness.
@@someotherdude I have the feeling in the US neither democrats not Republicans get anything done. Pointing the finger on the other side is always the easiest way, I stead of actually doing something. A two party system has its flaws imo.
Yup I saw La Guardia Airport in New York for the first time even Before the expansion start up Awesome Video!!!!
After spending a night sleeping in the pre-TSA food court, attempting to sleep at tables, I agree. Granted, this wasn't LaGuardia's fault. Our flight out of JFK had been delayed to the point that the flight had to be canceled so the crew could sleep. TSA at LaGuardia was closed by time we arrived. Still wasn't a fun time.
I just recently traveled through LGA since our flight was cancelled (we were originally supposed to leave from JFK) let me tell you, the atmosphere, the look and feel was just incredible. People were so helpful right when we arrived whereas in JFK everyone looks miserable. The updates look great. The bathrooms are extremely clean and they have so many great food options. It has definitely improved from when I last used it in 2008. I would definitely use it again!
They could have extended the N or the W to LGA years ago, but our stifling bureaucracy, unnecessarily high costs, bickering political factions and objections from civic groups, among other issues, have made that possibility grow faint with each year.
New York is absolutely hopeless. And it's all kept going by the New York voter, the dumbest voters in the world except for California voters. Just think: New York's governor killed 12,000+ elderly nursing home patients, because he failed to isolate covid patients from the elderly. He could have done it, the beds were available, but he just didn't, so 12,000 people died who didn't have to die.
You asked for it, democracy is a failed experiment that needs to be put to rest
I flew through NYC airport recently and I was surprised how bad the airport was for such a major city…. It definitely needs a major update
As a New Yorker, I love laguardia, the location is nearer, queue is smaller, checking in and out is faster. Whenever I can, I always choose a flight from lga than jfk. Maybe it can be much more efficient because it has no international flights, but if you want to talk about an awful airport, talk about jfk.
Newark is pretty bad as well. It’s pretty crazy that NYC has arguably the 3 worst airports in the country
JFK is the worst.
LaGuardia feels like you’ve entered the third world when you deplane
@@leoandriasyan4158 have you been there in the past two years? Rhetorical because 0% chance you have been if you think that.
I’ve never really compared LGA with JFK because JFK is so much bigger. There’s currently a plan to upgrade JFK as well costing in the billions.
I gotta say I’ve been to LaGuardia recently and it’s actually pretty good now
Probably the only way to get rid of the congestion is start heavily construct high speed rail to take the place of some of those airports
Yep.
Nyc is inbetween big cities like Boston and Washington DC.
A HSR makes sense there.
Imagine thinking we would build a high speed rail anytime in the next 100 years! Liberal train to nowhere! 😂
Very true. However Americans are allergic to spending public money for high quality unless extreme marketing is attached to it. It's one of the country's faults unfortunately. Because of the density of the corridor I believe cost to build a completely new track there approaches $1bn per mile or something outrageous. Whatever the real cost estimate is, it's approximately the budget which airlines and bus companies and their industries will be willing to pay in lobbying to keep rail from happening.
Did he just say “biggest and sexiest planes”? 😂3:08
can you make a video about Helsinki's airport and why its the best in the world?
Ain't the Changi airport the best in the world?
I guess I look at all airports as a "slightly nicer place to hurry up and wait" but at least they're not quite running into the kind of issues shipping ports seem to be experiencing with larger container ships quickly making some ports somewhat outdated, because they can't keep up with volume they bring. Logistics, gotta love it, it's so fascinating.
That SNL clip wasn’t a joke. I was there a couple weeks ago and saw a bird flying around the terminal. And that was in the new terminal
Birds are in almost every terminal around the world. The buildings are barely enclosed so birds fly in. So what?
Last year I was in a sort of chill-out room in Helsinki Airport, which is all fitted out with real birch trees and meant to give the impression of a Finnish forest. There are speakers in the ceiling playing birdsong. When I was in there, there was also a small bird yelling its little head off at one of those speakers. He was most unimpressed. :D
This really does look like a nice upgrade. I don't usually say this, and I also don't intend to visit America anytime soon, but I wouldn't mind seeing this new building in person sometime.
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Awesome. Great presentation of the information behind the new expansion.
I have to disagree that the A380 is "sexy" in the first place. The duration of its development might actually outpace the duration of its commercial use.
Just flew there for the first time in years, absolutely night and day. Not too often I give NYC props but they deserve some here
You could also say that the La Guardia airport just got a new face lift 😏
Took a quick "shuttle" flight out of LGA to DCA last November just so I could see the new Terminal B. Saw tons of videos about it, but I still wasn't prepared for how open, airy, well laid out and comfortable it would be.
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The newly revamped airport is exquisite. Been in airports in US and in Europe and this airport I believe is very well thought out. I am a New Yorker and I’ve never heard that it is the most hated airport in New York. In any event very well done LGA.
Hong Kong has even less land, they built an airport on reclaimed island. They also have a location in the busiest part of the city to drop off luggages on the day your flight is scheduled to depart, so you have the option to explore the city a bit more freely just before your flight. US major cities suck at efficiency with their infrastructures
I had it perfectly timed out! The Grand Central! The Van Wyck! You destroyed my whole timing!
Type of vedio I want to eat my food with
Once they kick out the n's in Rikers Island, LaGuardia could have a new runway!!!!
I remember flying into LaGuardia back in 2016 and remembering how much of a dump it was. Looking at it now, I'd love to fly into LGA just to see what they finally completed.
The newly rebuilt terminal B is a huge improvement over the older buildings. The lighting and aesthetics made it more modern and less claustrophobic which was one of the main issue with the old LGA.
Here is a crazy idea, limit the amount of flights that can go through LaGuardia to begin with?! I know crazy idea! That would solve the congestion problem, they only have two runways that overlap and they can't change that.
They already have slot restrictions at LGA. Any other brilliant ideas?
I've always loved flying in and out of LGA. The views of Manhatten upon take off and landing are so iconic. The new B is very nice.
Never been, but I appreciate the video!
I was just there this weekend and it was amazing to see!
I was recently at the new LaGuardia and oh my goodness. It was so convenient and open it felt so good.