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View Poll Results: What City Has Best Texas Airport
Houston 29 31.87%
Dallas/Ft Worth 41 45.05%
San Antonio 4 4.40%
Austin 11 12.09%
El Paso 1 1.10%
Corpus Christi 0 0%
Brownsville 1 1.10%
Lubbock 0 0%
Amarillo 0 0%
Laredo 0 0%
Other 4 4.40%
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 02-09-2012, 09:01 AM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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I hate DFW airport.

It would probably be Hobby for me.

IAH often come out higher than DFW for convenience and other rankings.

DFW being more central services more people. But bigger isn't always better.
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:46 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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I hate DFW airport.

It would probably be Hobby for me.

IAH often come out higher than DFW for convenience and other rankings.

DFW being more central services more people. But bigger isn't always better.
What is it you hate about DFW?
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:54 AM
 
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What is it you hate about DFW?
The terminals. Not very user friendly.

That sad, cause like I said before I use it quite a lot because AA has more Caribbean connections than United Continental.

I think Hobby is really user friendly, but that may be because it is so tiny.

IAH is more user friendly than DFW too, but again IAH is smaller too

DFW is not as bad as the airport in MIAMI or ATL tho. Hate those with a passion.

You can see that I am not a fan of the huge airports.
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Jollyville, TX
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I'm biased because I live in Austin but I really like Bergstrom, it's new, clean and relatively well laid out with lots of parking. It also has some of the best airport food around, Salt lick bbq and taco stand! Between the huge airports I prefer IAH, mainly because American has screwed me royally at DFW more than once, DFW is also kind of dingy. Now if only there were more direct flights from Austin...
As much as I love Austin, the airport is not one of it's finer points. Yes, it's new and supposedly has local food, but I have had way too many issues in my hometown airport to rate it the best. I'd have to pick DFW but I'd give El Paso a nod - it's a great airport for its size.
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Old 02-09-2012, 12:00 PM
 
Location: plano
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Its because Houston was never really serious about light rail.....they just rushed their plans so Dallas wouldnt be able to claim something that they didnt have.....just another skewed addition to the 1 up-manship between Dallas and Houston....go figure
Houston pays little to no attention to what Dallas does..... Dallas on the other hand....
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Old 02-09-2012, 12:18 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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The terminals. Not very user friendly.

That sad, cause like I said before I use it quite a lot because AA has more Caribbean connections than United Continental.

I think Hobby is really user friendly, but that may be because it is so tiny.

IAH is more user friendly than DFW too, but again IAH is smaller too

DFW is not as bad as the airport in MIAMI or ATL tho. Hate those with a passion.

You can see that I am not a fan of the huge airports.
I really like the SW airlines airports due to their small size - Hobby, Love, and Austin (which isn't really a SW airport, but is sized like one). The limited connections are a nuisance for traveling, but it all depends on where you are going. SW is just starting a direct flight from Austin to Atlanta, which will be nice.

You mention Atlanta, which is my all time least favorite airport - not for the design, but because everyone that worked there seemed on the verge of suicide or something. I have traveled there extensively for years, and never did I see anywhere else with as many angry or depressed or just seemingly brain-dead employees in my life.
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Old 02-09-2012, 12:24 PM
 
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You mention Atlanta, which is my all time least favorite airport - not for the design, but because everyone that worked there seemed on the verge of suicide or something. I have traveled there extensively for years, and never did I see anywhere else with as many angry or depressed or just seemingly brain-dead employees in my life.
I forgot about that. Yes. that is another reason I reaaaaaly hate ATL Airport.

But I never found the DFW workers to be the same. I just don't like the terminals in DFW
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Old 02-09-2012, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Texarkana
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I hate DFW airport.

It would probably be Hobby for me.

IAH often come out higher than DFW for convenience and other rankings.

DFW being more central services more people. But bigger isn't always better.
I have actually heard people say that going through DFW and Atlanta is like hell.
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Old 02-09-2012, 03:52 PM
 
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Houston pays little to no attention to what Dallas does..... Dallas on the other hand....
Thats a lie....
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Old 02-09-2012, 05:49 PM
 
Location: plano
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Thats a lie....
Pretend if you will but its not...no Dallas envy in Houston. But they show the Dallas weather on the evening news unlike some Dallas stations which do not show Houston weather. Houston doest care what Dallas has, is or plans to do. Dallas on the other hand wants to be America's city in my view. Huge difference in these two cities but both are great cities to live in my view.
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