Naviguessor Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Way better than LAX, but I think you're right. I am very greatful that the plan has moved away from parallel concourses. Maybe it's just my hatred for ATL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Way better than LAX, but I think you're right. I am very greatful that the plan has moved away from parallel concourses. Maybe it's just my hatred for ATL. No love lost for either ATL or LAX, they were designed for a different era when you had 1/3rd as many people in a terminal at any given time. LaGuardia has t be the worst, though. IAH, especially Terminal E is really top notch in terms of passenger comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I can't stand ATL either. Not only are the waiting lounges are about the size of my Heights bungalow living room, but unlike, say, DEN, the concourses packed in enough that expanding them is difficult without the sort of wholesale reconstruction that's been going on at both of our airports. Unlike DEN and even IAH, ATL also doesn't really have the real estate to expand. I think the internal signage at IAH could be better. I don't use it very often in favor of HOU, and can therefore see how it wouldn't be difficult for someone trying to make a connection to get as lost as last year's Easter eggs trying to get from one terminal to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 DEN is nice very nice compared to the ATL for a parallel concourse design. I think that if IAH was converted to parallel concourses, using the same width that our concourses currently are, IAH would be a lot more like ATL than DEN. Still, I do hear a lot of complaints from connecting passengers that IAH is difficult to navigate. Good news today that IAH will be getting an AMEX Centurion Lounge. Which are Way Sexy and better than any Airline Lounge I've ever been in, so far. With the exception of Virgin's at Heathrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Same here!! We just flew in from New Zealand and the line at LAX was embarrassing, long and people had no idea where the lines were beginning. It was a total disaster. IAH isn't bad. LAX is awful. We came back from New Zealand, and after Customs were dumped onto a sidewalk with not one shred of signage, and no clue as to where to go. IAH may get crowded, but you can at least tell where to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Wxman. It's been years (2007) since I re-entered via LAX. Same story. It was Complete chaos. Scary even. I was hoping it'd be better by now...but, I guess it's not. We should be able to do better. Are we really the surliest country in the world? It sure seems like it sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 HAS now has a webcam on the new Terminal C North construction project. (The first step in the new Terminal D Project) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 So you are telling me that LaGuardia Airport could get into the unified airport business (instead of piece meal development) but IAH cant? This is New York btw! A place where you can't get anyone to agree on anything! Plus that airport is in the middle of Queens and is able to do all of this! No excuse at all! http://www.archdaily.com/770991/new-yorks-laguardia-airport-to-get-21st-century-makeover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 They are also shutting down the airport while they do this. Since LGA is the smaller airport, JFK can take some of the load. I don't think Hobby is even capable of landing half the planes that go through IAH, much less handle that many people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 They are also shutting down the airport while they do this. Since LGA is the smaller airport, JFK can take some of the load. I don't think Hobby is even capable of landing half the planes that go through IAH, much less handle that many people Are you sure? I'm pretty sure Delta is still going to run its terminal while the other is under construction. Its also going to be in phases. They are starting in 2016 and will be finished 2021. Also it maybe a smaller airport, but its no Hobby. Its very big for its location and a very important airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Are you sure? I'm pretty sure Delta is still going to run its terminal while the other is under construction. Its also going to be in phases. They are starting in 2016 and will be finished 2021. Also it maybe a smaller airport, but its no Hobby. Its very big for its location and a very important airport. My mistake - I was sure I read that somewhere... 9. During construction, will the airport be closed at any time? The hours of airport operation are not expected to be affected by construction activities. Back to Top 10. Will flights be affected by construction activity? Construction will be phased to maintain airport activities and the number of flights are not anticipated to be affected during construction. Back to Top http://www.panynj.gov/airports/lgareimagined/#faqsAirportsLGAQu28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 (edited) Also, HOU and LGA have about the same slice of their markets (23%) but LGA has over the twice the traffic of Hobby (13,415,797 boadings v 5,800,726 boardings) In conclusion, I got 1 thing sort of right out of 3 - 33%, an F in airports 2014 data - latest that Wikipedia had Edited July 28, 2015 by cspwal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 An F in airports is still passable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 So you are telling me that LaGuardia Airport could get into the unified airport business (instead of piece meal development) but IAH cant? This is New York btw! A place where you can't get anyone to agree on anything! Plus that airport is in the middle of Queens and is able to do all of this! No excuse at all! Strictly speaking, it's on the edge of Queens since Flushing Bay is its northern border. That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 So you are telling me that LaGuardia Airport could get into the unified airport business (instead of piece meal development) but IAH cant? This is New York btw! A place where you can't get anyone to agree on anything! Plus that airport is in the middle of Queens and is able to do all of this! No excuse at all! Good for LaGuardia. If there is a major airport in America more in need of replacing its terminals, I can't imagine what it would be. The newest parts of LaGuardia's terminals are probably older than the oldest parts of IAH. I don't get the obsession with a unified airport. Perhaps that would be the way to go if one were starting from scratch. But we aren't starting from scratch. What would be the justification for spending money (and a lot of it) merely to achieve a unified airport? FWIW, here is a list of the world's busiest airports showing which ones have unified terminals and which do not (of the 28 airports of IAH's size or larger, only 6 are so-called unified airports and at least two of those six have plans to go un-unified: 1. Atlanta. No.2. Beijing Capital. No.3. Tokyo Haneda. No.4. London Heathrow. No.5. Dubai. No.6. Chicago O'Hare. No.7. DFW. No.8. LAX. No.9. Hong Kong Int'l. No.10. Paris CDG. No.11. Frankfurt. No.12. Istanbul. No.13. Soekarno-Hatta. No.14. Amsterdam. Yes.15. Guangzhou Balyun. Yes.16. Singapore. No.17. JFK. No.18. Shanghai Pudong. No.19. Denver. Yes.20. Kuala Lumpur. No.21. Suvarnabhumi Thailand. Yes. But master plan is No.22. San Francisco. No.23. Seoul Incheon. Yes.24. Charlotte. Yes.25. Las Vegas. No.26. Madrid. No.26. Phoenix. No.28. IAH No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 They're not in a hurry to get this erected are they? I've flown in and out of IAH 3 times in the last few weeks and I have seen no indication that anything has changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 They are building the new Terminal C North once finished they will tear down the old North Terminal. This will make room for Terminal D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I understand but I'm saying that I've seen no earth moving in the last couple of weeks inside the fenced off area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Just landed this morning. The are working on the foundation and have the huge jet fuel pipes in that area. When they start construction they will close down the road that connects Terminal C and B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 http://www.earthcam.net/projects/houstonairport/intercontinental/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehoustonion Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks pull it up construction is starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) outside of this being grossly unrealistic (where's the mass of people huddled around 2 or 3 power outlets charging their cell phones?)... The lady in the middle of the illustration that is the focus of the image has her head hanging down and just generally looks sullen, such a great statement on the current state of air travel in this country! I can only imagine that she must have just received word that after her initial flight to Houston was delayed for 2 hours, now her connecting flight on to Europe has as well been delayed by 3 hours. So after spending her entire first leg of her flight thinking that her lazy 3 hour layover was going to be a hectic 1 hour rush from terminal A to terminal D and maybe try to grab a snack on the way, it's now a 5 hour layover, and she's contemplating how she is going to keep her phone charged with all the outlets already in use, and maybe next time she'll just vacation somewhere she can get to by car. and what's up with that plane flying in the air in the top left of the picture, I assume that the orientation of this picture is facing east, as the terminal will be on the north, and the planes are all on the left of the terminal, the north south runways are on the west of the airport, this plane appears to be in descent, and will be landing somewhere down will clayton parkway, no wonder her flight is delayed, these planes can't even find the runways! Edited August 18, 2015 by samagon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Is anything happening with this? I tune into the construction cam periodically and it looks exactly the same today as it did a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Ethiopian looking at Houston for possible future expansion. I'd be surprised if IAH got the nod over ORD, but it is nice to see another Star carrier looking at Houston.http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2015/10/22/ethiopian-airlines-eyes-new-destinations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie21love Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I thought South Africa was interested in Houston years ago…Ethiopian looking at Houston for possible future expansion. I'd be surprised if IAH got the nod over ORD, but it is nice to see another Star carrier looking at Houston.http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2015/10/22/ethiopian-airlines-eyes-new-destinations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Please fly to Medellin direct and ill be the first to buy a ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie21love Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Please fly to Medellin direct and ill be the first to buy a ticketThat would be easier, 737 could do it. I was wondering why Avianca not flying Houston from Bogota or Medellin?Please fly to Medellin direct and ill be the first to buy a ticketThat would be easier, 737 could do it. I was wondering why Avianca not flying Houston from Bogota or Medellin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Ethiopian looking at Houston for possible future expansion. I'd be surprised if IAH got the nod over ORD, but it is nice to see another Star carrier looking at Houston.http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2015/10/22/ethiopian-airlines-eyes-new-destinations Well Houston won the Air New Zealand battle with ORD so I suspect we have a decent shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 That would be easier, 737 could do it. I was wondering why Avianca not flying Houston from Bogota or Medellin?That would be easier, 737 could do it. I was wondering why Avianca not flying Houston from Bogota or Medellin? Medellin will be the new hotspot in South America in 5 years. It was the most beautiful city ive ever witnessed in my life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Construction has started to come out of the ground on the new Terminal C North. http://www.earthcam.net/projects/houstonairport/intercontinental/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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