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Originally Posted by RavioliAficionado
LGA and Newark are usually dead last in the entire US when it comes to things like on-time departures. They're the least utilitarian airports in the country because the entire utility of an airport is getting you on in the air on schedule. These airports aren't just ugly.. they're dysfunctional. Would it be nice if they were more beautiful? Of course. But so long as NYC infrastructure costs 10x as much as the rest of the developed world we're stuck with a reality where every Billion dollars wasted on form is a Billion that can't be spent on function. At the end of the day this is where every discussion on NYC infrastructure must ultimately lead.. to the importance of breaking the corrupt unions and their political cronies.
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That's because the airspace is badly designed and overcrowded. LGA should have been shut down years ago to allow proper traffic routings and for JFK to be fully utilized. Right now JFK is only half utilized due to LGA. An expanded JFK and EWR would have allowed far better airspace utilization and on time flights if LGA was out of the picture. However, short sighted planners in the region have messed up. This has nothing to do with having a nice terminal building. If they want to build a pleasant environment for the pax then let them do it, it's better than having a greyhound terminal building and still having bad airspace.