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CONS:
- Not much going for the waiting area, as far as I could see. When I want to stretch my time out, hanging with the bf before I pass through the security lines, we end up wandering between the two souvenir shops and finally settling down with a quick pastry at the bakery/cafe.
- Not much by way of souvenirs (haha. But who am I kidding. This is Pittsburgh the Steel City. It's the standard shirts, spoons, and shot glasses... because it's mostly about steel, buildings, bridges, Dippy the dyplodicus dinosaur, Heinz, and the Steelers out here).
- There is only ONE public bus transportation that services the airport. There's a stop in every area that has a population of over 100 people at any given time within a 5 mile radius (or so it seems), until you get closer to Downtown Pittsburgh.... over an hour later. Can you believe they actually considered cutting off this ONE and ONLY public bus transportation to the airport last year? (Otherwise, you would have to find somebody who could pick you up, rent a car, call a shuttle, or call a taxi.)
PROS:
- Out of several visits to this airport (10 times in 2 years so far if you count each way), the check-in process has felt pretty hassle-free. I usually don't ever see more than 5 people in line on any of the counters at any given time.... and this isn't a big airport.... yet they can still fill their planes.
- Security lines are pretty reasonable... (although you CAN get an earful if you forget to put something on the belt _-_)
- The building is designed to let a lot of light through... and I very much appreciate it.
- Free wireless internet. Thank you, Pittsburgh. This helps stave off boredom... AND it helps to get those online deals on rentals that you may not get otherwise at the rental counters (ie, To get $60 off our rental, the bf actually had to get online and reserve us a car to claim in 5 minutes, because the girl at the counter said they couldn't give us online offers unless we book it online).
The cons look longer because it's oh so much easier to complain.
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