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| - PHX is the headquarters and Western hub for US Airways, also known as the Flying Greyhound Bus. If you're flying US, you'll be herded through Terminal 4 like cattle, through crowded, rancid gate areas that haven't been cleaned or recarpeted in decades. Although there is free wi-fi, there's about 1 working power outlet for every 100 ruminants in need of one. If you're in the mood for grazing, don't expect to find much in the way of food beyond gut-busting, lard-laden junk. To prevent the spread of bovine diseases, make sure to avoid touching surfaces and use plenty of soap and sanitizer when using the facilities. Moo.
If you're connecting on a flight that leaves out of another terminal, good luck. You'll have to leave your current terminal and go through security again at another terminal miles away. Need to get to your rental car fast? Fat chance. The shuttle ride to the rental car center takes you halfway to the Grand Canyon.
To PHX's credit, the public, pre-security concourses are nice, newer, and fairly well air-conditioned... but who has time for all that when you've trekked miles from the parking lot - or even the rental car shuttle - and still have miles to go to get to the right check-in counter and security checkpoint?
I'm awestruck at all the glowing reviews for this place, especially those 4 stars and higher. I guess that if some people haven't gotten out much - particularly those stuck in a landlocked state with nothing but sprawl, dirt, scorpions, and cacti for hundreds and hundreds of miles around - then traveling through a big airport like PHX once every blue moon must be quite the fun experience.
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