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| - As far as airports go there are definitely worse ones out there but for a large city airport, Pearson falls a little behind for travelers.
First of all, the transportation to and from the airport is laughable. Really? No direct subway connection? So we're down to bus, taxi or 'park 'n fly'. I guess we're still a little rural in that respect.
Rush hour is hell in the security checkpoint. You'll want to be prepared for inefficiencies that will arise here, so have your caffeine injection or triple shot latte in advance, because you don't want to be *that* person.
Once you're past security, you don't really want to have to eat in the airport because your options are really tiny and terrible (Tim Hortons, Starbucks and the Aramark frozen-box special).
I used to miss being wired in at this point and thank goodness they finally have free wifi, because the other options include staring at the abstract art, perusing the duty free shops or standing in line to board well before they call you. I also refrain from being *that* person.
Arrivals are dismal if you have to wait for someone to pick you up. Pearson is relatively environmentally-friendly, so I'll give them a break for looking like an empty, shelfless Costco in some areas but they could take a page from PDX, CLT, BCN and ORD.
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