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| - Small airports make me happy. They're easier to get to, quieter, and less frantic than monster airports like Sky Harbor that feel like giant beehives on speed. When I travel, I want to relax, people-watch, and reflect on life.
I love this airport. The ticket agents and store clerks are always friendly; during my recent trip, a very nice shop clerk let me buy a souvenir even though I was almost a dollar short for it. The security folks are relaxed and good humoured... unheard of in Canada! After waltzing through security, you walk down a short hallway to an excellent bakery/cafe, convenience/souvenir shops, and a full service restaurant with outdoor patio.
Yes, outdoor! Heavens to Betsy!
The patio is part of a small fenced in park, with cafe tables and chairs in the sun and the shade, a beautiful cactus garden, lots of stone benches, trees, and a sloping lawn of thick soft grass to lay on and look at the sky.
But best of all, at Gateway you board your plane the old fashioned way, feeling like you're in a 1940's movie: walking across the tarmac, climbing the staircase, with the wind rustling your dress and blowing your scarf over your shoulder as you glance back at your despairing lover.
It's all so very romantic.
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