{"id":5533,"date":"2012-02-16T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2012-02-16T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T17:30:00","slug":"ranking-airport-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2012\/02\/16\/ranking-airport-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking airport rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport<\/p><\/div>\n

Winning accolades helps market products. The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport recently earned some bragging rights by doing well in an industry ranking survey. According to the Ottawa Citizen<\/a> the airport abbreviated as YOW:<\/p>\n

“… is the No. 1 airport in North America and No. 2 in airports of its size worldwide, according to the results of a global quality program released Tuesday.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That ranking includes some key qualifiers, including categories based on size<\/a> (serving 2-5 million) and region<\/a>.\u00a0 See the wide range of Airports Council International awards for 2011 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flying has become something of an ordeal thanks to tighter security, reductions in seat spacing and leg room, fees for checked bags and so forth. Anyone who flies a lot knows airport quality also varies – considerably.<\/p>\n

I fly between 1-4 times per year. By road warrior standards, that’s hardly anything. But year in and year out, it does add up. And some of those flying days are long (13 +hours) not including arriving early and changing flights.<\/p>\n

Here’s my take on the Ottawa airport: I like it. It’s spacious, clean and pretty. Perhaps just a bit bland, but bland can be soothing. The baggage carts are plentiful and free – a really nice perk. Baggage can take a long time to arrive, but that seems common everywhere. The food choices appear rather limited, but I don’t need a meal as I depart or arrive, so I’m not the right one to judge that.<\/p>\n

What’s your take on Ottawa’s airport? What other aiports do you like – or dislike – and why?\u00a0 Setting aside complaints best laid at the feet of the TSA and airline companies, what could airports be doing better?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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