4 of Top 10 World’s Worst Airport Terminals Are in U.S.

Delta AirlinesFour of the 10 worst terminals in the world are in the U.S., according to a respected travel guide, and the worst is a Delta Airlines (NYSE:DAL) New York hub.

Terminal 3 at John F. Kennedy International Airport, which serves Delta exclusively, “is known for endless immigration lines in a dank basement, an utter lack of food and shopping options through crowded and confusing entry points,” according to Frommer’s Travel Guides. “There’s also a sense that the cleaning crew gave up in despair a while ago.”

Admittedly, the former Pan American Airways Worldport at JFK was built more than 50 years ago, and is in the process of a $1.2 billion makeover. But that is cold comfort to current travelers suffering the travel nightmares of today.

And on the plus side, JFK’s Terminal 5, which serves discount airline JetBlue (NYSE:JBLU), was listed at No. 5 on the Frommer’s list of the world’s best air terminals — so don’t think the entire airport is a travel nightmare.

Here are the 10 worst airport gateways  on the planet, according to Frommer’s

  1. New York, JFK Terminal 3 serving Delta
  2. Manila, Philippines, Terminal 1
  3. Moscow, Shermetyevo Terminal B/C
  4. Nairobi Kenyatta Airport
  5. Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Terminal 3
  6. Amman, Jordan, Queen Alia Airport
  7. New York, LaGuardia, U.S. Airways (NYSE:LCC)  Terminal
  8. Newark Liberty Terminal B serving Delta, Virgin, Southwest (NYSE:LUV) and others
  9. Paris Beauvais Airport
  10.  Chicago Midway Airport

On the positive front, Frommer’s listed the world’s 10 best airport terminals as being:

  1. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Hajj Terminal
  2. Leifur Eriksson Airport, Terminal Keflavik, Iceland
  3. Seoul, South Korea, Inchon Airport
  4. Wellington, New Zealand, “Rock” Terminal
  5. New York, JFK Terminal 5 that serves Jetblue
  6. Singapore Changi Airport, Terminal 3
  7. Marrakech, Morocco, Menara Airport Terminal 1
  8. Madrid, Spain, Barajas Terminal 4
  9. Carrasco Airport, Montevideo, Uruguay
  10.  Bilbao, Spain, Main Terminal

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