Chicago Midway Airport

✅ Verified Review | I have used Midway airport regularly for almost 10 years. The recent change in the available restaurants selection has made it so that I don't eat here anymore. As a frequent flyer who has maintained status for every year of that time, this is a problem. They've removed a convenient, and inexpensive (!) Sandwich restaurant (Potbellys) and replaced it multiple times with a restaurant (Home Run Inn) that costs almost 2x as much for a simple sandwich. On the plus side, the new place appears to have the advantage of being slower also with less professional service. Truth be told, I like Home Run Inn Pizza. It's really good and I recommend you try a slice or two when you're in Chicago. However, pizza is more messy to eat than a sandwich. This is a big concern when you have on the same clothes you are going to attend a business meeting in. I like this airport, it's small, convenient and really easy to get around in. But this restaurant change is a travesty for me and food is a necessity. You've taken the normal routine of mild annoyance that air travel had become and taken it too a much higher level of annoyance. Now, I'm annoyed and hungry. One suggestion, maybe they could install a few more electric plugs. I think these cell phones and computers will catch on.

✅ Verified Review | I fly out of midway on a biweekly basis for business. I give this airport a lot of credit for how they keep the security lines moving fast. One area of suggestion is the useless amounts of trash from the food court. The airport boasts being green but the vendors will give you far more trash then you need. An example is, I went to buy a breakfast sandwich at the Greek place in the food court. They wrapped the sandwich in a sort of wax paper and put it in a small brown paper bag and then put it in a larger paper bag and then put in a fork and a knife and a pile of napkins. I told them a few times that I don't need need the fork, knife and extra bag and they can save I for someone else. So what did he do, he threw it in the garbage. Now, I'm not a crazy tree hugger but this happens every time I eat here. I just think Midway should step up its 'reduce waste' initiative. Thanks!

✅ Verified Review | As a first-time user, I was satisfied with MDW, both arriving and departing. It is a functional airport with few frills, but it does its job well. The CTA Orange Line provides easy, quick and cheap access to The Loop, another MDW selling-point. TSA pre-check lines were quick, staff courteous too. No complaints about the food offerings before departure: the time passed agreeably in the Windy City Taproom.

❎ Unverified | Supposedly Chicago Midway was upgrading the food options at the airport. Upon my arrival I was quite shocked that the new food options are nothing but expensive and are completely not nutritional whatsoever. At least McDonald's had some healthy choices. Home Run Inn pizza and Dunkin' Donuts appear to be the only food options. Considering the trend has been going in the opposite direction relative to healthy food options, obviously these new vendors were chosen based on how much they are paying in rent. Awful!

Chicago Midway airport was clean. Since it's not as crowded as the other airport in Chicago (O'hare) the lines were shorter, wasn't much delay, not as many pepole, and you won't worry about being late to a flight becuase of long lines. Get there late you could go thourgh everything quickly. A very nice airport.

Good old Midway airport. This is my airport of choice due to the flight selection combined with the quick TSA check and having plenty of restaurants to choose from. The quick TSA check is wonderful never having spent more than 15-20 minutes in line. Would gladly always recommend this airport one of the best I've been too.

Worst "free wifi" ever. I can't even get a good enough signal to load iMessage on my phone. Absolute worst airport to have a layover if you need Internet at all. Free wifi but the internet is good for nothing. Will remember this in the future when flying solo. If you need Internet to get anything done during a layover, plan on sucking up all of your personal data.

Chicago Midway airport is a densely packed airport crammed into an old neighborhood. 1) Check in and Security - Give yourself at least two hours. The terminal is very packed, loud and chaotic. Lines are very heavy both at check-in and security. 2) Cleanliness and Restrooms - The airport is in general pretty dirty and not kept very clean. Same can be said for the restrooms. There are usually and souvenirs - They do a very good job at offering a wide variety of food options and souvenirs are all over the place and are of high quality. Everything is available from Chicago deep dish pizzas and hot dogs to nice city magnets and mugs. 4) Staff - Despite the chaos and stress of this airport the employees seem to manage well, are kind, and helpful. When flights are delayed or cancelled, the mood here is much more stressful than other locations.

This airport is excellent, it takes you a little while for security but once you get through it is really fast. There is not as much seating as I'd like but you can usually find an area. Food and drinks are readily available and there are plenty of places to eat, drink, and shop in Terminal B.

Despite it being a jammed Thanksgiving morning, everything went smoothly. TSA staff were courteous and efficient, and screening went quickly. Plenty of concessions and clean toilets. Not so long ago Chicago Midway Airport was something of a dump, but now it's a pretty pleasant flying experience. Also quick to access via public transit (CTA Orange Line) - and the best thing it has going for it is that is not Chicago O'Hare!