La Guardia Airport

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1/10

"dysfunctional, disorganized, dirty"

(United States)

I have traveled through more than 30 airports worldwide over the last 35 years. La Guardia is the most dysfunctional, disorganized, dirty and disgusting airport I have ever dealt with, which unfortunately only seems to get worse with every time I am forced to travel through it due to flight or airline choice. It is so disappointing that an airport in a hub city like NY is worse than any third world airport I've been through. I cannot emphasize enough how much I loathe this airport.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitAugust 2016
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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3/10

"unorganized sloppy run facility"

(United States)

Had to connect through here and after my last experience here 5 years ago I swore this never again. Spent 4 hours in line for take off to the point it got hotter through the day and we had to return to the gate, supposedly for fuel. After another thirty minutes the flight was cancelled. At this point I have to guess there were forty to fifty planes waiting to take off. It is an unorganized sloppy run facility where the employees carry an entitlement attitude vs a service attitude. I will cancel a trip rather than travel through this place again.
Experience At AirportTransit
Date VisitJuly 2016
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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2/10

"getting to La Guardia was a nightmare"

(United States)

Getting to La Guardia was a nightmare. They are doing construction and don't know how to properly divert traffic. I was flying Delta and I was pleasantly surprised to find the terminal was not bad. My prior experiences at LGA were not good. The other terminals are beyond horrible. I was expecting long lines at the security check point, but luckily they were not bad. It took less than 10 minutes to get through. The usual hassles, but not worse than other places. They herded us onto the plane and we got seated and we were all smiles when the plane left the gate on time. But that is when things got bad. We spent just under an hour waiting on line to take off. This added substantially to our travel time. Worst part is that when we flew back, the same thing happened. We landed early but ended up waiting close to an hour to get to our gate. The incompetence shown by the Port Authority of NY and NJ is incredible. I would recommend that you avoid this airport as much as possible. A week after this trip I took another out of Newark and that was a much more pleasant experience. It's hard to believe these two airports are run the by same agency.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitJune 2016
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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1/10

"nothing short of horrible"

(United States)

My experience at La Guardia was nothing short of horrible. It's nasty, disorganized, and the airport staff are rude. Expect to be met with a scowl upon your arrival, and know that any and all questions/complaints will fall on deaf ears. New York is a great city with hospitable people, but this mockery of an establishment does not reflect that greatness. I didn't have an issue with the fact that our flight was delayed five hours, but I did have a problem with the attitudes of the employees, the frustratingly slow service, and the general lack of information that is provided regarding airport procedures. I traveled from New York to Atlanta, and there is a stark difference between the two airports. La Guardia needs to figure out what Hartsfield-Jackson airport is doing right and get their act together.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitApril 2016
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
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1/10

"not enough seats"

(United States)

Not enough seats at the gates, or enough bathrooms. Bathrooms had no paper towels and the soap dispensers look just like the faucets. They are not marked as soap, so most women in there were wandering around looking for soap. The most annoying aspect of this airport is the inability to pay with cash for anything. I am sure they think they are being progressive by insisting orders be placed via IPads, but it isn't progressive. It is a slap in the face for customer service. Nothing like having three employees standing around doing nothing while you have to stand there and maneuver a ridiculous amount of screens and menus to order a cup of tea. Apparently a person without a credit card is not welcome to eat or drink at la Guardia airport.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitApril 2016
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Airport Shopping 12345
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2/10

"really poorly organised"

(Canada)

La Guardia is possibly the worst airport I have experienced. The line to get through security is really poorly organised and moves at a snails pace. Once through to the other side there is very little in the way of shops of food offerings. Terrible. One toilet that I found and none of the hand dryers were working.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitMarch 2016
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
Airport Staff 12345
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1/10

"thousands of us were stranded"

(United States)

In the days following the major snowstorm on January 23/24, 2016, all United flights into Newark Airport were cancelled, including my return flight on Sunday Jan 24. The best I could do was a flight to La Guardia, arriving Monday night Jan 24 at around 10pm. Apparently I was not the only person in that situation. Apparently the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency that manages the airports in NY were not prepared. So many people arrived at around the same time, many of whom really wanted to get to Newark Airport, all of whom were being picked up by friends, family, taxis or car services, that the traffic in and around the airport was so bad that the good folks at the Port Authority were overwhelmed. Their solution was to shut down every access road into the airport. Bad idea. There were literally thousands of people waiting for cars that never arrived. My driver called me asking if I can meet him in the neighborhood on the other side of the highway. Not possible with the snow, no sidewalks, a suitcase. There were no alternatives. NYC public buses that service the airport were completely full by the time they arrived at my location. The line for the first bus stop on the airport property was ridiculously long. There is no subway or other train service nearby. Thousands of us were stranded. After about an hour waiting for my car service driver to make it on the airport property he called me to meet him at the Departure level, which was empty of people and cars. Almost any other way of dealing with this would have been better than how La Guardia Airport management dealt with it. The best way would have been to utilize both departure and arrival levels for passenger pick up, splitting the traffic load to several locations, actively direct and manage vehicle flow to minimize pick up time and maximize capacity. Not to completely shut access to the airport, stranding thousands of people and creating gridlock outside the airport.
Experience At AirportArrival Only
Date VisitJanuary 2016
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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3/10

"worst airport in the US"

(United States)

Definitely the worst airport in the US. It's way too crowded and is way beyond it's time. Check in for business class was a zoo. Security takes extremely long since the number of stations aren't enough to handle this much passengers. The gate areas are run down and look quite old. The airline lounges are slightly better but are starting to show their age. There aren't enough boarding gates and we had to be bundled up with another flight during boarding. An extremely chaotic experience, much worse than San Francisco or Denver.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitDecember 2015
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
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1/10

"a disgrace to all of NY"

(United States)

Ultra-long security lines and surly guards (even by US standards). Grungy concourses, lack of bars (not one single bar in concourse C), suburban mall fast food options spewing their yeasty fumes and an egregious lack of seating - this airport is beyond redemption. I cannot imagine how it doesn't embarrass the chairman of PANYNJ. It is a disgrace to all of NY.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitNovember 2015
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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3/10

"does need a lot of upgrading"

(United States)

I use LaGuardia airport for one reason only. Because it is closest to Manhattan. No good places to eat, limited seating at gates, know WiFi, and outdated and junky. No airtrain to terminals D and C which is Delta and US Airways. You have a van to pick you up to take you about 2 miles on the other side of the airport. However those guys do do a great job. This airport does need a lot of upgrading. Still my number one airport in New York City over JFK because of access.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitSeptember 2015
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
Airport Staff 12345
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