New York, John F. Kennedy, USA (JFK)

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...hundreds of planes leave this, New York’s busiest airport, each week, then 4 problems in recent months seem like nothing - unless of course you were one of the ones on such a flight. Still, I digress (so what’s new?) – back to JFK itself. The airport is located 25 Km Southeast of Manhattan Island, in the borough of Queens. There are 9 terminals located in a sort of squashed-circle layout. American Airlines, BA, Delta and United ...
...sharing the remaining ones. Although there are courtesy busses running between the terminals 24/7, if you’re in totally the wrong place and in a rush then a taxi might be your best bet. On approaching the airport, you drive past a number of signs which say “We apologise for the fact that our airport’s sh*t”. Now ok, I might be paraphrasing a little, but that’s the gist of it. For an international airport in a major city, ... Read review

Advantages: The shops are OK
Disadvantages: Don't get me started - read the op!

...course, the international airport in New York known as JFK. Would that I could tell you that this airport is alive and well, but unfortunately, I have come to mourn JFK Airport, not to praise it. The Complex: What a perfect word that is, isn’t it? Actually, the basic idea of JFK isn’t all that complicated. There are eight major buildings all positioned in a circle. Inside the circle are roads and parking lots. This wouldn’t be all that bad if it ...
...While that’s not impossible, with New York’s severely cold winters and hellishly hot summers, this is a huge drawback. Furthermore, I found that the signage in the buildings can be pretty vague, if there is any at all. Mostly you’ll feel when you arrive at JFK that you’re trapped into going along long corridors and hallways that lead you, hopefully, to where you want to go. There have been times when I felt that if I made the wrong turn, I’d never ... Read review

Advantages: U can go anywhere from here!!
Disadvantages: People,condition,facilitys...............

...and toilets,as with most of New York were very poorly signed. On our escape we were greeted with a huge taxi cab queue,which was probably actually quite small!!!!! Be warned,there are lots of other private cabs touting for business,although Ive never used them personally,be warned that they are not regulated and could be very expensive. Once in line there were no probs,wait your turn you get your bags loaded and taken to your destination. On ...
...flight to Florida.If this is the case with you make sure you know the name of your departure/gate building,so the taxi knows where to go. On arrival at the building my heart sank.It was a grubby,dull,miserable place to be. We came super early thinking there would be alot of hassle/queuing e.t.c.which there was not,but there was also nothing to entertain you on the wrong side of the departure gate.NOTHING. Eventually a very nice lady came over,seeing ... Read review

Advantages: Quite close to the city.
Disadvantages: Not enough shops

My partner and I visited New York last may.We flew into JFK which to be fair was smooth,the Immigration staff were friendly before hand we had been warned that they can be quite rude.But after what has taken place in the city who could blame them? We waited about 15 mins to get through immigration were they take your photo and your fingerprints.This you dont mind as you want to be safe in such a large city. The taxi rank is right outside were you ... Read review

Advantages: Close to the citly, easily accessible
Disadvantages: Limited Facilities and VERY hot

...flying into and out of New York and it's airports I'd think that the facilities and airports in general would be to a much higher standard. Arrival was no problem. The security checks were quick and hassle free and the luggage arrived quickly for pick-up. The plane "docked" at a gate close to arrivals and so the walk to the arrivals lobby was easy. We had to wait a while in the queue to be seen and checked through arrivals but no great hassle. The ...
...Taxis wait across the street and charge a $49 flat rate into the city (including toll fee). Leaving from JFK is a completely different matter. The ride from NYC to the airport is about 45 minutes - or should be. It took 90 minutes in total due to construction work on one of the highways. On arrival at the airport we were looking forward to being able to shop a bit, last minute things and then relax. If you are leaving from JFK then don'e expect ... Read review