Miami International Airport (MIA)

Miami – Florida, with a population of two million, is one of the US’s most hip and happening cities. On a geographical location of 26º North, and therefore benefiting from almost constant year-round sunshine, many of the world’s rich and famous have chosen the place as their second home, buying beachside real-estate for millions. Tourism is a major industry of Miami and Dade County, with miles of white sandy beaches that border clear Atlantic waters, ...
...Royal Caribbean International) both choosing Miami as their home port. The city is also a major transit area for most of the world’s leading airlines, and is widely recognised as the USA’s gateway to the Caribbean. So, you’d expect such a vibrant place to have a super modern, ultra efficient airport wouldn’t you? Well, if that’s what you’d expect, you’d be wrong. Even though MIA (Miami International Airport) handles 14 million overseas passengers ...

JonnyWigan 15.04.2004 · Read full review
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I had a 2 hour stopover on my way back home from South America, and it was a hellish 2 hours, during which I could never be sure I would make my connection. The airport is absolutely chaotic, too busy and understaffed, and doesn't inspire any kind of confidence if you've a connection to make. I had the added disadvantage of being on crutches and with a flight to catch, but there is no clear system to expedite passengers who are in this situation. ...
...comment to a member of staff that I had little time to make my connection made sure I sped through every queue. In Miami, chances are the staff wouldn't even understand you, as they mostly speak Spanish. Now I'm not against languages other than English, and I'm not one of these travellers who expect English to be spoken in all foreign countries, but this is an international airport in an English-speaking country... For disabled passengers, a wheelchair ...

TommyC109 30.07.2004 · Read full review
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We flew from Barbados to Miami on January 16th 2008 on AA Business.The passport control on arrival was madness. 36 lines x 100 passengers a line, taking an average of 6 minutes each to process. We had 18 people ahead of us in our line of us and waited 2 hours 10 minutes. Some passengers must have been the 4 - 5 hours. People were fainting, toilets overflowing...an absolute disgrace. and the worst US airport. Nick & Sandra Thomas, United Kingdom. ...

NickTUK 19.01.2008
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