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Re: New Airport! PHIA Airport
[Re: SXMFOX]
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06/23/2018 08:00 PM
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Haven't been there yet for a departure. So what kind of food is in the departure lounge?
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Re: New Airport! PHIA Airport
[Re: BillandJan]
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06/25/2018 12:13 PM
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It has a/c and fans going.
It was actually better than that hell gate downstairs at the old airport.
Last edited by BeachKitten; 06/25/2018 12:13 PM.
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Re: New Airport! PHIA Airport
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06/25/2018 06:17 PM
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Is the departure lounge or any other areas air conditioned? Don't do well in stuffy hot places. Neither do I. There is A/C in the departure terminal. I carry a small battery-operated personal handheld fan for situations like that. I do a lot of inter-island flights, and it comes in handy on small planes too. Several can be found on Amazon for under $15.
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Re: New Airport! PHIA Airport
[Re: SXMFOX]
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06/26/2018 09:04 AM
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SXMFox--I took pictures of all the food places yesterday and what shops there were, so maybe you can make that a really complete diagram here in a day or two..
Regarding the a/c question, where the ticket counters are I thought was a little warm, but there is a/c and huge fans in the departure area. I plunked myself down close to one of the fans and I was very comfortable. There are a couple of charging stations in the departure area, there are bathrooms, but no water fountains. Of course there weren't any water fountains in recent years at Juliana either, which ticked me off, but that's just me. We were sitting the departure area in 25 minutes from when we pulled up outside the airport, including checking in and checking bags. AA was the only big plane leaving around when we did. There was a Jet Blue which left about an hour before AA and the departure area was kind of crowded until they left.
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Re: New Airport! PHIA Airport
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/26/2018 11:12 AM
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Yup, that's the rationale, I guess. I have never seen a US airport that does not have water fountains. I try to drink a lot of water, and I usually bring an empty water bottle to fill at the water fountain at the airport.
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