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Dates: during 1970-1979
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FRANKFURT. 14.2 million passengers last year. Averages 600 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 63 airlines. Delays: average half an hour. Accessibility: good. Allow 20 to 30 min. by car or cab ($10) for seven-mile ride downtown. Excellent train and bus service (400). Flow Through: brisk, although no sidewalk checkin. Baggage carts. Single terminal traversed by moving sidewalk in 4 min. Longest walk: 1,800 ft. Baggage check-out and immigration: efficient. Customs: you could bring in an elephant. Hotels/Motels: fair. Two hotels, the Sheraton and Steigenberger, at airport. Amenities: everything imaginable. Three snack bars, one coffee shop. Twelve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

FIUMICINO. 9.5 million passengers last year. Averages 453 landings and takeoffs daily. Three runways, 72 airlines. Delays: foreign, rare; domestic, improving but no cigar. Accessibility: bad. Allow 45 min. to an hour by car or cab ($15) for 22-mile ride downtown. Flow Through: slow. No curbside checkin. Baggage carts hard to find. No moving sidewalks. TV screens, showing departure gates, not always functioning. Longest walk: 1,300 ft. Baggage checkout: 20 min. Immigration and customs: airport's only delight. Hotels/Motels: pleasant, modern facilities near beach at Ostia, five miles away. Amenities: substandard. Coffee bars (espresso 30?, Coke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

CHARLES DE GAULLE. 8.2 million passengers last year. Averages 250 landings and take-offs daily. One runway, 22 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: good. Allow 40 min. to 1Y2 hr. for 20-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($10 to $12, beware plun-derous drivers). City bus ($1.75) to Gare de 1'Est every 15 min. or Air France bus ($2.50) to Porte Maillot every 20 min. Rail trip ($ 1.75) to Gare du Nord every 15 min. Flow Through: smoothly futuristic. Spacious waiting lounges. Plentiful baggage carts. Sidewalk check-ins, or passengers take escalators from entrance to check...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...world's largest capital (a second airport outside the city is still not in use). 20 million passengers last year. Averages 460 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 39 airlines. Delays: average 20 min. Accessibility: the best part. Allow 30 to 40 min. for 13-mile ride downtown by easy-to-get cab ($10). Buses every 30 min. ($2.50). Monorail (92?) takes 15 min. to edge of town. Flow Through: agonizing. Jampacked terminal with baggage carts between pickup turntable and customs inspection. Porters on hand. Moving sidewalks; longest unassisted walk: 100 ft. Baggage, immigration and customs checkout: allow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

SYDNEY. Seven million passengers last year. Averages 430 landings and takeoffs daily. Two runways, 33 airlines. Delays: minimal. Accessibility: excellent. Allow 20 to 25 min. for four-mile ride downtown by car or plentiful cabs (about U.S. $3.85). Regular shuttle bus service: 880. Flow Through: generally good, except for morning crush. Baggage carts and porters available. Longest unassisted walk: 1,700 ft. Baggage, customs and immigration checkout: efficient. Hotels/Motels: none near by. Amenities: adequate. One restaurant (featuring steak or fish for U.S. $7.15), coffee lounge, two bars open 6 a.m. to midnight, two duty-free shops. Australian items: toy kangaroos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: TIME'S Guide to Airports: Jet Lag on the Ground | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

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