International from ATL
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Park and Ride at ATL all day, every day.
Not sure what you mean about ATL is hit or miss with Domestic. I fly weekly out of there and have never missed. Pretty much a direct flight to anywhere in the world. The trade off for that is you have the largest and busiest airport in the world. I am OK with that.
Not sure what you mean about ATL is hit or miss with Domestic. I fly weekly out of there and have never missed. Pretty much a direct flight to anywhere in the world. The trade off for that is you have the largest and busiest airport in the world. I am OK with that.
What I meant was parking at the airport parking structure is hit and miss. Reason why we park elsewhere and shuttle in. Just wondered if international was different.
I'm not sure about International out of ATL, but the only time I have ever had issues finding parking for Domestic is around the holidays. I used to love the West lot, but now typically just hit the South Economy. Maybe a reason I typically don't have issues is I fly early in the morning so a lot of spaces have been vacated by evening flights.
OP just fly private out of PDK. Why even trouble yourself with the trivial problems of the proletariat.
It really depends on how long you will be in New Zealand, but the best bet is to just have your chauffeur drop you off.
I’ve never had issues finding a spot in the international lot. Not a bad lot if you must drive.
Plenty of space in the International lot. There's a shuttle that takes about 3 minutes to get to the terminal. I would not do an offsite for International, as they have a single shuttle for International and it's more of a hassle to save a few bucks.
Unfortunately I would not recommend MARTA for International, as it's a shuttle that takes ~10 minutes to get to the terminal and does not leave very frequently. If you don't have much luggage, or kids, then sure, but it's quite the hassle. It's disappointing to me that we are a world-class city but have to take a shuttle to the domestic terminal to catch a train into the city.
One other complaint is on your return flight, hope you land in F terminal because the walk from E to customs after a long flight (and two kids) is brutal. Like a 15 minute walk even with people movers. It's crazy.
Unfortunately I would not recommend MARTA for International, as it's a shuttle that takes ~10 minutes to get to the terminal and does not leave very frequently. If you don't have much luggage, or kids, then sure, but it's quite the hassle. It's disappointing to me that we are a world-class city but have to take a shuttle to the domestic terminal to catch a train into the city.
One other complaint is on your return flight, hope you land in F terminal because the walk from E to customs after a long flight (and two kids) is brutal. Like a 15 minute walk even with people movers. It's crazy.
We will be driving from Ellijay. Flight out is Wednesday afternoon. Wife and I will be gone 10 days.
We always, always Park and Ride from an offsite lot when we fly. We always use Parking Spot, but there's no real reason we do, just because we know where they are and that's where we use, but I can't imagine which one matters. Just give yourself the extra 15 minutes or whatever, but you shouldn't be cutting an international flight that close anyway.
Parked in the int’l lot twice. No problems. Quick and frequent shuttle to the int’l terminal. Definitely don’t be worried.
If Jax is the Paris of the southeast....Atlanta has to be world class.
True.
Imo there are only a few of those in the US- NY, Chicago, SF and DC. Maybe LA.
I'd put Atlanta in a second tier of world cities.
I have lived in Metro Atlanta since 1998 and I have never considered it to be in the first tier of US cities. When you say World Class, I would think it would be second tier at best and maybe third tier...depending on how many cities you lump into each category.
No one says “you gotta see Atlanta!” to anyone.
Not even in Georgia I suspect.
Not even in Georgia I suspect.
Wrong. There are actual classes of cities and Atlanta has wavered between an Alpha - and a Beta + over the past decade. Or there is a global cities index if you prefer a measure that has cultural influence, which will obviously rank Boston higher.
Right now the Alpha - are DC, SF and Miami. The Beta + are Boston, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.
If you want to define "world-class" as something you would want to travel to, then that's just a subjective measure to which I give zero f's (especially given your current chosen city of residence). If you want to define it on population, GDP, global brand, global headquarters, educational institutions, and influence on the world stage, then Atlanta is certainly a world class city. Since "world-class" is so loosely defined in this context, I would feel comfortable saying all alpha are certainly world class, and the argument can be made that beta+ should be included as well.
You can put forward any argument you want. The true test is whether or not anyone agrees with you. I'm content to just use the eye test. I look at Atlanta, and I see a city that is nowhere near being thought of as a World City.
There are roughly 50 alpha cities before you get to the 25 beta+ cities, where Atlanta sits. I don't think most people are going 60-70 deep when they're thinking about truly world-class cities.
This. I would consider the Alpha Cities to be "World Class". The Beta+ cities are next level and I would not consider them to be "World Class". They are knocking on the door, but not there.
Also, I am not sure I would consider approximately 50 cities to be "World Class". I would think more along the lines of 30 cities, but what do I know...just my opinion.
If you've got a friend from abroad who's visiting the States, what cities do you send them to?
I'd say Boston -> NYC -> DC -> Miami -> LA -> LV -> SF
Nothing in the flyovers states is unique, Chicago included. Hell Miami might not even be on the list, except our beaches are more powdery and water warmer, than in Europe.
Now, simple tourist value is prob not a 1:1 indicator of "world class" but when you also factor in economy, you still barely consider ATL. Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle (at a minimum) area ahead of ATL.
I'd say Boston -> NYC -> DC -> Miami -> LA -> LV -> SF
Nothing in the flyovers states is unique, Chicago included. Hell Miami might not even be on the list, except our beaches are more powdery and water warmer, than in Europe.
Now, simple tourist value is prob not a 1:1 indicator of "world class" but when you also factor in economy, you still barely consider ATL. Chicago, Dallas, and Seattle (at a minimum) area ahead of ATL.
When discussing Atlanta as a world class city, it is important to know if we are talking ITP or OTP?
ITP > Paris > Vienna > SF > Copenhagen > Buenes Aires > Kansas City > Cleveland > Port Au Prince > Mogadishu > OTP
It’s only Atlanta if you’re talking about ITP. And for the record, I don’t consider Atlanta a world class city. I’m ok with that.
