Experienced travelers love to decipher airport letters. There are more or less consonant, like or, but there are those that you don’t immediately guess. For example, it has the RIX code: everything is clear with RI, but what is X, where did it come from and what does it mean? And everything is simple: X in IATA codes does not mean anything, just nothing! The thing is that once identifiers consisted of two letters, and then, when they became three-digit, X was added to some of them.
The main – and very frustrating – problem that travelers can face at the airport is the loss of luggage. According to statistics, one suitcase is lost every 90 seconds in the world; 85% of them are found in the first two days, and another 14% – within three weeks. And only 1% remains irretrievably lost.
Some airports deliberately lengthen the path of passengers from the aircraft ladder to the baggage belt in order to have time to unload all the suitcases. Studies show that tourists become irritated if they have to wait for luggage, but calmly perceive if they spend the same time walking around the terminal.
Capital City, Beijing (PRC)
In terms of passenger traffic, this node occupies a solid 2nd place. More than 80 million people pass through here every year. The airport has undergone three transformations to increase capacity and comfort.
Interesting fact. The cost of goods inside the terminals is the same as outside the terminal. You won’t find this anywhere.
Soon a new airport will be built in the capital of China, which claims to be the
largest. Passenger traffic, which he is able to take, 130 million people.Big win!
O’Hare, Chicago (USA)
Approximately 80 million people pass through this Illinois airport. It was designed for testing purposes, and then was converted for civil aviation. There are 4 terminals on the territory of O’Hare Airport, and several more are planned to be built. The load on the airport was quite serious, and the authorities decided to limit passenger traffic in order to reduce the number of canceled flights.
Heathrow, London (UK)
The Beijing Capital is the busiest in Asia, while Heathrow is the leader in Europe. One of the highlights is, of course, London’s foggy weather. Flights are carried out to 170 destinations around the world. The main one is London – New York. The infrastructure is very developed, there are shops, cafes, recreation areas. The UK capital is connected to the airport by express train.
Haneda, Tokyo (Japan)
The airport was created mainly for domestic traffic, but international flights began to occupy an increasing part. This is the reason for such a rapid growth of the air harbor, which receives up to 70 million passengers a year.
LAX, Los Angeles (USA)
Passenger traffic of 60 million people makes the airport of the largest city in California, one of the leaders in the world. The terminals are located in a peculiar way in the form of a horseshoe or the American letter “U”. Shuttles connect the airport terminals with the city. LAX is home to the headquarters of United Airlines.
Dallas Airport (USA)
Recognized as the best in the world in terms of cargo transportation, however, the main specialization is passengers. They pass through the airport about 60 million people annually.One of the few airport terminals with seven runways.
Charles de Gaulle, Paris (France)
The airport boasts an area of 3.2 hectares, as well as grass, on which you can often see rabbits. Passability – 60 million people, which puts it next to the airport terminals in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Many films and clips were filmed in this famous place. However, negative phenomena, such as luggage theft, tarnished his reputation a little.