The Best Airports in the Southwest

Introduction

Calm environment, convenient services, tasty food and a clear layout are four major positive attributes that airports should have embedded in their establishment. This is what makes an airport great, accessible, and an enjoyable experience rather then a daunting one. In this article we will focus our attention on two good airports located in the South West of America, LAX in Los Angeles and salt lake city international airport in Utah. 

History

Los Angeles International Airport or as its commonly known as Lax, is the busiest airport in the California region in relation to  flight operations, passenger traffic and air cargo activity. Furthermore in 2011, LAX was the fifth busiest airport in the world, with 61,862,052 passengers. LAX has nine passenger terminals, these are terminals 1-8 and the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). Passengers can move between terminals via the use of the LAX shuttle, which is a free and convenient service. This shuttle service comes around approximately every 12 to 15 minutes, 24 hours a day This airport in California has a multitude of Food and Beverage services available for travellers to utilize. Some of these are

Euro Coffee and Haagen Dazs ( located at the food court), Pink berry  is located in airport terminal 1 and serves delicious frozen yogurts ( pomegranate, Chocolate, Mango, Coconut and Green Tea flavours), Fresh Fruit Parfait, fruit bowls,  and Original and Green Tea smoothies. For the taste of the familiar be sure to stop in at the on site Burger King at the airports terminal 2. La Brea Bakery is also located in airport terminal 2, and offers clientele delicious breads, sandwiches and wraps.Terminal three has two Starbucks, Gladstone's 4 Fish Restaurant and burger king. Terminal 4, 5 and 6 have a range of tasty eateries to stop in at, including California Pizza Kitchen, Creative Croissants, and Redondo Beach Brewing Co. Finally terminal 7 and 8 have Starbucks, McDonald's, California Pizza Kitchen and Wolfgang Puck Express. 

If you find yourself needing to perform an urgent business task whilst at airport LAX, then you can due to the convenient business services in action around the airport. These include Cell Phone Rentals, Notary Public, Fax and Photocopy, and Internet Data port Access. 

Features

Salt Lake City International Airport is a prominent aviation venue in  Utah. At the airport there are two terminals which have five concourses. Terminal 1 has Concourse A  and Concourse B whilst terminal 2 has Concourse C , Concourse D, and Concourse E. The Airlines Serving Salt Lake International Airport are American airlines, Continental airline, Delta, Frontier airlines, JetBlue Airways, Skywest, SouthWest Airlines, United and U.S Airways.

 The airports at Salt Lake city has numerous convenient services in existence. These include Banking & Cash Machines these are in the form of ATM machines located round the airport and a Zions Bank  in the lobby of Terminal Two.Children's Play Areas ( Concourses A, B and the top of E), Fax Machines & Photo Copies (  top of Concourse A in Terminal One and on the connector between Concourses C and D in Terminal Two), Foreign Money Exchange, InMotion Pictures  ( an organization that rents portable DVD players and movies), Language Assistance, Lodging, Luggage Carts, Photocopying, Shoe Shines, Skycap Service, and Wi-Fi Services.

On the dining front this airports at Salt Lake City has a range of different eateries. These are Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen (  breakfast pizzas, salads, sandwiches, soups and desserts), Cinnabon ( infamous for their Cinnabon rolls), City Deli, Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill, Finnigan's ( wines, premium beer, ale and microbrews), Granato's Italian Deli, The Great American Bagel Bakery, The Grove Natural Snacks ( premium-roasted nuts, dried fruits, candies, bottled beverages), The Hive, Krispy Kreme, Manchu Wok, Millcreek Coffee Roasters, Pizza Hut, Quiznos, Squatters Pub Brewery, Starbucks, and Wolfgang Puck Express. 

Comments