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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
One of the biggest fears of travellers around the world is missing connecting flight because that means several problems. There are some airports that go out of their way to ensure passengers don't face this problem, while some airports struggle to ensure prompt service.
Let's take a look at 10 airports that have earned a bad reputation when it comes to missing flights, according to Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
Miami International Airport
Rank in missing flights: 10
Founded in 1928, MIA is the largest US gateway for Latin America and the Caribbean and is one of the leading international passenger and freight airports in the world.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
Denver International
Rank in missing flights: 9
Denver International Airport is the only major airport to be built in the United States in the last 25 years. The current facility can accommodate 50 million passengers a year without any additional construction.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Rank in missing flights: 8
IAH currently ranks third in the United States among US airports with scheduled non-stop domestic and international service (over 170 destinations). More than 40.4 million passengers passed through the airport in 2010 and over 700 daily departures take place.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Rank in missing flights: 7
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is located in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from the nation’s capital. Built in 1941, the airport’s original Terminal, now called Terminal A, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
John F Kennedy International
Rank in missing flights: 6
JFK covers 4,930 acres, including 880 acres in the central terminal area. The airport has more than 30 miles of roadway and has six operating airline terminals, surrounded by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways. More than 125 aircraft gates serve the terminals.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Rank in missing flights: 5
It is ranked 21st in the US in total passenger traffic and 13th in domestic origin and destination passengers. There are more than 300 departure and 300 arrival flights a day. It offers non-stop service to more than 100 US cities and international service to Canada, Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Latin America and Europe.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
LaGuardia Airport
Rank in missing flights: 4
LaGuardia Airport is one of the busiest airports in the nation, handling more than 23 million passengers in 2008.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
San Francisco International Airport
Rank in missing flights: 3
One of the world’s 30 busiest airports, the city provides a highly efficient rail link to the airport, and another nicely planned transport system connects the terminals. The airport is ranked low in connectivity because most of the flights are operated by United Airlines, an airline that has been criticised for bad customer service.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
O'Hare International Airport
Rank in missing flights: 2
It is one of the busiest airports in the world, has 189 gates, serves 70 million passengers per year and connects to 198 destinations around the world.
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10 airports that have worst record in missing flights
Newark Liberty International Airport
Rank in missing flights: 1
Newark was the first major airport in the metropolitan area, opening on October 1, 1928. The airport was built on 68 acres of marshland by the City of Newark and quickly became the world's busiest commercial airport.