Someone on here insulted Mogadishu by comparing it to Jackson.
Jackson Airport
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you must be a wyte guy - they don’t serve your kind there
That’ll be the… Blue Jet, right?
That you expected an airport to actually have customer service labels you as an extreme “optimist”*********
Contour is cutting flights to/from Nashville to do it though, only 1 flight to each city per day and one return flight now.
Tupelo to Nashville flight 7:45 a.m. w/ a return flight to Tupelo 11:15 a.m.
Tupelo to DFW 1:15 w/ a return to Tupelo at 5:00 p.m.
My guess is they are using the same plane for both destinations and parking the 5:00 return from DFW overnight and it carries you to Nashville and back the next morning.
There's an article in the Columbus/Starkville weekend edition online that says GTR is still pursuing a Westward flight as well but its not happening soon evidently.
I haven't checked a bag in so long not sure I would remember what to do. I've got a soft side bag w/ 4 compression straps that I can tighten down and get it in just about any hole in overhead or under a seat. It also has shoulder straps like a backpack so I can throw it over a shoulder or wear it like a backpack. Just got back from a 6 day trip and a month ago from a 10 day trip to the Bahamas and it was plenty large enough. Now my wife, she can't go overnight w/ just 1 bag. It takes her 3 for overnight and she won't even wear half of what she takes, damnedest thing I've ever seen. I'll never check a bag again ever. On the rare occasion I have to take a bunch of items for business, I ship that stuff UPS a week ahead to the hotel and then ship it back home too. Still cheaper than checking it and much easier to deal with
Doesn’t matter what time you get to the airport. You have to check your bag 45 minutes before the scheduled take off or they won’t accept it. If you didn’t get your bag across the counter until 43 minutes to takeoff, that’s on you.
No.. you don't have to go back through TSA. I used Contour just a couple of weeks ago and connected through BNA. Just allow about 20 minutes more than normal for connection because currently you have to get on a shuttle bus to take you the few hundred yards over to the regular terminal while it's under construction. It's very easy.
They will also transfer your checked bags if you're connecting to AA and booked your ticket all at once... though like other people who fly a lot in this thread, I haven't checked a bag (willingly) in decades.
JAN has a customs office to receive international cargo and makes it an international airport.
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
Huntsville International Airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Mobile International Airport
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
They all do it, but Mississippians choose to make fun of Jackson. The technical reason behind it is what @Car Ramrod.sixpack said. But it's done mainly for marketing purposes, it's not difficult to get the infrastructure necessary.
The distinction should be cargo vs people. VERY easy to get international cargo setup. Not at all easy to get regular commercial flights and secure passport stations, etc. So yes, it is probably correct to assume that none of the airports in that list that flys people non-stop to an international destination. The airports take liberty with connecting commercial flights to get the "international" distinction on their airport naming, as well as the fact they also most likely have international cargo and a long runway for the big cargo planes.
As you can imagine the list of non-stop flights to/from international places are major cities only. Here's that list:
Dulles International Airport
IAD
John F. Kennedy International Airport
JFK
Los Angeles International Airport
LAX
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
ORD
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
ATL
Newark Liberty International Airport
EWR
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
DFW
San Francisco International Airport
SFO
Orlando International Airport
MCO
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
CLT
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
AUS
Boston Logan International Airport
BOS
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
SEA
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
PHX
Miami International Airport
MIA
Denver International Airport
DEN
Nashville International Airport
BNA
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
MSP
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
DTW
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
FLL
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
BWI
Tampa International Airport
TPA
Salt Lake City International Airport
SLC
Philadelphia International Airport
PHL
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
CVG
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
MSY
LaGuardia Airport
LGA
Chicago Midway International Airport
MDW
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
RDU
Myrtle Beach International Airport
MYR
Indianapolis International Airport
IND
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
HNL
Portland International Airport
PDX
Sacramento International Airport
SMF
John Glenn Columbus International Airport
CMH
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
OAK
Kansas City International Airport
MCI
William P. Hobby Airport
HOU
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
STL
Dallas Love Field
DAL
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
SRQ
Southwest Florida International Airport
RSW
Pittsburgh International Airport
PIT
Charleston International Airport
CHS
Orlando Sanford International Airport
SFB
Harry Reid International Airport
LAS
San Diego International Airport
SAN
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
CLE
Palm Beach International Airport
PBI
Buffalo Niagara International Airport
BUF
Your mistake is flying United. Delta check-in at JAN is pretty well run. Sky Priority helps. Everyone knows air travel comes with inconvenience but sounds like your issue is with the United counter and not the Jackson Airport.
Nissan and its suppliers fly cargo and machinery IN TO Jackghanistan from all over the world and all of that has to be inspected when it arrives, hence, INTERNATIONAL airport.
They have a hard cutoff at an hour, not hour and 15. I think he’s fabricating his timeline.
Try to keep up before commenting, please.
SFO is about 10 miles from OAK, same for LGA & JFK, and NWK is 25-ish from those. ORD & MDW are within 15-ish miles. Tampa has a few. Plenty more examples of FAA certified airports in close proximity I'm sure.
Those were all cleared with the “consent” of the governing authorities of the existing airport.
The airport is crap. Just flew out of there last week to go back to Atlanta. It hasn't changed in years other than moving the bar/restaurant to where it is. I swear I always get my hand swabbed there by TSA.
I think we can all agree the population and need for additional airports is a little different in San Francisco, New York City and Tampa.
I like flying out of JAN, but the airport does have issues. I believe it can mainly be attributed to staffing issues (from having enough to the quality of what they have).
But that's becoming an issue everywhere. I tried to have lunch at McAlisters on County Line Road last week (the nice new one) and it should have been shut down for numerous health violations in just the dining area. Doesn't bother me, but the wife was grossed out enough to want to leave.
But that's becoming an issue everywhere. I tried to have lunch at McAlisters on County Line Road last week (the nice new one) and it should have been shut down for numerous health violations in just the dining area. Doesn't bother me, but the wife was grossed out enough to want to leave.
San Jose airport only 34 miles from OAK and has all major airlines plus some. I've flown into all 3 Bay Area airports because prices can vary drastically
Sort of, but not really. You're talking about the original formation of the airports, back in like the 20s. And commercial airports like those - they were existing fields and grew based strictly on demand.
However, @Sponge, there are 100% regulations on distance between airports, in a general fashion. Demand can trump that, but Jackson (and most other places) have nowhere near the demand for a second commercial airport. And even if there is demand.....the airlines can get political and push competition out. So for Jackson, the only option is relocation from the existing site, which would be fundamentally 17ing stupid, and won't happen based on that. The current airport is a great airport operationally and infrastructure-wise, and in a great location with plenty of room.
Issue at Jackson is the governance, and has been for a decade or so now, actually longer.
Jackson just needs to get rid of the 2 TSA checkpoints and separate terminals. Combine Delta, AA, United and SW into 1 terminal. The bars, coffee shops, etc have a chance with access to 100% of travelers.
Yea reading through the Airport Standards, it sounds like lack of demand would be the primary obstacle for justification. Agreed on governance. Economics of low volume certainly a factor too.
Double the amount of time people will have to wait to get through the checkpoint and double the length of the terminal?
And you have to double the length of the terminal since JAN has nine gates and four airlines.
I’m thinking there are too many negative consequences here especially since most people here love the convenience and short lines.
No other airport the size of Jackson has multiple TSA checkpoints. Having 1 with increased capacity would reduce overall staffing requirements and still maintain less than 5-10 mins thru put.
Ok so 4 gates on the left side, 4 on the right and 1 at the end. If you can't manage to endure 4 gate lengths then maybe flying isn't for you. Have you been thru Atlanta??
Of course I have.
But you know Mississippians’ favorite sport is Complaining so I’m just bringing up the obvious counterpoint.
I’m doubting that things will run as smoothly as you say simply because you know it’ll be busy only at certain times. I expect it to take about twice as long meaning that people will gaze longingly at MSY & MEM.
Correct. Definitely need to find a way to get all gates behind one checkpoint location, and consolidate the resources available.
People don't choose airports by ease of travel anyway, they choose by price first, then location. Ease in and out helps, but it's generally not a determining factor and like you said, it won't add much time if any. You'd just expand the capability of that one checkpoint. Happens all the time at forward thinking airports.
It won't be cheap to reconfigure everything behind one checkpoint due to the layout of the airport. Of course, that's never been an obstacle before. You'd probably have to build a walkway between the East & West end behind the ticket counters & baggage check area. You'd have to move the Civil Rights museum (room), which is actually really interesting if you ever have a few minutes to go through it.
Several people that have flown in see the revolving carousel of professional back lit portraits of the city council and have asked me "what the hell is that??" and I just say, lets discuss that over a beer...
Exactly.
And since you’ve got all this proposed construction going on, there will be delays.
Serious Question: Is the TSA/security setup at JAN broken?
I don’t think it is. And it’s not broken, why the 17 do you want to 17 it up?
(not you, personally, Pat. I mean you in a general sense)
This^^^ Jackson and it's **** airport. New Orleans, Hattiesburg, Mobile, and Gulfport are all way better options.
Are you super cereal HIV positive you weren't late to the check in?
Not saying you're wrong about Jackson and it's airport being absolute shitholes, they very much are, but something tells me there's more to the story than you showing up "ahead of time" and the attendant simply not letting you check your bag. Me thinks you were late.
Crazy story... I once flew out of Jackson to Washington DC (can't remember if it was direct or not) AFTER 911 in the early 2000's. After landing in DC, I realized I had left a switchblade pocketknife in the front pocket of my carry on bag. It was an accident to have it in there, but Jackson security let me on the plane without even noticing it. Some scary **** for sure.
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