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i have a sneaking suspicion (and hope) that i’m not alone in this — for those of us who fly often but are not blessed with a lounge membership, are there particular airport amenities that have become habit?\u00a0specifically, the ones that come to mind for me are restaurants (mostly, though i do have my preferred bathrooms at SFO). regardless of the time of day, i almost always\u00a0went\/go to the following for a drink or bite to eat (see also #thisiswhyimfat). these aren’t necessarily favorites<\/em>, but rather have somehow become necessities<\/em>.<\/p>\n

ORD<\/strong><\/p>\n

in college i started out mostly using TWA youth travel pack passes (four one-ways for $548) to get home for the holidays, but i later transitioned to united and since then have flown through often for work. my go-to stop was the mcdonald’s<\/a> at the south end of concourse C. when flying through now (not a big fan of the airport, but as a united flyer, if i must, i must) i often walk by and take a whiff just for old times’ sake. i suppose you can say i’ve graduated.<\/p>\n

STR<\/strong><\/p>\n

in grad school i was at this airport often (again, home for the holidays but also thank goodness for the plethora of german holidays<\/a>\u00a0for enabling a lot of european travel). the burger king on the mezzanine level of terminal 1 kept me well-fed while waiting for those buses to take me out to the planes (i often took low-cost carriers who don’t pay for gates). also, it’s a prime planespotting location with large windows that overlook the apron<\/a>. whopper men\u00fc mit pommes, ketchup und mayo, keine tomaten, und eine cola light.<\/em> and yes, i have been known to ask for a crown and wear it on a flight (sadly, no picture, but it was STR-BCN on the now-defunct spanair).<\/p>\n

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photo via waymarking.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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photo via flughafen-stuttgart.de<\/p><\/div>\n

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PHL<\/strong><\/p>\n

now that i often go back to work HQ near philly, i find myself in line at the dunkin’ donuts at the end of terminal D. (maybe it’s just my lazy american ass’s expectations, but they need to install a moving walkway for that long corridor, btw.) it’s always the same story: medium hazelnut, cream and sugar, sit down by the power outlet across the way next to the bar’s big windows, wait until 5 minutes before boarding, go make a pitstop, then head onto the plane.<\/p>\n

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photo via yelp.com<\/p><\/div>\n

anyone else? bathroom, restaurant, shoe shine, newsstand? oddly enough, i haven’t developed any such habit for my hometown airports (SFO, OAK, SJC). not quite sure why, but maybe it’s because i keep switching between them so there hasn’t been an opportunity for a literal rite of passage to emerge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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