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Heading To The Windy City…

Posted on August 8th, 2010 by TWS

Flight Report: EWR-ORD Sat 7th August UA651

If Newark Airport was a person, it would be fat, ugly and most likely have a mildly annoying case of herpes.

Or something like that.

In the 14-years of regular travel to the US and to the East Coast, I don’t think Newark has changed in that time. And if it has, I cant see where.

According to the Newark website, the Port Authority has spent more than US$3.9 billion on the place. If that’s true, then a lot of contractors, architects, engineers etc must be living in villa’s in the south of France, snorting cocaine every minute and driving Bugatti Veyrons.

I reckon it has the same shitty terminals as it has always had. The same shitty decor. And the place looks like it could do with a good wash.

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