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(47,431 posts)
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 12:55 PM Oct 2021

We drove to MSP airport; have not been there since forever

but we had visitors coming. They had luggage so we drove to the arrival level, dodging the ubiquitous never ending constructions.

Looking for the airlines signs... where are they? No Alaska, no Air Canada no Delta... only Door 1, Door 2, etc.

Thankfully we communicate by text - I am a recent iPhone user - and got the door number which by then we passed, had to drive another round.

Is this new? In all airports or only here?

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We drove to MSP airport; have not been there since forever (Original Post) question everything Oct 2021 OP
In general OneBlueDotS-Carolina Oct 2021 #1
Ah, that makes sense Rorey Oct 2021 #3
There were series of doors with numbers along the curb thus arrivals could exit from any of them question everything Oct 2021 #4
Many airports... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Oct 2021 #5
I've been there many times Rorey Oct 2021 #2
It's been quite a while since I've thought about the Minnesota airport, too Rocknation Oct 2021 #6
Bwah! Blue Owl Oct 2021 #7
They've never had the airline signs on the arrival level geardaddy Oct 2021 #8

OneBlueDotS-Carolina

(1,376 posts)
1. In general
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 01:00 PM
Oct 2021

There is just one arrival door, as there is generally just one area for baggage carousels... as opposed to departures.

question everything

(47,431 posts)
4. There were series of doors with numbers along the curb thus arrivals could exit from any of them
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 01:04 PM
Oct 2021

otherwise it would be crazy, many congregating and shoving with luggage around one door?

OneBlueDotS-Carolina

(1,376 posts)
5. Many airports...
Wed Oct 13, 2021, 01:24 PM
Oct 2021

Have arrivals on the top floor, with the names of airlines marked as you drive in to drop someone off. The bottom floor or lower level is for arrivals... our airport here in Charleston has arrivals & departures on the same floor. Arrivals are at the end of the departures. It's also under construction, so lots of fun trying to pick someone up. We generally sit in the arrivals parking lot that has a sign board for flights coming in and wait till the person has their luggage, they text us and then pick them up. Small airport compared to the big cities.

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