Just last week, Dulles popped up on Bloomberg’s Airport Frustration Index. The rankings are based on how long it takes to get to the airport, ease of passing through security, on time performance of flights and the quality of the terminals. Dulles was voted the third worst airport.
“It probably took I’m exaggerating as long to get home driving from Dulles as it did to fly home from Heathrow,” Mike Finnegan of Kensington said of a recent trip to London from Dulles.
Well, Dulles is disparaged for its location and baggage handling. Flying out of Dulles? Expect long lines at check-in and security and staff who won’t exactly jump to attention. The cleanliness and design of Dulles won’t lift your spirits either. Our survey suggests it’s worth considering routing your D.C. plans through Baltimore instead.” Meanwhile, it has a rating of just 3.9 out of 10 on travel rating and reviews website SkyTrax.
One review said: “This airport is in need of a series overhaul. First TSA kept giving me the run around prior to even getting on the line (go here go their etc). Once I finally made it through, I began the walk of a lifetime to get to my gate. First a train, then I walked and walked for about 20 minutes up and down escalators (a tricky thing to do with luggage). My return to Dulles was about the same hassle with tonnes of walking to get to my parked car. I will definitely avoid this airport in the future.”
Another traveller agreed: “Arriving and going through immigration was a nightmare — 2 hours waiting in line, another hour going through security, less than 3.5 hours to do a transfer would be unwise. From all the countries I have visited arriving at Dulles International is by far the worst. I would surely never by a ticket through Dulles again.” Culled from news
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