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Do the shuttle buses have a spot for pickup at term C, or do you have to walk to the usual term A&B for pickup (Groom)?

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Originally Posted by NoMoSno (Post 2263982)

Do the shuttle buses have a spot for pickup at term C, or do you have to walk to the usual term A&B for pickup (Groom)?

shuttle buses are available, but there a lot of walking before you get there. you will need to naviagte from the actual terminal, about a 15 minute walk to the shuttle. once you get off there is a lot more walking to do before you get to the actual gate/departure location. this is why i said use delta-- they will make sure you have help if needed.

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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox (Post 2263312)

I think all modern airports must be designed by people who don't use airports.

To get anywhere involves a walk of miles, poorly signed, with large open areas that are a waste of space while the functional areas are crowded and cramped.

So true, mf!

Nevermind airports. I had to get something in Ocala last week. If you don't have a gps on your phone, you will never get there.
8000 SW 93rd Circle, you take SW 90th Street, SW 95th Street Road, from SW 95th Street. I will paste it straight from google.
Continue on SW Hwy 484. Take SW 49th Ave, SW 95th St, SW 95th Street Rd and SW 90th St to SW 93rd Cir

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Originally Posted by Buckeyephan (Post 2263290)

Returned Thursday on an international flight which landed at Terminal C. This was our first experience with this location. After an 11 hour flight, passengers had to climb a spiral ramp up four floors to passport control. Very steep and a long time to find a restroom. Getting through the checkpoint was easy. Then the fun began. Our car was parked in the North Lot. Big terminal with very limited signage but we found one that said where shuttle service was. We knew we needed to get to the main terminal. Only shuttles went to South Lot and Employee Parking. Shuttle driver said we needed to take the train which was on level 3. Went to the elevators but there is no button for 3. Choices went from 2 to 4. Went to level 4 and found the sign that showed where to get the train. Hauled our cargo there only to find the only way to get down to level 3 was by dragging our suitcases on an escalator. I feel sorry for any visitors who encounter this mess. We knew where we needed to go but found it difficult to figure out how to get there. It was easier to make our connecting flight in the huge Frankfort Airport with a language barrier than it was to get through the mess in Orlando.

Did you remember to pack a lunch. Most customer unfriendly terminal I have ever walked through.

Other than getting my walk in I like the new terminal. Clean and large walkways. You can always use their little shuttles. I push Dad with the wheelchair. The attendants push him up and down the ramps to the plane.

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Originally Posted by MandoMan (Post 2263612)

“A lot more walking.” In my experience, it’s not uncommon for people getting off international flights to have to walk a long way down blank hallways with lots of guards and no bathrooms, then have to wait an hour or more to get to passport control. But often departing passengers find the walk much shorter. This is because countries don’t want people just getting off planes when they arrive from other countries and mingling with everyone else before passport control and customs. They need to be segregated until then. When people are leaving, once they get through passport control and security, they get to shop duty free, and the countries want them to feel at ease doing that.

Having traveled through over 60+ international airports, Terminal C is, by far, the worst in terms of distance and ramps. I realize that passengers coming into a country cannot mingle with outgoing passengers until they go through immigration. However, Terminal C makes it into an Olympic event. (Wait...isn't the record for running through the airport held by a former NFL running back?)