Denver International Airport (DEN)

01/07/2008 Posted by user9

While the airport itself has some positing things about it like the ease of navigation and nice appearance, there are a number of things that always frustrate me. First, the wait time to get through security is awful and secondly I have never experienced as much rudeness anywhere as I have from the cops at Denver International Airport. This particular incidence stands out among the rest: I pulled up to the airline pick up spot, gotten out of the car and opened up the trunk to make room for our parties belongings when one of the cops came up to our car and told us to leave. OK I said, I couldn't quite see my party yet so this seemed fair. He however, seemed to not believe me, came up to the car and slammed the trunk shut. A loud ear crushing slam followed. I was kind of shocked so I just sat back in the car and proceeded to make a round around the airport. On the next round I pulled up to the airline pick up stop once again. This time, a different cop who claims his name is Joseph Flynn (Badge number: 91007 though I don't know if I actually believe him) came up and rudely yelled - Move your car! -But our party is right here and this is the pick up area I said. Move it! he screamed, though my party was right there on the curb waiting for me to stop so they could get in. When I told him again my party was right there and this is after all supposed to be the pick up area he ran up to the front of my car screaming "Oh, you're gonna talk back?" and proceeded to block my path while writing me a ticket. I proceeded to tell him he was abusing his authority at which Joseph Flynn grimaced an ugly, spite filled smiled. His eyes were literally sparks of evil and he actually laughed maniacally at me and all the people gathered around. Is this really what my tax money goes to? Ugh. Joseph Flynn - you're the kind of trash that gives all cops a bad name, and the Denver International Airport along with it.

Pros: easy to navigate,

Cons: outdoor cops, wait time, joseph flynn (91007)

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12/30/2007 Posted by rohank4284

DIA is a beautiful airport on the outside with its nice tent-like roof designed to resemble the snow-covered Rocky Mountains. On the inside, DIA is a fully functional and cavernous airport and the airport is easy to navigate. It's a little annoying to use the train, if you have to go to Concourse B or C or to reach the baggage claim. For the last few years the security staff in Denver had been really rude and inefficient, but with the recent staffing upgrades, the security lines are now much shorter and the staff is at least a little more civil. However, the new staffing upgrades in the immigration/customs areas have really helped as I was out in under an hour after my flight arrived from London Heathrow, way better than the 2 hours it took me in 2004 when I arrived from Frankfurt. The shops are pretty nice, but the restaurants are really generic. My only complaint is the airport's weird location, as the airport is about a 35 minute drive from downtown, however, this really isn't the airport's fault, as the citizens of Denver wanted the airport further away from downtown in order to reduce noise. DIA is generally very efficient, as long as it doesn't snow. However, even after all of the upgrades snow really slows down this airport. Overall, a good airport, but I wish that it had more "local" restaurants and the airport really needs to figure out to handle snow better.

Pros: excellent architecture, lots of parking, huge numbers of flights, staff tends to be above average

Cons: security lines can build up, sonw storms ALWAYS cause big delays

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