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Apr 02, 2018 - 07:13 PM
Bigger doesn't always mean better. The World Airport Awards defines a small airport as one serving fewer than 5 million passengers per year, but it doesn't mean that they don't follow the same rules of safety.
When most people think of 'small airports' they tend to think of a low class facility with poor lighting the size of a fast food restaurant with less than inviting accommodations. Not true.
All to often we associate small things with having limited resources or as being insignificant or lacking in some sort of way that makes people overlook them.
The truth is, that smaller often means better. Small airports are governed by the same rules and regulations that apply to the major airports such as JFK, O'Hare, LaGuardia or Pittsburgh international. They just don't see as many passengers as their larger counterparts.
The ticket price may cost your more than a ticket you would purchase from a major hub, (which is why most people forgo the small or regional airport route) but you will get the same treatment as you would a larger airport. So don't fear, smaller airports are just as safe.
When most people think of 'small airports' they tend to think of a low class facility with poor lighting the size of a fast food restaurant with less than inviting accommodations. Not true.
All to often we associate small things with having limited resources or as being insignificant or lacking in some sort of way that makes people overlook them.
The truth is, that smaller often means better. Small airports are governed by the same rules and regulations that apply to the major airports such as JFK, O'Hare, LaGuardia or Pittsburgh international. They just don't see as many passengers as their larger counterparts.
The ticket price may cost your more than a ticket you would purchase from a major hub, (which is why most people forgo the small or regional airport route) but you will get the same treatment as you would a larger airport. So don't fear, smaller airports are just as safe.
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