readings - toni

The view from an airplane is amazing because you can see so much. The odd thing is that it’s faster then traveling by car or train but its view is less skewed from the movement. Because your view is so omniscient the skewing takes place in a different way. It’s more of a vertical and spatial disfigurement. You don’t get the feeling of the heights of the buildings as you would looking up from the streets, instead you get a view of the top of buildings separated by little squiggly lines. The view does allow for a greater understanding of layouts and encourages new ideas to fix planning issues. Thought the view from the sky is interesting, flights begin and end in a complex structure that relies greatly on time.
Airports are multifaceted buildings where the survival of order depends greatly on everything being on time and in proper order. Every time something happens to delay or interrupt the expected flow, it takes awhile to get things back in order. The amount of people going through an airport at one time is more then you would even notice on a trip there. There are many separate areas that you never even see while following the path to your own destination. The introduction of things to occupy passengers’ time is compliant.
The amount of new things that pop up in and around airports is not that surprising. There are many people that pass through them so it is natural for businesses to be interested in getting as many customers as possible. When flights get delayed or when you’re waiting between flights, it’s nice to have stores to go to, places to eat, and hotels. I believe that adding too much could be a bad thing. I don’t know if so much of this should be open to the public as well as passengers. Too many people could make it harder to keep things organized and simple enough to perform the original job of an airport.

What effects does the increased amount of people by allowing public and passenger use have on the workings of the airport? Does it make security or timing issues worse?