Comments on: DTW Light Tunnel http://nomadicfoodie.com/2010/07/07/dtw-light-tunnel/ doniree walker | nomadic foodie Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: doniree http://nomadicfoodie.com/2010/07/07/dtw-light-tunnel/#comment-146 doniree Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:14:04 +0000 http://nomadicfoodie.com/?p=193#comment-146 @tootsiemom: I haven’t ever actually seen that whole city, and it’s not quite on my list yet but I’m curious about it The airport was nice and really, really simple to navigate once I figured out that the tram ONLY ran through Concourse A I like Memphis also – that is easy. Atlanta’s HUGE. @tootsiemom: I haven’t ever actually seen that whole city, and it’s not quite on my list yet but I’m curious about it The airport was nice and really, really simple to navigate once I figured out that the tram ONLY ran through Concourse A

I like Memphis also – that is easy. Atlanta’s HUGE.

]]> By: RandyKW http://nomadicfoodie.com/2010/07/07/dtw-light-tunnel/#comment-145 RandyKW Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:20:42 +0000 http://nomadicfoodie.com/?p=193#comment-145 It was a lot of fun to be there as the airport came together; not just in an I.T. perspective, but I's were crossed and T's dotted. Bathrooms were readied with paper towels and toilet paper; the Tram was being tested constantly; some of the businesses were doing test runs, and we got to taste their fare. We had to make sure EVERY piece of computer equipment not only was tagged with addresses but worked with assigned printers, scanners, etc; arrival & departure monitors were in synch; outside Ramp, Gate, Baggage displays not just in the airport but also in the adjoining hotel were up and running; we tested bagroom laser scanners to make sure bags were sent to the correct pier for the departure flights. All the cameras that monitor all movement on the ramp had to be tested. There is an OPS room (with no windows) where agents can sit and see everything going on outside via cameras. Not to mention the checkin kiosks in the parking garage, and the maintenance hangars with all their computer systems. EVERYONE working at the airport had to be finger printed (first time for me) whether you were staying in DTW or was just there on a temp. The "B" concourse wasn't even completed when the main terminal opened, and the "C" was just a concept. I was told that the "A" concourse is a mile from end-to-end.. The CEO & EVP's were there as the first flights arrived. The water fountain is pretty cool also. It was a fun two weeks! It was a lot of fun to be there as the airport came together; not just in an I.T. perspective, but I's were crossed and T's dotted. Bathrooms were readied with paper towels and toilet paper; the Tram was being tested constantly; some of the businesses were doing test runs, and we got to taste their fare. We had to make sure EVERY piece of computer equipment not only was tagged with addresses but worked with assigned printers, scanners, etc; arrival & departure monitors were in synch; outside Ramp, Gate, Baggage displays not just in the airport but also in the adjoining hotel were up and running; we tested bagroom laser scanners to make sure bags were sent to the correct pier for the departure flights. All the cameras that monitor all movement on the ramp had to be tested. There is an OPS room (with no windows) where agents can sit and see everything going on outside via cameras. Not to mention the checkin kiosks in the parking garage, and the maintenance hangars with all their computer systems.
EVERYONE working at the airport had to be finger printed (first time for me) whether you were staying in DTW or was just there on a temp. The "B" concourse wasn't even completed when the main terminal opened, and the "C" was just a concept.
I was told that the "A" concourse is a mile from end-to-end..
The CEO & EVP's were there as the first flights arrived.
The water fountain is pretty cool also.
It was a fun two weeks!

]]> By: tootsiemom http://nomadicfoodie.com/2010/07/07/dtw-light-tunnel/#comment-144 tootsiemom Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:36:27 +0000 http://nomadicfoodie.com/?p=193#comment-144 This airport is pretty, in an otherwise not so pretty city. The light tunnel is fun, but it is difficult to get from one concourse to another in a timely manner.....almost as bad as the Atlanta airport.....but, that's just me. My favorite is the Memphis airport, as it is small and easy to navigate. This airport is pretty, in an otherwise not so pretty city. The light tunnel is fun, but it is difficult to get from one concourse to another in a timely manner…..almost as bad as the Atlanta airport…..but, that's just me. My favorite is the Memphis airport, as it is small and easy to navigate.

]]> By: Lindsey http://nomadicfoodie.com/2010/07/07/dtw-light-tunnel/#comment-143 Lindsey Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:39:47 +0000 http://nomadicfoodie.com/?p=193#comment-143 I've been in DTW one time, and I remember this tunnel so well! It was definitely the best part of that whole trip. I wish I had thought of taking a video, since my picture didn't turn out at all. Thanks for the reminder of an amazing piece of art! I've been in DTW one time, and I remember this tunnel so well! It was definitely the best part of that whole trip. I wish I had thought of taking a video, since my picture didn't turn out at all. Thanks for the reminder of an amazing piece of art!

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