THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, February 25, 1996 TAG: 9602230021
SECTION: COMMENTARY PAGE: J4 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
Editorial page editor Keith Monroe's column criticizing Norfolk International Airport's entry and exit (Perspectives, Feb. 11) is absolutely astonishing! After living in other parts of this country and using airports here as well as abroad, I feel that the Norfolk airport's access is positively the most user-friendly in the world.
Most major airports are very difficult to navigate, especially when one is under the pressure of time to catch that plane. The stress of trying to figure out instantly which turn to take to deliver you to the right place at the right time is extremely difficult.
More than once, finding myself in that situation - rushed, trying to determine which way to go - I have found myself dumped back out on the major highway and having to start all over again.
On the other hand, entering and exiting Norfolk's airport is sheer pleasure and stress-free. Nestled up to Norfolk Botanical Garden, the roads into the airport soothe the traveler, coming and going. Clearly marked, it is beautiful to boot! Parking is incredibly easy; you just do it and walk right into the building.
Please, St. Christopher, deliver us from the nightmare of those ``superhighway exchanges . . . sweeping ribbons of concrete . . . mass transit, bus lanes, cloverleaves, underpasses . . . a complex of arteries leading here, there and everywhere.''
If a road-dense person like me can read a map and figure out the shortcuts, anybody can.
Oh, well. I've read the column again and realize it must have been written tongue-in-cheek. Our airport is one of the jewels of the area. Don't mess with it.
BEVERLY BURKE McGHEE
Chesapeake, Feb. 11, 1996 by CNB