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At The Airport, How About A Little Yoga While You Wait?

 Two girls play with dolls on the floor as their parents wait to board their planes at the Salt Lake City international Airport on November 27, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  (George Frey/AFP/Getty Images)
Two girls play with dolls on the floor as their parents wait to board their planes at the Salt Lake City international Airport on November 27, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (George Frey/AFP/Getty Images)

The days around Thanksgiving are some of the busiest flying days of the year, which means a lot of people are going to be spending time in airports.

Depending on where you’re flying from — and through — the experience could vary dramatically. Vice President Joe Biden recently likened New York’s LaGuardia Airport to a third world country. Other airports, like Burlington, Vt. and Chicago’s O’Hare, are now offering an array of local food and drinks, and even yoga rooms.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks to MacAdam Glinn, national aviation director for Skanska, a multinational project development and construction group, about how airport design is changing to reflect consumer demand and reduce inefficiencies.

Guest

  • MacAdam Glinn, national aviation director for Skanska.

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