DIA — Local services in Denver

By far the most bizarre airport I've ever gone to and that's not even Bluecifer's fault. This place will consistently make you cry. Whether it's the seemingly endless TSA lines, broken drinking foundations, overpriced beer or heartbreaking venture away from your long-distance lover, well...your guess is as good as mine. I hope this review will explain. The massive, cheap mimic of the Sydney Opera house will come into view and you will begin your weeping. Don't be too confused, East and West are the two sides of the same mid-sized airport. Either side you go to will make you cry more, be your final place for hugs and give you a 7.5 minute walk to security. Even if you are dropped off in the "departure" part in front of your airline, the jaunt will be the same. Wait patiently, fumble your stuff while you grab your ID and boarding pass and chug your precious drops of mountain water. It is important for staying hydrated. The line is always 1.5 times longer than the website says, you always take too long on your final hug and will be stressed more than necessary. After your fourth amendment right has been violated by Homeland Security's enforcement dogs, you will walk across the bridge to the A terminal to find the best place to cry in public: a liminal space overlooking the A Terminal "plaza" (which is actually a four story hole). The chairs are hard even after 25 years of humans sitting in them for hours on end. There will be screaming children, there's nothing to be done. Use this space to charge up your headphones and refill your water bottle while you bask in the sounds of your own melancholy. Ideally, this will drown out the sounds of the small humans surrounding you. After you've sobbed to the point of numbness, venturing for food and a beer is a necessary but dehumanizing process. Be not afraid, for an Airport Beer™ will hopefully heal whatever could possibly ail you (besides a complicated and worrisome alcohol problem). Just at the base of the stairs, Mercantile has a decent selection of beer along with some food. You'll know you're there when you see too many white subway tiles in the midst of a sea of overpriced, mid-ranged food. Half way through drinking the second Airport Beer™ will make you realize no booze will fill the hole in your heart, but you already ordered it so you may as well press on and hold back tears. After you've paid too much, the bathroom will will be a nice break from an expanse of judgemental faces. You can have your final on-land cry before you have your embarrassing in-air cry. Another good opportunity to fill your water bottle up to avoid sobbing and altitude dehydration. The drinking foundation won't work, but you really want it to. Too bad. You cry again. Regardless of turbulence, you will hate your flight and hate the choices you've made to go back to your home and will blame DIA for all of...

All i want to post r the condition of the ladies toilets at Concourse B by gate 43 at 10:30am on last Saturday morning. If they were like that in the morning, i can imagine how they will be by afternoon & evening. Building a nice airport doesnt mean anything unless you can keep it up & have some knowledge of hygene. As well as the situation at the UA baggage claim area. 6-7 flights' bags come at the same carousel. Suitcases are piling on the top of eachother. Sometimes it is impossible to pull the bag until other people come & get theirs so yours can fall down where u can reach. I asked the UA girl working at the bag counter if thete is a UA employee/porter who should straighten up the bags as they fall on the top of eachother so pax can reach to them easily. She pointed out a porter standing by the carousel & just watching. I went & asked him why is he not organizing the bags & instead he is just standing & watching. In his limited language skills he smiled & told me it is too much work for him. Then he said " do u need help?" Of course, i wasnt going to ask the lazy mans help & tip him. I did rather wait & grab my bag when eventually it came down on the carousel. Here r the pics of carousel 17 on Feb 9 & the pic of the lazy porter. Ohh that pitiful DIA, they just cant get it...

My family and I have flown in and out of DIA many times. We usually use off site parking because it is cheaper than using the airport parking. It is a big airport and there has been remodeling going on for years throughout the airport but we mostly notice it in the main terminal. There used to be more places to eat in the main terminal which was nice. We would either eat at one of the places after a flight before we left the airport or if we were dropping someone off for a flight, we would use one of these. I am hoping that they bring some of those features back. The selection right now in the main terminal is minimal. TSA here is always a toss up. I understand it is a big busy airport, but these are the rudest TSA agents I have ever come in contact with. I have been yelled at. I have seen them yell at elderly and disabled people. But I am sure going through security is never someone's favorite thing about an airport. We have utilized all the different concourses and there are plenty of different choices to eat and buy items at from all of them. Plenty of seating everywhere. Good speaker system to hear announcements. We have also utilized their wheelchair assistance and were happy with that...