"Arnold Reinhold" wrote in message
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Problems on the AirTrain

The AirTrain itself is not as user friendly as it might be. Stops are
announced in English inside the cars, but only the airport terminal
number is given. There is a smallish card on each car listing the
eight terminals and the airlines they serve.

Announcements in languages other than English would be a good idea but I'm
not sure what languages you would pick.

Terminal 4 serves more than 30 airlines. To announce them all would take a
while.

Howard Beach

Howard Beach is where the Airtrain connects with the subway A train.
Again there are banks of MetroCard machines. Here, the logical choice
for almost all travelers (the exceptions are people who live in or are
visiting the small Howard Beach community) is $7 JFK + Subway. To get
to the subway, you have to go through two sets of ticket gates about
20 feet apart, one to leave the airport and one to enter the subway.

There are two sets of fare gates as you leave the Airtrain. One set lets
you out of the Airtrain and into the subway and deducts $7 from your
MetroCard. These fare gates are in front of you as you come from the
Airtrain platform. The other set of fare gates lets you out out of the
Airtrain and deducts $5 from your MetroCard. These are off to the right.
People who have an unlimited ride MetroCard would want to use the second set
of faregates and then use their unlimited card to enter the subway.

John Mara