Pennsylvania Airport is One of the Most Stressful

PA – In recognizing that the holiday season is one of the busiest traveling-wise, Hawaiian Islands was curious about which terminals induced the most tears of frustration. So, they analyzed over 1,500 reviews on Google for hundreds of airports worldwide and found the percentage of each that indicated stress. The study also divided the findings between countries. The final found that Philadelphia International Airport was deemed to be Pennsylvania’s top anxiety-inducing airport, with 57 percent of reviews expressing stress.

“Many of the most stressful airports in the United States are also the busiest,” reads the study. “Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, for example, is the busiest travel hub in the world, processing 75 million passengers (about twice the population of California) a year.

“Some 60.2% of Google reviews for ATL indicate stress, the most of any airport in Georgia and seventh most in the U.S.”However, the study acknowledges that the airport that topped the national list was Albany International, which is not as busy as other locations may be. “While JFK in New York is one of the busiest airports in the world, the most stressful airport in New York — and the United States — is in Albany,” the study elaborates. “According to sentiment analysis from TensiStrength, 70.2% of Google reviews for Albany International Airport indicate stress — the most of any airport in the country.”