LaGuardia Aims to Shed 'Worst Airport' Reputation After $8B Renovation Brings Improvements but Long Walks Still Irk Some Flyers

Once dubbed "third world" by President Biden, LaGuardia is now ranked one of the best North American airports after $8B renovation
LaGuardia received a satisfaction score of 4.25 out of 5, a 20% increase from 2018 when passengers called it the worst airport
The renovations brought modern terminals and amenities, though some complain of lack of public transit and long walks to gates
Past nightmare stories still scar some flyers who aren't ready to forgive LaGuardia's former dysfunction
After years as the butt of jokes on late night shows, LaGuardia aims to shed its reputation as the "airport everyone loved to hate"