In case you hadn’t noticed, New York’s oft-maligned LaGuardia Airport has been getting some serious facelift action of late. An $8 billion expansion and redesign of Terminal B has earned it the distinction of being named the world’s best new airport terminal. Delta’s Terminal C at LGA is looking pretty fly these days, too. 

Like many airports nowadays, there is also a conscious effort to include new works of art in the ground experience. Despite the welcome makeovers, no one could accuse a New York-area airport of being particularly friendly. Other hubs do warm and fuzzy far better.