How to Meet New People This Winter? Consider the Airport!

Wondering how to meet new people this holiday season? According to research firm StrategyOne, almost one out of every ten adults has either dated or known someone to have dated a person they met at an airport or during a flight. So Axe spray — the industry leader in satisfying a need no one really thought needed to be satisfied — commissioned a study in 2007 with Sperling’s BestPlaces to rank America’s biggest airports by likeliness to produce a romantic connection. Their metrics include variables such as length of layovers and delays (which promote interaction, obviously) and cute shops and places to interact (beer gardens and magic shops). Basically, they came up with a formula to determine the likelihood of you meeting new people during a layover.

The best airport? Philadelphia. Yep. Apparently. Below are their full rankings. Let us know if this squares with your own experiences.

1. Philadelphia Int’l (PHL)
2. Newark Int’l (EWR)
3. John F Kennedy Int’l (JFK)
4. Washington-Dulles Int’l (IAD)
5. La Guardia Int’l (LGA)
6. Port Columbus Int’l (CMH)
7. Detroit Metropolitan (DTW)
8. Logan Int’l (BOS)
9. Dallas/Ft. Worth Int’l (DFW)
10. San Francisco Int’l (SFO)
11. Lambert-St. Louis Int’l (STL)
12. Cincinnati Int’l (CVG)
13. O’Hare Int’l (ORD)
14. Minneapolis/St. Paul Int’l (MSP)
15. Miami Int’l (MIA)
16. Seattle Tacoma Int’l (SEA)
17. Pittsburgh Int’l (PIT)
18. Hartsfield Int’l (ATL)
19. Washington National (DCA)
20. Baltimore/Washington Int’l (BWI)
21. Denver Int’l (DEN)
22. San Antonio Int’l (SAT)
23. Hopkins Int’l (CLE)
24. Houston Hobby (IAH)
25. San Diego Int’l (SAN)
26. Portland Int’l (PDX)
27. Kansas City Int’l (MCI)
28. Houston Hobby (HOU)
29. Sacramento Int’l (SMF)
30. Tampa Int’l (TPA)
31. Midway Int’l (MDW)
32. Sky Harbor Int’l (PHX)
33. Los Angeles Int’l (LAX)
34. Orlando Int’l (MCO)
35. McCarran Int’l (LAS)
36. San Jose Int’l (SJC)
37. Oakland Int’l (OAK)