Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport
The OnionCited 12× on HN, 2013-2024
2.7M views · 17 years ago · comedy · evergreen
An Onion News Network satire about Prague's Kafka International being ranked the most alienating airport because of delays, bureaucratic staff, and an oppressive atmosphere.
Posted as a joke whenever Kafkaesque bureaucracy comes up, and several commenters call it a favorite Onion video.
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12 comments from Hacker News
That was my take on kafkaesque too and it seems the take The Onion has on it too for the most part[0] [0] ▶ this video
Since we're all posting our favorites, here's a few more: Situation in Nigeria Seems Pretty Complex ▶ this video Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport link
I keep seeing these HN titles about technologies named for other concepts, thinking it's talking about those other contexts, without any indication it's about those obscure technologies. Then I'm disappointed its just about some random, badly named technology. So, in honor of actual Zombie Kafka, here a short news blurb about Kafka international airport being Named most Alienating Airport: ▶ this video
I feel like I don't see them much anymore but The Onion used to produce some hilarious video content. "Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport" is still my favorite: ▶ this video
But won't Franz Kafka International airport be flooded? ▶ this video (On second thought, maybe that's a good thing).
Hopefully folks will forgive the tangent, but my favorite-ever Onion video is about Prague's Kafka International Airport: ▶ this video
You could alternatively just go to Prague to sort it out in person, but you will have to pass through a rather tricky to navigate airport :) ▶ this video
You just reminded me of the "Airport Manager of Conscious Perceptions" from that Onion news story about Franz Kafka International Airport. I hear his voice in my head when I read your comment. ▶ this video
▶ this video > It's incredibly Kafka-eqsue that you get banned for a supposed violation that you're supposed to appeal "You must understand, all problems are [user]'s own. If you only made certain to properly follow proper protocols, no such problems would exist!" > but you don't know what you're being accused of doing. "If there is a problem, fill out complaint form, and place it in an envelope addressed to the name of the hospital in which you were born." # The Onion wasn't supposed be a prescient view of our future.
this reminds me of an onion video, from back when they had a video team that was much funnier: Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport ▶ this video
One of The Onion's best skits is a about a very "Kafkaesque" business. > Business Week rated Franz Kafka International among the worst airports in terms of customer service, calling the employees completely indifferent to traveler's needs. "If there is as problem, fill out complaint form and place it in an envelope addressed to the name of the hospital in which you were born." ▶ this video
Mildly off topic, but this really reminds me of The Onion's story on Kafka International Airport: ▶ this video