LEGO CITY has some recurring themes that can get old after a while and obviously are meant for younger LEGO fans. The Fire and Police themes within CITY quickly come to mind as it seems like they have a new run each year. The Airport theme is one of those that doesn't quite occur every year. The last airport set was released in 2010 and was set #3182. This year (2016) another airport was released. #60104, Airport Passenger Terminal, was released on 1 August 2016 in the US. It costs $99.99 in the US and contains 694 pieces or $0.144 per piece. I picked the set up from Amazon at 20% off or $80 ($0.115 per piece). Yay sales! Onto the review...

HEY! Here is what the box looks like. It's the standard LEGO CITY box with the whole set on the front and then some details on the back with a minifigure saying "hey!"

Set contents were 8 numbered bags, a bag of BURP pieces, a bag of random parts (not sure why they weren't in the numbered bags), and an instruction package with 4 booklets and stickers.

Here are the instruction booklets. #1 is for the workers, baggage cart, fuel cart, and stairs. #2 and #3 is for the passenger jet. #4 is for the terminal. Not a ton of stickers, but a bunch nonetheless.

Onto the build... Bags 1 and 2 are the workers and the tractor to pull the baggage cart, fuel cart, and stairs. Bag 1 also includes a brick separator.

Bag 3 starts the aircraft and includes 3 minifigures (2 passengers and a pilot) The aircraft has the standard wings and fuselage sections. I am not a fan of the giant wing piece as it limits the number of seats. It does however help to make the aircraft more realistic. Given the size of the aircraft, there are only 5 seats for passengers which is rather disappointing.

Bag 4 finishes the fuselage and all that is left are the engines and tail section. You'll notice that this aircraft has a bathroom on board as well as some storage for a non-existent flight attendant. I think this is the first time that LEGO has put some additional details into aircraft besides just seats. Also there is only one pilot for a 2 seat cockpit in the set.

Bag 5 has the landing gear, tail, winglets, and engines. This is the first larger aircraft where the engines are built up versus just a big piece to strap on. It's not really streamlined, but I like the design and how it is built.

Bag 6 starts the airport terminal. Like most CITY builds, they are meant for play so it's really only half a building. It includes one minifigure and the revolving door entrance. While the entrance is cool looking, it's about twice the height of a minifigure and there isn't enough physical space for one actually to fit through the door. I'm not a fan of the design.

Bag 7 finished off the front facade adds in a metal detector and the baggage check-in station. I guess you enter from the right and then maybe the revolving doors are where you can walk out to the plane. I'm not really sure anymore. The conveyor belt is a nice addition to the set for playability and is set up so you can pull the baggage cart right next to it.

Bag 8 is the final bag with the roof being completed and then the control tower. The control tower is unmanned... or maybe the one worker does everything? I'm also not sure how a worker would actually get up to the tower.

So that's it... It's the first passenger airport set released in 6 years. It comes with a jet, 6 minifigures, a terminal, and some equipment for servicing the aircraft. Should you get it? After getting it, I'm glad I got it on sale, but I'm still not sure it was worth what I paid. I think it needs at least another terminal worker and then a pilot and flight attendant. Also you're paying for a lot of BURPs to help smooth the aircraft out. The age range listed is 6-12 years old so clearly it is not meant for old farts like me looking for a good building experience. However, if you're a LEGO CITY fan and you build your own MOCs to go with your city, it has some good additions. If you're looking to build an airport terminal of your own, you'll find some useful parts to make it realistic. We'll see if it takes another 6 years for an upgrade.