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| or TizYou? Last Online: Yesterday 06:51 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore
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| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Upon arrival you can expect to stand in the immigration queue for up to 2 hours. Just what you want at 2 am. Can't buy a beer there either. After that it just gets worse. |
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| I'm deep under the covers Last Online: Today 09:54 AM Join Date: Oct 2005
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| Sofia. Flew in there from the Maldives - apart from the air hostesses on Balkan Air having more facial hair than Grizzly Adams the flight in was memorable because many of us got sick. There was a 3 or 4 hour wait for the connecting flight, however at the airport you just couldn't go to the toilet as the stench was unbearable. Only when people were at the brink of shitting themselves would they attempt to enter the toilets. I was retching and hard swallowing at a distance of 5 odd meters from the toilets so I knew I wouldn't be able to survive in there. Also ,there were no seats. When the plane eventually boarded there was a stampede to the toilets. Fortunately, I had a pair of cleanish kegs to replace my rather soiled ones.
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| Sundance is my bff | This issue has been discussed to death on some other Thailand forums. However, I will say this. I think the determination of the world's shittiest major international airport should be not just according to which is absolutely worst, but which ones also greatly fail to meet higher expectations for the level of development in a particular country. I could list lots of 3rd world places I've been, but according to my revised criteria, I would say that LAX (Los Angeles) and JFK immediately come to mind. Granted, they are older airports, but are hugely important gateways into the USA. In Asia, not counting the backwaters like Laos, etc., maybe Manila would be in there. |
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| ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: 27-10-2009 11:55 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai
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| Interesting to hear that Chin. I'd rank LAX among the best. Arrived/departed with all sorts of baggage (new wives, dogs, guns, multi-natnl kids, laptops, name it) never a problem. Helped that I lived about 3 miles from there and could go shake down the dumbasses. JFk is a different story. (ok never owned a gun) |
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| Sundance is my bff | ^Most of my flights are into and out of the Int'l terminal, because for the past 20 years I've flown Thai, Cathay and others. I guess my perspective is from there. If you're through connecting on UA, NW, or other US airlines maybe it's not so bad. |
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| Nonthaburi Last Online: 20-07-2009 09:39 PM Join Date: May 2007
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| Port Moresby, P.N.G. The stench was worse than at the railway station in Calcutta which was at the top of my places not to re-visit. Perth W.A has the meanest Custome pricks I've ever come across, will Never ever fly international into there again |
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I dont mind Manchester, it certainly beats Leeds/Bradford or Gatwick. Havent been to heathrow other than for pick ups, but if the parking space is anything to go by....... | |
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| Sundance is my bff | In terms of lack of facilities for international travelers to a major world airport, I would have to list Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and even Delhi on there. Surprisingly, Chennai is better and nowhere near as important a city. *I travel to India 4+ times/year. |
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| Sundance is my bff | Quote:
Guess it has something to do with high import tax on major appliances or something? Never bothered to figure that one out.... | |
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