Trouble In Transit

Airport transits can be either a tremendous experience or a traumatic one.

What are the typical problems experienced by passengers in transit between flights?
With the airline business becoming extremely competitive in a fast paced world, a transit passenger faces extremely crowded airports and consequently long queues at customs and transit check points with a lurking fear of missing the connecting flight.

Does a short duration transit passenger suffer?
A short duration passenger gets away lightly but airline scheduling is such that only a rare lucky passenger is likely to have a short duration wait.

What attractions do airports offer for transit passengers?
Airport conveniences differ from airport to airport. Heathrow airport in London and Changi in Singapore offer a variety of shopping options for the transit passenger. Airports like the International airports in Malaysia and Schiphol in Amsterdam arrange short duration visas and the transit passengers with enough time on hand can take a short trip round the city. There are many other airports like Franfurt and the Indira Gandhi Airport in New Delhi that have no other attraction than one duty free shop. Some countries have a reputation of unfriendly and angry airport staff; some international airports have no food or drinks.

When you choose your airline, can you check out your best deal in transit?
All airports have internal portals. You can check out the features they offer on the web. However, bear in mind that your flight can be late and if you plan booking a stopover trip and check if you have at least a minimum of ten hours or a whole day depending on the length of the stopover.

If I cannot go out of the airport what other sops do airlines offer?
Many airlines offer hospitality and dinner in an airport hotel and the airline staff take you to the hotel and bring you back for the connecting flight.
Travel is an experience unique to the traveler and also depends on luck. You could have a hassle free trip on a good day or you could find an airport under renovation or one with striking staff or an important holiday when a skeleton harassed staff are on duty. The best way is to travel hopefully after the trauma of the transit that is after all transient.

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