Sydney Airport..A Goddam Nightmare
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Sydney Airport..A Goddam Nightmare
Arrived at Sydney Airport on Sunday at 0830 from JFK ...2 hours late.
What a nightmare.
There were at least 2000 people in the Customs Hall with no organisation whatsoever.
No Qs, masses of people crowding towards 2 exits into the quarantine screening area.
Tempers fraying,babies and women crying.
Customs,Quarantine and Airport mangement need to get their act together.
The situation was absolutely appalling.
I finally emerged from this hell at 01030.
Good Lord....Welcome to Bloody Australia!!!
What a nightmare.
There were at least 2000 people in the Customs Hall with no organisation whatsoever.
No Qs, masses of people crowding towards 2 exits into the quarantine screening area.
Tempers fraying,babies and women crying.
Customs,Quarantine and Airport mangement need to get their act together.
The situation was absolutely appalling.
I finally emerged from this hell at 01030.
Good Lord....Welcome to Bloody Australia!!!
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So, as long we're like LA it's ok then?
Considering the user pays system in place in Sydney and the taxes you get hit with when you travel there, I think passengers are being severely ripped off!
The term 'Gouging' comes to mind.
Considering the user pays system in place in Sydney and the taxes you get hit with when you travel there, I think passengers are being severely ripped off!
The term 'Gouging' comes to mind.
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So....?
Which LAX terminal are we talking about essbee?
SkyStar320...you live in WA?
Pretty much explains the moronic indifference.
Considering SYD was "made over" for the Olympics it was pretty much out of date and capacity before they finished.
Tourism in our neck of the woods is projected to explode over the next ten years.
It will be crippled by our airports.....in particular SYD.
It will cost this country millions(if not billions)in lost tourist dollars
SkyStar320...you live in WA?
Pretty much explains the moronic indifference.
Considering SYD was "made over" for the Olympics it was pretty much out of date and capacity before they finished.
Tourism in our neck of the woods is projected to explode over the next ten years.
It will be crippled by our airports.....in particular SYD.
It will cost this country millions(if not billions)in lost tourist dollars
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Tourism in our neck of the woods is projected to explode over the next ten years.
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Peanut Gallery......Scotty Doo Doo
Do you expect the $A to stay at these levels for the next ten years?
The last two years ...despite the exchange rate ....has still seen tourism grow to record levels.
Try booking a flight to Europe,Asia and the States.
The last two years ...despite the exchange rate ....has still seen tourism grow to record levels.
Try booking a flight to Europe,Asia and the States.
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I avoid flying via Sydney at all costs, in fact its been so long now, since Brissis came out of the dark ages. But to think Sydney is worse than LAX is really scary
LAX on 25/12/06, only running a few minutes behind, and at 7am its pretty quiet.... I almost missed my 9.30 connection. And damn lucky my luggage followed
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It was a mess! Yes it was Xmas day, but still. 2 weeks later leaving and it was THE worst nightmare I have ever seen. Few imes now, and others I know say the same LAX is not a place one should compare to. It should be demolished and reuilt, with at least the 1990's in mind let alone anything this millenium.
SQ
LAX on 25/12/06, only running a few minutes behind, and at 7am its pretty quiet.... I almost missed my 9.30 connection. And damn lucky my luggage followed
.It was a mess! Yes it was Xmas day, but still. 2 weeks later leaving and it was THE worst nightmare I have ever seen. Few imes now, and others I know say the same LAX is not a place one should compare to. It should be demolished and reuilt, with at least the 1990's in mind let alone anything this millenium.
SQ
I have to agree - Sydney airport is a disgrace.
I am embarrased to think that this is perhaps Australia's largest gateway to the world.
Arrival is pathetic, poorly organised, and under staffed.
I have had better progress in developing counties.
Departures is always dirty and there is never a working pen. They obviously never clean it - yet I have once again been to developing countries departure halls that you could see your reflection on the floor.
Outside SYD International is disgusting - it's dirty, there are thousands of chewing gum's on the ground, matched by the cigarette butts and staff of all kinds including customs smoking in uniform in full public view. Rubbish including unmarked cardboard boxes is often piled either side of the main entry doors. If this were luggage it would be a security risk. I recall that it took them two years to take down the Sydney 2000 olympic signs when exiting the carpark, and what is with that rotating cube advertisement that is almost constantly torn apart by the wind?
In the car park electronic signs on exit gates are all rooted and have been for many years.
Is this a privatisation / SCAL thing or was SYD International always a national embarrasment?
I am embarrased to think that this is perhaps Australia's largest gateway to the world.
Arrival is pathetic, poorly organised, and under staffed.
I have had better progress in developing counties.
Departures is always dirty and there is never a working pen. They obviously never clean it - yet I have once again been to developing countries departure halls that you could see your reflection on the floor.
Outside SYD International is disgusting - it's dirty, there are thousands of chewing gum's on the ground, matched by the cigarette butts and staff of all kinds including customs smoking in uniform in full public view. Rubbish including unmarked cardboard boxes is often piled either side of the main entry doors. If this were luggage it would be a security risk. I recall that it took them two years to take down the Sydney 2000 olympic signs when exiting the carpark, and what is with that rotating cube advertisement that is almost constantly torn apart by the wind?
In the car park electronic signs on exit gates are all rooted and have been for many years.
Is this a privatisation / SCAL thing or was SYD International always a national embarrasment?
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... and how many bods squeeze into an A380? Have a couple of them arriving at the same time and you just have to run out of room/cabs/toilets/patience at the terminal. Bring on teleportation.
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No question in the world it is SACL's doing. They get your dollars regardless of what you think of the place. Anyone notice the 100% price hitch on the luggage trolleys when Mac Bank bought the company?
The place is run by the lowest of the low and that's putting it nicely.
The place is run by the lowest of the low and that's putting it nicely.
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A C/crew member on the bus actually hit the nail on the head.
Have a close look at how the AQIS folk do their x-ray's vs the MAF in NZ. The Kiwi's have it down to a fine smooth art. The AQIS system comes to a complete halt for each individual.
Fix that and you'll find you cut 25% at least from the delays.
G'day
Have a close look at how the AQIS folk do their x-ray's vs the MAF in NZ. The Kiwi's have it down to a fine smooth art. The AQIS system comes to a complete halt for each individual.
Fix that and you'll find you cut 25% at least from the delays.
G'day
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The place is run by the lowest of the low and that's putting it nicely."
Indeed.
Ex GM of AWB and former Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Just another of howard's trough feeding pigs.
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/pro...oorewilton.htm
The place is run by the lowest of the low and that's putting it nicely."
Indeed.
Ex GM of AWB and former Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Just another of howard's trough feeding pigs.
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/pro...oorewilton.htm
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Sydney vs JFK
I have been through both.
Compare aircraft movements and pax numbers....JFK is much more efficient.
Sydney is just a cash cow.
Maximize profit...minimize investment.
The duty free is a joke..RM Williams boots..cheaper at retail....by $100.
Sydney Airport is a Cattle Shed
Compare aircraft movements and pax numbers....JFK is much more efficient.
Sydney is just a cash cow.
Maximize profit...minimize investment.
The duty free is a joke..RM Williams boots..cheaper at retail....by $100.
Sydney Airport is a Cattle Shed
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socks and thongs,
Guess who owns Smarte Carte?
They own bits of:
The airport itself
The taxi to get you there, or, if you drive yourself,
the car park company
The amenities you need whilst there
(in some cases) the airport at your destination
They just missed the carrier
... are these guys obsessed with air travel or what?
Oh and they've got first go at any new airport development within 100km.
In any other developed country, someone would've said something about competition/monopolies by now.
Guess who owns Smarte Carte?
They own bits of:
The airport itself
The taxi to get you there, or, if you drive yourself,
the car park company
The amenities you need whilst there
(in some cases) the airport at your destination
They just missed the carrier
... are these guys obsessed with air travel or what?
Oh and they've got first go at any new airport development within 100km.
In any other developed country, someone would've said something about competition/monopolies by now.
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....And of course the most irritating part is that about half the people there are transiting to other Australian locations that don't have sufficient direct overseas flights.
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"My point? If you think SYD is bad, you need to get out more...." NOIP.
In the past 4 months I've paxed through HKG, LHR, MIA, TPA, BCN, LTN & SYD as an international arrival. Got through them all, including the US ports, in under 45mins, APART from SYD which was about 1.5 hours. Need I say more? Can't wait to arrive at the same time as SQ, EK, QF and VS all of whom have 380s on order and may bring them in here.
In the past 4 months I've paxed through HKG, LHR, MIA, TPA, BCN, LTN & SYD as an international arrival. Got through them all, including the US ports, in under 45mins, APART from SYD which was about 1.5 hours. Need I say more? Can't wait to arrive at the same time as SQ, EK, QF and VS all of whom have 380s on order and may bring them in here.
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Quote "....And of course the most irritating part is that about half the people there are transiting to other Australian locations that don't have sufficient direct overseas flights."
cue SUNFISH yoohoo where are you??
cue SUNFISH yoohoo where are you??