Nomadic tales

The Waiting Game

Every now and then, I need to take some time out to relate to you some of the perils of air travel.

Be warned about Manila airport...you need to bring along a book and your patient face to the airport. Your ordeal will start in the taxi to the airport. Traffic jams on the road and going through queue after queue.

Queue 1 Security check on all vehicles entering the airport external premises.
Queue 2 Check only passengers with valid tickets for the day enters the airport terminal.
Queue 3 Scan check-in and hand luggages
Queue 5 Manual body check
Queue 6 Check-in queue
Queue 7 Airport tax payment queue
Queue 8 Immigration queue
Queue 9 At the shop cashier/ rest room...
Queue 10 General gate entry check on passports and boarding pass
Queue 11 Hand luggage scan (general gate entry point)
Queue 12 Manual body check (general gate entry point)
Queue 13 Hand luggage manual search at actual departure gate
Queue 14 Queue to board plane

"Don't worry, be patient!"


Photo: Trying to enter Manila Airport's Departure Hall