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I love travelling and i enjoy being on a areoplane i have to admit the only thing i do dreed about the whole travelling experience is landing at Montego Bay airport after a 9 hour flight.
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Advantages: Clean, Tidy Disadvantages: Staff not very friendly
...travelling experience is landing at Montego Bay airport after a 9 hour flight.
Yes i'm more than thankful to have my feet on the ground and to have finally reached my destination but i find the whole process of going through the airport a nightmare. You'd think i would have got use to it the amount of times i done it but last years visit was the worse.
I flew out with my two small children , partner. my mum my brother, his girlfriend ... ...the plane the first thing that hits you is the heat which is only expected as your coming from a cold country to a hot one. You have to walk what seems like miles to get to immagriation. Once we finally got there it was chaos. People everywhere there were no signs to show where you had to queue up. The queue was like a snake winding round and round everybody packed into one small room. To top it all there was no air conditioning. No seats so you ... more
My father lives in Jamaica so i go out to visit him every other year or two.
I love travelling and i enjoy being on a areoplane i have to admit the only thing i do dreed about the whole travelling experience is landing at Montego Bay airport after a 9 hour flight. Yes i'm more than thankful to have my feet on the ground and to have finally reached my destination but i find the whole process of going through the airport a nightmare. You'd think i would have got use to it the amount of times i done it but last years visit was the worse.
I flew out with my two small children , partner. my mum my brother, his girlfriend and little boy.
Once you get off the plane the first thing that hits you is the heat which is only expected as your coming from a cold country to a hot one. You have to walk what seems like miles to get to immagriation. Once we finally got there it was chaos. People everywhere there were no signs to show where you had to queue up. The queue was like a snake winding round and round everybody packed into one small room. To top it all there was no air conditioning. No seats so you had to stand up.
It was not organised at all. We must have been standing for at least 45 minutes in a queue. The children who were all under 4 we're getting tired and very hot they were sweating and crying because they were thristy but there was no water available. And we couldn't move out of the queue even if we tried because of the sea of bodies.
Eventually a staff member took pity on us i think he could see that the children were about to pass out with the heat that he let us go through before everyone else in front.
How thankful we're we. All that we had left to do now was collect our luggage and go through customs which was a breeze compared to what we had just been through but never the less it took us nearly 2 hours to finally get out of the airport.
Apart from the Airport staff that finally rescued us i found that the staff were not very welcoming or friendly perhaps they just took a disliking to me i don't know. But not one of them smiled or welcomed me to their country.
The airport its self is very simple and a bit bare and could be a bit more welcoming. Jamaica is such a beautiful county it's a shame that your first impressions when you touch down aren't more pleasent.
It could do with a few more faciilties like decent air conditioning, More seating and access to drinking water.
I only hope my next visit is more enjoyable but i doubt it.
Advantages: Very clean, very friendly staff Disadvantages: Having to go home!
When we arrived at the airport in Jamaica from Manchester, we were surprised by how big it was. All the staff speak very good English. Apart from a new rep of our company, JMC, directing us to the wrong bus, we didn't have any problems with the airport. We had been told to watch out for the "Porters" are the airport, who would assume that you wanted a hand taking your luggage to your bus, put it on their trolley and expect you to pay afterwards. ... ...they are fine about it and wish you a happy holiday!
As we'd missed our bus to our hotel due to JMC's mistake, we were hanging around outside the airport for around half an hour before another one came to collect us. Lots of the airport staff came over to talk to us and were very friendly - asking us where we were from, how long we were there for, where we were staying, etc.
The return journey was just as good (although obviously we didn't want ...
Sam-Hay 19.01.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Montego Bay Airport
Advantages: clean, spacious, tidy Disadvantages: slow service, poor air conditioning
...2004, flying from Manchester to Montego Bay via MyTravel airlines. Although it was my first time travelling to the country, my dad who flew with me has been several times before however he usually flies directly to Kingston. After a 9 hour flight, I was pleasantly supprised to arrive at such a clean and tidy airport. It appeared that clean and tidy...that it actually seemed rather empty, but at least it looked nice. Despite the hot mid-august temperatures, ... ...air conditioning consisted of a few low power fans placed in the corner of arrivals! This definately wasn't one of the best things about the airport!
The next downfall came when we tried to get through check in. This was amazingly slow! It brought a new dimension to the term Jamaican teabreak. We stood in queue for 20 mins and didn't move, depite there being several people at the desks. They just seemed to sit there. On a positive note, once they ...
emmalea 28.01.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Montego Bay Airport
Advantages: it is very spacious, clean and tidy Disadvantages: a bit empty and freaky
I could not believe how big this airport is and how clean it is. As soon as i meet the locals at the airport i remember thinking how polite and nice the people there were. There are signs clearly stating directions and the staff are helpfull. there were these ladies dancing and singing to everyone when we walked through the door into the airpot who were all dressed up in big dresses and all in bright colours which was nice. The food is ok and there ...
jonuk74 13.06.2001
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