Originally Posted by
sfvoyage
The decor and facilities looked dated and uninviting. The signage was poor. It was a long walk from the gate to baggage claim. Poor and small immigration control area fed by inbound passengers coming down escalators and stairs with lack of space and major congestion. Long wait for baggage.
Which airport was this? It doesn't sound at all like my hometown airport. How about JFK or Newark airports in the US where each airline is in a separate building? Is that more convenient?
There were 2 machines to buy train tickets at the baggage area, but none took (foreign) credit cards. Outside in the public arrival hall, the signage was not good for direction to the ticketing booths to buy train tickets into town. Also, I think I had to pay a surcharge buying them from an agent instead of the machines.
Your bank won't upgrade to newer, safer credit cards and that is the fault of the airport?