Originally Posted by
CXFlyerBoy
Super long walk and I counted all but TWO travellators.
Yup - two..and the second one competes well for the 'shortest travelator around' prize.
Originally Posted by
CX30616
I wonder how is the ratio between walking and automatic walkway from lounge to gate, also for arrival?
Mostly, a walk.
Originally Posted by
1010101
I like it. Stepping off the aircraft to clearing immigration was 9 minutes total.
I like that there are a lot more immigration desks so those big queues don't build up. Overall i was out of the airport quicker than i ever was at T1.
I thought quite the opposite, tbh. Wifey saw my video and tended to agree.
Originally Posted by
1010101
Also noticed I've been given a slip from immigration saying I am now eligible for automated immigration gates. I was never eligible to use them before so I don't know if this is just the gates in T4 or airport wide.
The machines are different from what the other terminals have - no clue if all would be changed. I also noticed a major project on at T1 - seems that they're installing the new style automated check-in/bag machines (the ones they show in T4 videos) there as well.
I have a (real bad) video of the walk from the gate to the counters. If interested, please PM me and I will send the youtube link across.
ETA: As CXFlyerBoy and myself were discussing..the biggest bummer - no water cannon salute!!!
edited again to add (post a discussion with another FT'er): one advantage of T4: taxi times should be shorter- by my reckoning ~66% of the time for take offs (rest- T1 better) and 50% of the time for landings (25% being similar)- given that I've very rarely seen 20R used for take offs.