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Old Sep 19, 2019 | 9:33 am
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a few comments/additions, based on a summer 2019 trip:
  1. while a pair of ATMs are located in the baggage claim area, i never needed any ISK and in fact never even saw any. i drove around the island, and never encountered anyone who did not accept credit cards.
  2. if you intend to claim any tax refund, the line is really long but moves quickly. there are tables along the wall where you can fill in missing info.
  3. airport wifi is free and easy to use.
  4. queuing for departure gates is a nightmare! i think my flight was in D hall, along with 3 other flights boarding at roughly the same time. there is no seating to speak of, and no line control. it was really just a throng of hundreds of people. i had one member of my family wait near our gate for announcements and come to get the rest of us when our group was called - announcements were hard to hear and they tended to announce over each other for the different flights. it also didn't help that they were doing passport/BP checks in the hallway (not in the gate area itself), adding to the crowd and confusion.
  5. aurora forecasts: try these sites - https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast and https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/a...inute-forecast. i never got to see any, but i didn't have high hopes given it was august. i've heard that march is the best time to see it.
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