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Originally Posted by celle (Post 18301003)

Can you list some of them? Because I've been to 60+ countries and not met an airport like that for at least 10 years.

Melbourne, Australia, in 2009.

I was surprised when my client met me right at the gate as I was deplaning.

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Originally Posted by celle (Post 18301003)

Can you list some of them? Because I've been to 60+ countries and not met an airport like that for at least 10 years.

Adelaide in 2011. It was a blast from the past to see a mother and three kids waiting to greet Dad when he emerges from the jetway.

Any examples outside of Australia?

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Originally Posted by janetdoe (Post 18296880)

Saw a cool thing at ORD last week. They have a sink/disposal unit sitting next to the trash can at the checkpoints. They have signs advising you to empty your water bottles before the checkpoint, save them, and refill them later. Several of the water fountains at ORD are also designated "bottle fill stations" and have faucets that are specifically designed to make it easy to refill a bottle with water.

It's stupid they had to do that, but it is an incredible convenience, assuming the liquids policy is here to stay.

Wait...I'm confused. :confused: :confused:

Wouldn't all those bomb-making, plane-crashing, terrorist-lubing liquids cause an issue in the drain, all mixed up like that? Or does pouring them down a drain make them inert?

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Originally Posted by j_the_p (Post 18304147)

Yeah, we've addressed that one before. My best guess is that the TSA has a magic substance that automatically renders the explosive liquids inert when you pour them in the garbage can or sink. It's the opposite of the magic liquids that, when mixed together, cause a massive explosion.

Kinda like red kryptonite versus green kryptonite.

Mike

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Originally Posted by janetdoe (Post 18303019)

Adelaide in 2011. It was a blast from the past to see a mother and three kids waiting to greet Dad when he emerges from the jetway.

Any examples outside of Australia?

Melbourne, Adelaide - were these the Domestic terminals or the International?

I note that both posters have cited examples of seeing passengers arriving. How was the setup for departures?

Most Domestic terminal in NZ allow non-passengers to approach as far as the boarding gate, but departures on International flights are treated differently.

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Originally Posted by celle (Post 18305626)

Australian domestic airports/terminals allow people without boarding passes airside (they still pass through security, of course). You do not need to show ID at security. Arriving and departing passengers are not separated from each other in domestic terminals. Also, the liquids carry on restrictions do not apply on Australian domestic flights (they apply for international flights, of course).

International is a different matter. Domestic and international gates are never in the same terminal. International arrivals are completely separated from international departures (except for international transit passengers, who pass from one area to the other, with further security checks) and only departing international passengers are allowed to pass from landslide through security and Immigration to international airside.