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Yesterday, we dropped my dad off at the Dubai airport to go to his new assignment in Mauritius! Here are my thoughts and experiences with the Dubai airport for you, my fellow travelers: en route l'aeroport:* by car Lots of tunnels and tiny roads. If you're running late to a flight, please take a taxi. Save yourself or your nice friend, who offered to drive you there, the trouble of (most likely) getting lost. Unless that person already knows the way pretty well (so a special no-no for first-timers), just simply taking the taxi may be more practical and hassle-free. Besides, going to the airport is not that expensive. Yesterday, we were staying at a hotel in the Financial District (alongside Sheikh Zayed Road) and from there to the airport, the flag-down rate was only 5 AED, and the total trip cost us 33 AED; not bad. HOWEVER, the trip back to the hotel from the airport was the one that cost quite a bit. We paid a total of 55 AED on the way back, which is about 20 AED more than the cost of our former trip. my comparison: I've been to airports both great and mediocre and as per tradition, here are my rankings of the best to the mehh airport that I have been to. To find out which airports are on my list, click on the "???" next to their ranking to find out. (Please do understand that the views expressed in these posts are purely subjective and based on experience. I am aware that other people may or may not share my opinion.) 1. ??? Structure-wise, it bares a resemblance to the Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, in my opinion. The metro is adjacent to the Departure (Terminal 3) entrance, and between them is an elevated road to which the Arrivals are below of. The Departure area is HUGE, and was definitely built to accommodate the thousands of tourists that flock the airport during peak seasons like June-August and December.
Compared to its upstairs (where the Departure area is), the roamable area of the Arrivals for non-travelers is only a third of the former. Yesterday was a non-busy day as March isn't a particularly busy month nor was the time of day that we were there but, when we picked up my grandpa from there on December a few years ago, the place was almost uncomfortably crowded. Now, the main reasons why the Dubai Airport isn't particularly at the top of my list are because a) there aren't many places to eat for non-travelers picking up/dropping off someone; b) the interior aesthetics of the place just seems a bit dull to me and doesn't scream 'DUBAI' enough, aside from the fact that it's huge. On a positive note, however, here are some positive aspects of the Dubai Airport: a) it's connected to the metro, which is convenient to many travelers; b) taxis and buses are organised and easily-accessible; c) the drop-off area is spacious and efficient, if you are going to be dropped-off by car by someone (the parking area is also just adjacent to the departure/arrival gates).
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