With all the negative publicity the Bengaluru International Airport was getting from my morning newspapers and other not so reliable sources of information, I went to the airport thinking it would be a disaster. I half expected all of us to do a long jump from the aerobridge into the plane! So I went to the airport with a feeling of fear...coz I Can't Jump!
But much to my surprise, the airport was actually not bad at all! There was a loooongish queue in the morning when we had to leave. But we did leave in comfort. The sports bar was not a disaster as I had thought it would be. The return was even better. I was out of the immigration in 10 minutes and did wait a little bit for the suitcase to come out of the baggage carousal. When I stepped out, I chose the BMTC bus service instead of the flood-light robbers call as Taxi that charge an arm and a leg to get out of the parking lot! I did not choose the Volvo but the normal bus. Am ashamed to say that this was my first ever Bus trip in Bangalore. The time of the day was 5:30 AM in the morning. The bus actually left on time! And the driver and conductor were most accommodating. They actually dropped me in a non-scheduled bus stop as it was closer to home!
Not a bad experience for some one coming out of an international trip. Can things be better in terms of signages, user-friendliness etc? Sure they can! But I could say that for Heathrow terminal 5 as well!
For once I do not want to whine about the airport, coz it ain't so bad! I think good things need to be appreciated and hence this very straight write-up. And all those whiners, get out of the car and take the bus to BIAL. It rocks!
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