Taipei Taoyuan Airport Concourse B
As promised in the previous article, here are sights and scenes as I roamed around this airport. I won't see them all in 3 or 4 visits, but I try my best every time I'm here.
Good that my VietJet flight was assigned at Gate B3. A chance to roam Concourse B, even all the way to Concourse C if time permits. Yes, I doubted I had ample time!
If I may just say, I like the boarding pass of VietJet, it is still the good old 'cardboard version'. They're slowly vanishing, replaced by the receipt-like version, or none at all!
Oh the digital era! It should be good for us to at least have photos of these old stuff. For soon they will become history. Just a "memory of the years past". It's happening!
Entering the Pre-departure Area
Ah, also a consistent experience, immigration clearance here is also congested, but way faster than it is down at the arrival area. Oi, going in is similar to the other side!
Call it petty, but I really like this glass and light thing - just like on the other side.
And there's also that funny cute little escalator, just like on the other side hehe!
And finally, also like the other side, this nice-looking wall of live decorative plants!
Well, just like anywhere, the commercial business district hehehe (duty free shops)!
It's the junction near Gate B6. Concourse C or the C Gates is way right but walkable.
My gate was B3, but I went right first! Why? Because near Gate B8 is alams na this:
That's inside the translucent glass door. I was on the walkalator when I shot the pic.
Imagine na lang, here (just like in Singapore or elsewhere) your issue is: lalampas si walkalator sa pupuntahan mo, so lakad ka konti pabalik. Sa atin, ano'ng walkalator?!
Hahaha we do have walkalators at NAIA T3. Kaso it's more of just a decoration than anything passengers can use. Aru, to see it working, is already a phenomenal event!
Ah, smoking rooms in this airport look generally the same. And you have seen them earlier, like here, remember? One of the cleanest I have seen - with 'open ventilation'.
Eto na...
Airport Art Gallery
Just near that smoking room, I saw this Art Gallery, so I went in to look around.
The signage at lower right says "This facility of Art Gallery & Relaxing Area is provided and maintained by Ever Rich Duty Free Shop". So they're not just about selling things!
On show this time were various works from young budding artists of Taiwan.
Admirable that they have something like that inside the airport's pre-departure area. Something worthwhile for those like me who do not have any appetite for shopping!
Sa atin ano'ng meron? Haruy, me nagpi-pirito pa sa mga stall, amoy used-oil tuloy!
Kung Fu
Anyway, also nearby, I chanced upon this stall that challenged my imagination.
I stood a bit there thinking... jusko, makakalakad pa kaya ako after that massage? And oi, I even listened, perchance I hear some "hai" or "ya" from in there. Tahimik naman!
Well, I read some of the few English words on the desk and I learned, that it is just a Blind Massage Station. Not 'alien' to us Pinoys. Some of our airports also have that.
The stark difference though is, just look at their 'office', 'clinic' or whatever it's called. It looks like an entrance to some airline lounge - hindi basta isang sulok lang sa dulo.
Oh, I also read some info in there, that like what we usually have, it's an effort of the Airport and Taoyuan Government to provide livelihoods for blind people of Taoyuan.
Same with what we have, right? The difference nga lang, as I said above is, the blind masseurs aren't relegated to some distant, dark, dead corner with monobloc chairs.
That's why I include my stories about traveling abroad. We also learn from 'outside'.
ELFIDs
Oist, here's another interesting "something" that I would like to share. You may have seen similar pics in many of my stories, but I think I haven't described them well yet.
Those 2 big wide TVs (75inches I think, or wider) are called ELFIDs (Eye Level Flight Information Displays). One on top of the other, bolted to the floor at, well, 'eye level'!
The top edge of the top screen is about 6 feet from the floor (or a bit above) and the lower edge of the lower TV is probably near my knees (ayi, hindi na eye level hehehe).
Walang ganyan sa atin, but I heard that is supposed to be PWD friendly - yung naka-wheelchair nga naman paano sila titingin, eh tayo nga mga nakatayo humahangad!
Bakit ba kasi nauso ang tv-tv na yan eh maliliit naman? I'm a fan of the 'Solari Boards'!
Code-Sharing Flights
That's another information on the ELFID above that I would like to point out to those who may be curious. Try zooming the 2 photos above and you'll see so many flights leaving at exactly the same time AND from exactly the same gate. Is that possible?
NO... and... YES. Da, nabuang na hahaha!
The simplest explanation is: it is just one plane with so many airline flight numbers.
That flight is Code Shared. What does that mean? Code Sharing is a 'sales strategy' where 2 or more airlines sell seats for a single flight, but keeping their brand identity (and responsibility). There are many reasons why airlines enter into that agreement.
Example of a Code Shared Flight
Let's pick that 12:15PM flight to Hongkong as example. Those are 2 flight numbers, leaving at the same time both from Gate B8. That's just one plane of Cathay Pacific.
How did I know? Ah, I asked years ago and learned that, the top flight in the list (the first of the 2 same-time same-gate flights) is the 'Operating' or 'Administering Carrier'.
"Carrier" here by the way, in commercial aviation language, means "airline"! Don't be rattled too if you hear Operating Carrier or Administering Carrier. They're the same.
In that example, CX421 means Cathay Pacific Flight No. 421. CX is the 2-letter IATA airline code for Cathay Pacific. That, is the "code" or "carrier" or "airline" that is being shared with Aero Nomad Airlines (2-letter code: KA) but they call it as flight KA5421.
Got that? Not yet, malabo pa? Ganito...
Cathay Pacific has a flight CX421 from Taipei to Hongkong, using its own plane that looks like this. It entered a Code Sharing Agreement with Aero Nomad Airlines (KA) for KA to use seats on the CX plane, but selling them as if its their own flight KA5421.
Now, if you bought a TPE-HKG ticket on Aero Nomad Airlines, your flight number is KA5421 and check-in is at, beside or together w/ Cathay Pacific check-in counters.
And then.., magtataka ka na lang, when you go to your flight's gate (B8 in our above example), aba eh Cathay Pacific naman ang plane na andoon, at hindi Aero Nomad!
Ha! If you were thinking it could cause confusion among passengers, it did, and it still does even up to this date. That's why airports have to put all those flight numbers in their flight information displays, so we all know where to go, and avoid flight delays!
Hmm, maybe I should do a separate blog entry for this. Sige, soon!
But let's pick another example from that ELFID above, just to shake our brains a bit!
A More Complex Code Shared Flight
Let's pick that 11:20AM schedule to Los Angeles as another example. That's 5 flight numbers, leaving at the same time, all from Gate C5. It's just one airplane of Eva Air!
In that example, the top flight number, 'BR 6', means "Eva Air Flight No. 6". BR is the 2-letter IATA airline code for Eva Air. That's the code or carrier or airline being shared by/with the 4 other flights under it namely: TG6322, SQ5820, AV4505 and CM8006.
Let's identify those four flights for clarity:
TG6322 is Thai Airways Flight No. 6322;
SQ5820 is Singapore Air Flight No. 5820;
AV4505 is Avianca Flight No. 4505; and
CM8006 is CM Airlines Flight No. 8006
So, the story is: Eva Air has a flight (BR 6) from Taipei to Los Angeles. Thai Airways sells that same flight as TG6322 from Bangkok to Los Angeles - as if a direct flight.
In reality, there are 2 flights, BKK-TPE and TPE-LAX, written in only one (1) ticket. At check-in (in Bangkok) everything will look Thai Airways to you, for indeed it is. Fact!
You will (usually) be given 2 boarding passes. In some airlines' code shared flights, they give only 1. It's just 1 flight number anyway, right? It is their procedural choice.
Check-in staff will inform you "there will be a change of planes" in Taipei, "no need to get your bags", etc., yet that same info is written in your ticket - kung nagbabasa ka!
So you fly out of BKK on a Thai Airways plane, and discover in Taipei, it changes to an Eva Air plane, but, your flight number and boarding pass remains to be TG6322.
After shopping at the duty free shops in Taipei, you could get lost if the info boards only show BR 6, since what you know is TG6322. Thus, they have to also be shown.
Ganoon. That's why there are same-time, same-gate "flights" on the info display TV.
As for SQ5820, it is similar in context with the Thai Airways flight number, but from Singapore. While the two other flights are a little different, going to South America.
Avianca is probably a flight from Taipei to Bogota changing planes in LAX. Meaning plane na nila from the states to Colombia. The same with CM Airlines to Honduras.
Ah, code sharing is an interestingly complex topic. Let's talk about it again, later.
Let's proceed with my "walking tour" hehe!
C-Gates Tour Aborted!
I went on, going to Concourse C. Yes, the C Gates! After Gate B9, it's Gate C1. That'd be T2 then. Alas dimalas! Just when I was nearing Gate C1 I heard an annuncement about my flight. Not clear if it was boarding or advising passengers to see Gate B3.
I turned back anyway, since that is 7 gates away - probably half a kilometer or more!
3-Wheeled Electric Scooter
I loved seeing the cleaning lady riding on that whatever that is! Because, I do not see that at our airports, not even anywhere in our country. Janitor bibigyan mo nyan? Ta!
Using such gadgets at high-human-traffic areas require some level of education and responsibility, therefore, trustworthiness. Our janitors and theirs are way too different.
Napansin nyo ba yan? I have been watching them in years. That workforce sector is where we (still) greatly differ with our non-third-world neighboring countries -- sadly.
Their janitors, loaders and drivers are people in their 'twilight years'. Seniors. Retired public and private company employees, many even coming from "white collar jobs".
So, even if we don't talk about their educational attainments, they will naturally have adult experience/s on responsibility, discerment, on what is proper or improper, etc.
Eh sa atin, ang mga janitor natin? People in the 'prime of their life' age group, less or un-educated, limited exposure to integrity, mapupusok! Eh kug mag-karera ang mga yan dyan sa airport, or joyride-joyride lang, or i-uwi iyang sasakyan whatever that is!
I actually laughed loudly about those scenarios I was thinking of: 'wag tayo gumamit nyan, palakarin lang ang cleaner! And that manang, looked at me indignantly. Sori po!
Da! Akala tuloy nya siya pinag-tatawanan ko!
But that's one of the nice things about traveling. We get to compare and/or contrast our lives with others', and reflect on what might be grand or just 'nice-to-have' for us!
Moving Walkways
Oist! Nga pala.., we talked about this a bit above. But everytime I ride a walkalator, I remember what NAIA T3 has, and do wonder if that thing is going to be useful, ever!
Anyway, many in this side of the world call it a walkalator, but I learned, that in local airport parlance it's called a moving walkway while at other airports it's a travelator.
In some of our supermarkets (Landmark Makati was first to do it in the 80s or 90s) it is called simply a "conveyor belt" or "conveyor". In yet more places on earth, it can be called an "autowalk", "moving sidewalk", etc. Pero yung sa NAIA T3 is a "design"!
Why? Because when Pinoys talk: "ano yan?", "ah yan, design lang yan, arte lang"!
Another Prayer Room
I think there's a thing like this at Concourse A, but approaching Gate B3, I saw this:
As you can see, the big letters say Prayer Room. But seeing those symbols, I would think those are Prayer Rooms - yes plural - and I'm curious to see how they look like.
I've seen many a Christian/Catholic Chapel or prayer room. I've also seen a number of Suraus, but I'm curious about that 'swastika' symbol. Maybe it's about Hinduism?
I am guessing it's Hinduism, but definitely that swastika is not about Hitler. He's not a religion heheh! At surely hindi rin naman Hinduism ang relihiyon ng tarantadong yon!
But did you know? The swastika precedes him thousands of years. Ginamit nya lang!
Anyway..,
Gate B3 Theme
I wasn't able to peep at those prayer rooms since I already had to be at Gate B3.
This gate, together with Gates B1 & B2 are located farthest in a circular satellite gate at the end of Concourse B. But it is equally interesting with a sporty (bicycle) theme.
While it's a world map, the bikes featured come from only one Taiwanese brand!
If you look closely at that wall art, those are "real" bikes and bicycle parts hanging!
I'm guessing, maybe those bikes & bike parts are what they export to those places.
Aside from those hanging up on the 'mural', there are also real ones "on show".
Their gates are well-provided. Except for the absence of stores (those are upstairs), there's just about everything you will need while waiting to be boarded to your flight.
Free Drinkable Water AT The Gate
Imagine this: three water dispensers in a row. And free! At lahat yan gumagana!
Mas maganda kesa dito. At hindi katulad nito. Ganito nalang kasi! Promote lokal pa!
When was the last time you saw a Telephone Booth?
Hey I most specially liked this corner. Kids today may not even know what they are!
Even the best airports around the world don't/didn't all have that kind of convenience.
Well, they're almost "legacy gadgets" nowadays. Passengers now use cellular phone communications wherever they are. But it shows, this airport was lavishly equipped!
Hey, curious lang, I lifted and tried each one of those. OMG, all are still working fine! Eh sa atin? Aruu! Napaglipasan na lang ng panahon at teknolohiya, walang ganyan!
Note: that's only in one boarding gate. As in sa isang gate lang!
Handcarry (and Duty Free) Baggage Carts
By the way, since two are in the picture... nice their luggage trolley 'no? Cute! Maliit! And FYI lang iba yan kesa sa 'arrival area' at doon sa labas sa me 'check-in counter'.
Pati yun naisip nila! Honga naman, pang-handcarry lang eh so di kelangan malaki!
Boarding Time
And as if on cue, I was just about done taking pictures, then boarding was called!
I was not last to board. These dudes were rushing to finish their lunch hahaha!
I thought this flight was 1230H, but I saw on the board and my ticket, it's 1200H. Da!
I must say this: the aerobridge at CEB T2 is better hehehe (because it's new. o ha?)!
Alright. Same monotonous things to do, it wasn't my first time at this airport, yet we still 'saw and witnessed' 'sights and scenes' to learn from, right? Travel is education!
This is getting long. We better talk about this Vietjet flight in the next story.
There was something wonderfully surprising!
Coming up. Soon!
Good that my VietJet flight was assigned at Gate B3. A chance to roam Concourse B, even all the way to Concourse C if time permits. Yes, I doubted I had ample time!
Oh the digital era! It should be good for us to at least have photos of these old stuff. For soon they will become history. Just a "memory of the years past". It's happening!
Entering the Pre-departure Area
Ah, also a consistent experience, immigration clearance here is also congested, but way faster than it is down at the arrival area. Oi, going in is similar to the other side!
Call it petty, but I really like this glass and light thing - just like on the other side.
And there's also that funny cute little escalator, just like on the other side hehe!
And finally, also like the other side, this nice-looking wall of live decorative plants!
Well, just like anywhere, the commercial business district hehehe (duty free shops)!
My gate was B3, but I went right first! Why? Because near Gate B8 is alams na this:
Imagine na lang, here (just like in Singapore or elsewhere) your issue is: lalampas si walkalator sa pupuntahan mo, so lakad ka konti pabalik. Sa atin, ano'ng walkalator?!
Hahaha we do have walkalators at NAIA T3. Kaso it's more of just a decoration than anything passengers can use. Aru, to see it working, is already a phenomenal event!
Ah, smoking rooms in this airport look generally the same. And you have seen them earlier, like here, remember? One of the cleanest I have seen - with 'open ventilation'.
Eto na...
Airport Art Gallery
Just near that smoking room, I saw this Art Gallery, so I went in to look around.
On show this time were various works from young budding artists of Taiwan.
Sa atin ano'ng meron? Haruy, me nagpi-pirito pa sa mga stall, amoy used-oil tuloy!
Kung Fu
Anyway, also nearby, I chanced upon this stall that challenged my imagination.
Well, I read some of the few English words on the desk and I learned, that it is just a Blind Massage Station. Not 'alien' to us Pinoys. Some of our airports also have that.
The stark difference though is, just look at their 'office', 'clinic' or whatever it's called. It looks like an entrance to some airline lounge - hindi basta isang sulok lang sa dulo.
Oh, I also read some info in there, that like what we usually have, it's an effort of the Airport and Taoyuan Government to provide livelihoods for blind people of Taoyuan.
Same with what we have, right? The difference nga lang, as I said above is, the blind masseurs aren't relegated to some distant, dark, dead corner with monobloc chairs.
That's why I include my stories about traveling abroad. We also learn from 'outside'.
ELFIDs
Oist, here's another interesting "something" that I would like to share. You may have seen similar pics in many of my stories, but I think I haven't described them well yet.
The top edge of the top screen is about 6 feet from the floor (or a bit above) and the lower edge of the lower TV is probably near my knees (ayi, hindi na eye level hehehe).
Walang ganyan sa atin, but I heard that is supposed to be PWD friendly - yung naka-wheelchair nga naman paano sila titingin, eh tayo nga mga nakatayo humahangad!
Bakit ba kasi nauso ang tv-tv na yan eh maliliit naman? I'm a fan of the 'Solari Boards'!
Code-Sharing Flights
That's another information on the ELFID above that I would like to point out to those who may be curious. Try zooming the 2 photos above and you'll see so many flights leaving at exactly the same time AND from exactly the same gate. Is that possible?
NO... and... YES. Da, nabuang na hahaha!
The simplest explanation is: it is just one plane with so many airline flight numbers.
That flight is Code Shared. What does that mean? Code Sharing is a 'sales strategy' where 2 or more airlines sell seats for a single flight, but keeping their brand identity (and responsibility). There are many reasons why airlines enter into that agreement.
Example of a Code Shared Flight
Let's pick that 12:15PM flight to Hongkong as example. Those are 2 flight numbers, leaving at the same time both from Gate B8. That's just one plane of Cathay Pacific.
How did I know? Ah, I asked years ago and learned that, the top flight in the list (the first of the 2 same-time same-gate flights) is the 'Operating' or 'Administering Carrier'.
"Carrier" here by the way, in commercial aviation language, means "airline"! Don't be rattled too if you hear Operating Carrier or Administering Carrier. They're the same.
In that example, CX421 means Cathay Pacific Flight No. 421. CX is the 2-letter IATA airline code for Cathay Pacific. That, is the "code" or "carrier" or "airline" that is being shared with Aero Nomad Airlines (2-letter code: KA) but they call it as flight KA5421.
Got that? Not yet, malabo pa? Ganito...
Cathay Pacific has a flight CX421 from Taipei to Hongkong, using its own plane that looks like this. It entered a Code Sharing Agreement with Aero Nomad Airlines (KA) for KA to use seats on the CX plane, but selling them as if its their own flight KA5421.
Now, if you bought a TPE-HKG ticket on Aero Nomad Airlines, your flight number is KA5421 and check-in is at, beside or together w/ Cathay Pacific check-in counters.
And then.., magtataka ka na lang, when you go to your flight's gate (B8 in our above example), aba eh Cathay Pacific naman ang plane na andoon, at hindi Aero Nomad!
Ha! If you were thinking it could cause confusion among passengers, it did, and it still does even up to this date. That's why airports have to put all those flight numbers in their flight information displays, so we all know where to go, and avoid flight delays!
Hmm, maybe I should do a separate blog entry for this. Sige, soon!
But let's pick another example from that ELFID above, just to shake our brains a bit!
A More Complex Code Shared Flight
Let's pick that 11:20AM schedule to Los Angeles as another example. That's 5 flight numbers, leaving at the same time, all from Gate C5. It's just one airplane of Eva Air!
In that example, the top flight number, 'BR 6', means "Eva Air Flight No. 6". BR is the 2-letter IATA airline code for Eva Air. That's the code or carrier or airline being shared by/with the 4 other flights under it namely: TG6322, SQ5820, AV4505 and CM8006.
Let's identify those four flights for clarity:
TG6322 is Thai Airways Flight No. 6322;
SQ5820 is Singapore Air Flight No. 5820;
AV4505 is Avianca Flight No. 4505; and
CM8006 is CM Airlines Flight No. 8006
So, the story is: Eva Air has a flight (BR 6) from Taipei to Los Angeles. Thai Airways sells that same flight as TG6322 from Bangkok to Los Angeles - as if a direct flight.
In reality, there are 2 flights, BKK-TPE and TPE-LAX, written in only one (1) ticket. At check-in (in Bangkok) everything will look Thai Airways to you, for indeed it is. Fact!
You will (usually) be given 2 boarding passes. In some airlines' code shared flights, they give only 1. It's just 1 flight number anyway, right? It is their procedural choice.
Check-in staff will inform you "there will be a change of planes" in Taipei, "no need to get your bags", etc., yet that same info is written in your ticket - kung nagbabasa ka!
So you fly out of BKK on a Thai Airways plane, and discover in Taipei, it changes to an Eva Air plane, but, your flight number and boarding pass remains to be TG6322.
After shopping at the duty free shops in Taipei, you could get lost if the info boards only show BR 6, since what you know is TG6322. Thus, they have to also be shown.
Ganoon. That's why there are same-time, same-gate "flights" on the info display TV.
As for SQ5820, it is similar in context with the Thai Airways flight number, but from Singapore. While the two other flights are a little different, going to South America.
Avianca is probably a flight from Taipei to Bogota changing planes in LAX. Meaning plane na nila from the states to Colombia. The same with CM Airlines to Honduras.
Ah, code sharing is an interestingly complex topic. Let's talk about it again, later.
Let's proceed with my "walking tour" hehe!
C-Gates Tour Aborted!
I went on, going to Concourse C. Yes, the C Gates! After Gate B9, it's Gate C1. That'd be T2 then. Alas dimalas! Just when I was nearing Gate C1 I heard an annuncement about my flight. Not clear if it was boarding or advising passengers to see Gate B3.
I turned back anyway, since that is 7 gates away - probably half a kilometer or more!
3-Wheeled Electric Scooter
I loved seeing the cleaning lady riding on that whatever that is! Because, I do not see that at our airports, not even anywhere in our country. Janitor bibigyan mo nyan? Ta!
Napansin nyo ba yan? I have been watching them in years. That workforce sector is where we (still) greatly differ with our non-third-world neighboring countries -- sadly.
Their janitors, loaders and drivers are people in their 'twilight years'. Seniors. Retired public and private company employees, many even coming from "white collar jobs".
So, even if we don't talk about their educational attainments, they will naturally have adult experience/s on responsibility, discerment, on what is proper or improper, etc.
Eh sa atin, ang mga janitor natin? People in the 'prime of their life' age group, less or un-educated, limited exposure to integrity, mapupusok! Eh kug mag-karera ang mga yan dyan sa airport, or joyride-joyride lang, or i-uwi iyang sasakyan whatever that is!
I actually laughed loudly about those scenarios I was thinking of: 'wag tayo gumamit nyan, palakarin lang ang cleaner! And that manang, looked at me indignantly. Sori po!
Da! Akala tuloy nya siya pinag-tatawanan ko!
But that's one of the nice things about traveling. We get to compare and/or contrast our lives with others', and reflect on what might be grand or just 'nice-to-have' for us!
Moving Walkways
Oist! Nga pala.., we talked about this a bit above. But everytime I ride a walkalator, I remember what NAIA T3 has, and do wonder if that thing is going to be useful, ever!
Anyway, many in this side of the world call it a walkalator, but I learned, that in local airport parlance it's called a moving walkway while at other airports it's a travelator.
In some of our supermarkets (Landmark Makati was first to do it in the 80s or 90s) it is called simply a "conveyor belt" or "conveyor". In yet more places on earth, it can be called an "autowalk", "moving sidewalk", etc. Pero yung sa NAIA T3 is a "design"!
Why? Because when Pinoys talk: "ano yan?", "ah yan, design lang yan, arte lang"!
Another Prayer Room
I think there's a thing like this at Concourse A, but approaching Gate B3, I saw this:
I've seen many a Christian/Catholic Chapel or prayer room. I've also seen a number of Suraus, but I'm curious about that 'swastika' symbol. Maybe it's about Hinduism?
I am guessing it's Hinduism, but definitely that swastika is not about Hitler. He's not a religion heheh! At surely hindi rin naman Hinduism ang relihiyon ng tarantadong yon!
But did you know? The swastika precedes him thousands of years. Ginamit nya lang!
Anyway..,
Gate B3 Theme
I wasn't able to peep at those prayer rooms since I already had to be at Gate B3.
While it's a world map, the bikes featured come from only one Taiwanese brand!
If you look closely at that wall art, those are "real" bikes and bicycle parts hanging!
I'm guessing, maybe those bikes & bike parts are what they export to those places.
Aside from those hanging up on the 'mural', there are also real ones "on show".
Their gates are well-provided. Except for the absence of stores (those are upstairs), there's just about everything you will need while waiting to be boarded to your flight.
Free Drinkable Water AT The Gate
Imagine this: three water dispensers in a row. And free! At lahat yan gumagana!
When was the last time you saw a Telephone Booth?
Hey I most specially liked this corner. Kids today may not even know what they are!
Well, they're almost "legacy gadgets" nowadays. Passengers now use cellular phone communications wherever they are. But it shows, this airport was lavishly equipped!
Hey, curious lang, I lifted and tried each one of those. OMG, all are still working fine! Eh sa atin? Aruu! Napaglipasan na lang ng panahon at teknolohiya, walang ganyan!
Note: that's only in one boarding gate. As in sa isang gate lang!
Handcarry (and Duty Free) Baggage Carts
By the way, since two are in the picture... nice their luggage trolley 'no? Cute! Maliit! And FYI lang iba yan kesa sa 'arrival area' at doon sa labas sa me 'check-in counter'.
Pati yun naisip nila! Honga naman, pang-handcarry lang eh so di kelangan malaki!
Boarding Time
And as if on cue, I was just about done taking pictures, then boarding was called!
I was not last to board. These dudes were rushing to finish their lunch hahaha!
I thought this flight was 1230H, but I saw on the board and my ticket, it's 1200H. Da!
I must say this: the aerobridge at CEB T2 is better hehehe (because it's new. o ha?)!
Alright. Same monotonous things to do, it wasn't my first time at this airport, yet we still 'saw and witnessed' 'sights and scenes' to learn from, right? Travel is education!
This is getting long. We better talk about this Vietjet flight in the next story.
There was something wonderfully surprising!
Coming up. Soon!
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