Tuesday, May 28, 2013
KL's LCCT Airport surprised me. For a budget terminal, I was expecting something like NAIA Terminal 4, but I was pleasantly surprised.
The airport was BIG and can actually compete with the regular airports in Manila. In fact, it looks even better than NAIA Terminal 1. Alighting from the plane, you have to go through a covered walkway to the Arrivals Area. The arrivals area is ok, although two complaints that I have would be the gloomy lighting and the women's lavatory... it STINKS! It smells as if 1 ton of danggit was stored inside. I'm not sure if it's just bad timing but I really hope the maintenance folks would do something about the smell.
Immigration process was a breeze in Malaysia. The immigration folks are nice and do not ask questions. They do not power trip nor do they make you feel like a criminal. They just get your passport, scan it, then ask you to place your fingertips on this censor, and you're done!
Anyway, one thing about the airport that I liked was that there were a lot of telecoms carrier offering free local simcards. provided that you buy some of their prepaid plans. My friend Angel got one of the sim cards and bought the 3 days unlimited data plan for around 40MYR... not bad, considering that the data speed was good. Also, there were a lot of shops and restaurants inside the airport, so there are a lot of things to keep you busy while waiting for your flight.
The airport is FAR from the city and I am thankful that there are a lot of transportation options available in the airport. There are shuttle services, taxis, buses, trains, private cars, etc. My friends and I opted for the Fast train, which was cheap, convenient, and fast. For 22MYR, you get a round trip ticket for the shuttle bus that will take you to the Salak Tinggi Train Station and for the train ride that will take you to the KL Sentral Station.
Now, on with the pics!
Mandatory shot when we got off the plane. We were actually chased off by one of the airport personnel after this.
The covered walkway that would take us to the arrivals area.
Another shot of the covered walkway.
Entrance to the arrivals area.
To the immigration.
The VERY stinky restroom!
Kid's store after the immigration section
Sony! Free sim card offerings!
Money changer. One tip is that you get more value for your money at the airport. If you can, have your foreign currency exchanged at the airport because money changers in the city buys them for A LOT less.
Duty free!
Baggage reclaim area.
Different transportation options for going to the city. We opted for the fast train, which was fast and convenient.
Gloomy area near the exit.
Exit to the outside world! Welcome to KL! :)
We ate here at Marrybrown, food not that good.
Departure Area
Outside the airport, taxi lane.
Inside the shuttle bus that will take us to the Salak Tinggi Train Station.
Salak Tinggi Train Station. That train is FAST! Seriously.
Inside the train that will take us to KL Sentral
Overall, the experience at KL's LCCT was good. The airport was convenient, comfy and nice so I would have to commend the Malaysia government for giving this budget airport a not-so-budget feel.
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