Melbourne Airport Terminal Bucket list- The place is an embarassment

[rechoboam]

As someone who does live in regional Oz I have to disagree.

IMHO it is important BUT we have a whole host of other much higher priority items that need the money first.

I have worked in some pretty remote areas and health expenditure seems more pressing for example. I don't think the telehealth benefits are worth tens of billions of dollars. I'm not saying the NBN is pointless but for (projected) costs of 30 billion dollars you need to really work out whether it's worth it. Starting it off in various politically strategic seats doesn't fill me with confidence that dispassionate analysis is going on.

 

[straitman]

MEL needs:

1. Non-ANZ ATMs in the Int'l terminal.
2. A second SkyBus to/from Nth Melbourne station, with tickets that can be purchased dutyfree on incoming Qantas/VA/JQ flights.
3. Free, fast wifi throughout the Int'l terminal
4. A far quicker system which would provide luggage onto the belts. Let's try for 10 times faster.
5. Extra aero-bridges (gates) for Int'l arrivals. How many times do I sit on the tarmac in Singapore because the plane cannot arrive in MEL before a designated gate slot time. And they only recently added a few!; but obviously not enough.
6. The removal of all air crew from my immigration APEC line. Send them to the public lanes where they belong.
7. The removal of all sniffer dogs; only thing more stupid than those dogs are their in-bred, deluded handlers.
8. An Ajisen Ramen noodle restaurant and a Ben & Jerry's outlet.
9. To get rid of the all the flouro-clad morons at the curbside departures. These revenue raisers are a disgrace and unnecessary.
10. A place to buy cold, Duty-free beer by the can/bottle........and a nice place to drink it (maybe an outdoor garden; airside of course.).

When I started to read this I thought you were serious and it was a reasonable comment. As I progressed I slowly realised it was a windup.

 

[browski]

When I started to read this I thought you were serious and it was a reasonable comment. As I progressed I slowly realised it was a windup.

Did it get weird at 10?

I had number 11 as well, but.......I thought it would lead me to a Spinal Tap comparison....
Spinal Tap - 11 - YouTube

 

[dajop]

Parking is easy and close to the terminal, they need a "cell phone waiting lot", but so do all Australian airports.

A "mobile phone waiting area" perhaps? Let's not do the "cell phone" or "waiting lot" Seriously though this often comes up and really it only takes a little imagination (and perhaps a Melways) to find a huge number of parking areas that are within 10min drive of the terminals, ranging from aircraft observation areas, to shopping centre car parks. If people lack the initiative to find these, well let them pay the parking fees or the fines for parking illegally and keep the airport fees down for airlines (which are of course passed on to those who are flying .......)

 

[straitman]

Did it get weird at 10?

I had number 11 as well, but.......I thought it would lead me to a Spinal Tap comparison....
Spinal Tap - 11 - YouTube

A little earlier, BUT close :!:

 

[Happy Trails]

Parking is easy and close to the terminal, they need a "cell phone waiting lot", but so do all Australian airports.

Well, for all its other faults, Perth domestic now has this facility.

New airport short-term parking - The West Australian

 

[dfcatch]

A "mobile phone waiting area" perhaps? Let's not do the "cell phone" or "waiting lot" Seriously though this often comes up and really it only takes a little imagination (and perhaps a Melways) to find a huge number of parking areas that are within 10min drive of the terminals, ranging from aircraft observation areas, to shopping centre car parks. If people lack the initiative to find these, well let them pay the parking fees or the fines for parking illegally and keep the airport fees down for airlines (which are of course passed on to those who are flying .......)

I am personally very partial to mcdonalds coffee in these circumstances

 

[drewbles]

I am personally very partial to mcdonalds coffee in these circumstances

Unfortunately so are around 300 others now. I now have other places I wait for people, all 100% legal and 100% free. They're also nice and close to the terminal, and i'm not divulging them. Find your own spots and keep them to yourself, so they remain 100% legal and free