On Thursday 19 May 2016, I had organised to be picked up at Terminal 4 Melbourne Airport Tullamarine after arriving om JQ 797 from the Sunshine Coast (MCY). Arrival was about 2010. I followed the signage to the "public pickup" area where I found cars parked along the concourse that has a "two minute" restriction. The area is clearly designed for vehicles to stop briefly to pick up passengers from arriving flights.There was one hapless "security" person sitting on a chair when I arrived. And phoned my friend who'd been waiting in the "20 minute" area on the approaches to Terminal 4.For quite some time there was no movement on the long line of cars parked in the "two minute" zone.Then the security person got up from his chair and walked back towards the entrance to the public pickup area where he stopped further cars from entering the area. My ride was held up for several minutes until the security person relented. Because of the long line of parked cars my ride had no option but to stop in the middle carriageway while I got in. That only took a few seconds.It seemed a very haphazard and quite unprofessional approach. I wonder if others have had similar experience.Previously when using Terminal 4 I had parked my car in a side street at Gladstone Park and then took the 901 SmartBus the one stop to the (new) bus terminal at Tullamarine. Paul in Melbourne
PS: I haven't posted on here very much so I trust I've chosen the correct forum to relate my experience.
PS: I haven't posted on here very much so I trust I've chosen the correct forum to relate my experience.
