If you are flying from Goa, you probably know that any staff here is extremely leisurely. In an airport environment, this turns into hell, the whole procedure of check-in, baggage check-in and passport control is unintuitive, the number of inspectors is absurdly large. Perhaps the most negative flight experience in my life.
It's terrible! Piggish attitude towards tourists. We stood in line with an electronic visa for 4 hours after a 6-hour flight!!! They say their computers are stuck... There were not many tourists, and the counters with regular visas were completely empty. There was an inadequate response to the attempts of tourists to appeal to their conscience and accept them through the free racks: either wait and be silent, or fly back to Russia...
I liked the serious attitude to security in Dabolim, even hand luggage was screened. Duty free was working, everything was at a good level. Coffee and snacks are available at the cafe. The toilets and navigation are fine.
Well, first of all, this is a military airport, not a civilian one, very slow face control capacity, huge queues and very slow traffic that on arrival and back, it is very annoying. The entrance to the airport on the way back is only by boarding passes and passport, then you need to find your baggage drop-off counter, either the right side or the left, it depends on which side your luggage will be screened. Inside, there is a very weak Dutty free for departure from the airport, and with inflated prices. The landing was announced very early without delay, which pleased me. In general, I liked Goa very much, I did not want to fly away, the Arabian Sea is charming: warm, salty, affectionate.💦
the worst airport possible. I am the 2nd star for at least using teletraps instead of smelly old buses, where everyone was stuffed like a herring, regardless of the class of service...queues of 2-3 hours and no priority service -NO.
During the departure, the info board did not work, the gate was changed for departure and they said in broken English and very quickly that no one heard. As a result, there is a crowd of Indians at our exit during our departure and our people go there. We barely figured it out so as not to get on another plane. During our flight, the gates were opened and we walked the entire airport along the corridor and stood in the corridor for 40 minutes waiting for the entrance to the plane to be opened. There is no organization. Although he is a military man, you can make sure that people do not stand in queues for hours, fix the info board, and speak English more slowly so that you can at least hear it.
In general, a normal airport for India. There is a place to eat, there is a place to buy souvenirs, food, and clothes... No frills, but it's quite normal.
Now a gorgeous airport has been built in this city. But the throughput rate did not work out at the same time. But it depends on the Hindus themselves, they just don't rush anywhere in life. Therefore, having arrived in this country, you just need to relax, and not load yourself with negative emotions.
I was there twice and both times there were queues for two hours on arrival and even more on departure. The queue for an electronic visa is faster. If you want to stand for weeks, sit next to the exit on the plane to be in the front rows) .On the way back, the porters will be offered without a queue- do not agree), you will win a maximum of 15 minutes, and fly away with everyone))
It's small, cramped, and there aren't enough employees. They don't care about people and they can safely serve slowly, with a cup of tea, having a queue of 700 people. The staff are goons and loafers..! And no philosophy justifies them...
The simplest navigation, friendly staff, especially for passengers with children!
Both before and after customs - rupees are accepted everywhere! and they said that only dollars or euros
Unfortunately, there are very few places where you can eat while waiting for a flight, namely, only two cafes where huge queues gather. Previously, you could buy water at the airport, albeit at a fabulous price, but now they don't even sell it! In this regard, there are very few vending machines with drinks - this would simplify a lot.
The simultaneous arrival of three flights, usually from Russia in the morning, leads to long queues at passport control windows. People spent 7-8 hours on planes without sleep at night, and were forced to stand behind a mark in their passport for another 2-3 hours. The only reassuring thing is that there is a vacation ahead and an unforgettable Goa
Since this is a military airport, the organization is at a minimum level.
Everything is very slow and long.
A tip for anyone who wants to get a visa as soon as possible, do not do an electronic one, but a regular one.
It's a sooooooo long walk from the plane to the border guards and baggage claim on arrival. the same is true for departure. The airport is modern, but sooooo provincial with all the consequences: there is practically no Duty Free, one point so to speak of food, coffee, water and other things to eat. Save time for baggage check-in, check-in and check-in. There is no Wi-Fi.
The airport is modern, but there is a list of but:
1. If you arrive in advance, they will not let you in. Mourners are also not allowed in.
2. Lighters are very seriously taken away both in hand luggage and in luggage.
3. There are no cafes and restaurants inside. There are several counters selling food at a very high price. There's not even a place to drink beer.
A military airport, but accepts private flights. The entrance is only one way! If you go in and go outside, then you can't go back, you need to buy a ticket again! Take a closer look!
The porters are bred, posing as employees of the company from which they arrived, they allegedly meet on departure, it is unclear with the luggage you immediately get there without an X-ray and if you don't like something there, you won't wait for the suitcase
Weak security system. Non-standard baggage check: it is checked not at the entrance to the airport, but after, in the middle of the hall. You can hide any prohibited items on its territory, then after checking, put them back in your luggage
It took them a very long time, they stood at passport control for more than an hour. Back:they will not be allowed to enter the airport without a passport and ticket, lighters are taken away at the inspection and everything is also very long. But the carpets are lying 😊
There are huge queues at the airport... for registration, for passport control, for check-in and boarding! It was poorly organized, the flight was delayed for an hour due to the fault of the airport staff!
The access control is terribly slow. For the second year in a row, we stand for 3 hours to register. If you are not flying by charter, plan ahead. You can get in full. Apparently, it's not for nothing that the transfer takes 5 hours from the hotel)))).
Very slow customs. On February 6, 2019, we stood at customs for 1.5 hours after the ashes. Horror. Who just thought of sending two planes from Moscow at the same time!?
Everything is very slow, there are very few cafes and there is very little available assortment (at least in the early morning). We arrived 2 hours before the end of boarding, got to the gate 15 minutes before the end of boarding (which has not yet begun).
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January 16, 2020
The staff is working very slowly, there are a lot of inspections, there is no cafe where to sit, eat and drink, and then you need to go through the entire airport in the opposite direction to board a plane. There's nowhere near the airport to even buy water. A very inconvenient airport
Ideally, do not leave the star at all, for an insanely long time, each stage of being at the airport stretches for 40 minutes, screening, check-in, etc.
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December 3, 2019
A beautiful airport. Dear, like all airports. Military. The inspection is specific. it takes 2 hours for the procedure.
It took more than 1.5 hours from the entrance to the building to the exit to the sterile area. Local specialists are working very slowly. The ads are not legible.
I have never seen such a long passport control and preflight inspection. This is just a mockery of tourists who came to this country to spend money. Discourages the desire to come again.
Navigation is so-so. Especially if the plane is delayed. They don't even write how long they were detained. They just detained me and that's it. You also have to wander around the airport for a long time and look for a way out. Lighters are being taken away, but there is an electric one in the SMOKING ROOM.
We lost our phone there, and it wasn't returned to us. It is also difficult to check in, as soon as we were not checked, " both inside and out ", I even felt sorry for those who were already preparing for boarding, and their departure was postponed for a day..They have to go through the "seven circles of hell" again.
The airport has fulfilled its main function: we were able to fly away from there) But looking at the organization at the airport, it seems that something went wrong in the minds of Indians at this place at some point.
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Павел Борисов
Level 10 Local Expert
March 31, 2020
Hindus themselves are slow, in no hurry to go anywhere at all) Hence the long queues for departure.
Airport staff like kites offer to take you to the business class counter, bypassing the queue - for 1k rubles, they take any currency, you can bargain up to 800)) In general, the airport is simple, there is a place to drink coffee and have a snack with massala upstairs. Namaste!
Huge queues for check-in, boarding, passport control, screening, boarding the plane. There was an hour in each one. Partly, it is the fault of the Russian tour operators, who loaded the airport so much, knowing its passability.
I am glad that there is a smoking room)
It is generally unrealistic to drink unnoticed, there are more police than in all of Goa) People come into the bathroom every minute.
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January 8, 2020
A terrible, disgusting place to treat Russians like a herd on a farm, queuing for 4 hours in a queue is something beyond!
The airport is being rebuilt to meet international standards. When the construction is completed, I think it will be on the level!
But slowness at all stages of verification makes you be patient!