Simon Bolivar international airport
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2 reviews
April 7, 2019
Typical Latin American attitude to work. The air conditioning is on the same level, therefore: few people are cold; many people are hot and stuffy.
An unprepared person will be horrified by the "Food court" ("Gluttony Row") with its unsanitary conditions and sluggishness + indifference of the staff.
The quality of service at the check-in desks depends solely on the airline, but in general it is not bad.
It is useless to pack luggage in a film, as it is worse in quality than food.
Before arriving in Venezuela, sheets of "declaration" and "well-being" will be issued. Without a completed second piece of paper, you will be missed for migration control, they will stick and will not fall behind (it happens in another way, but it is better to be prepared for such a development of events). It is better to fill out the first piece of paper "somehow", because a clean "declaration" = 99% sending for a total baggage inspection. It is better to transport gifts in the form of phones and other high-tech products not in their original packaging, and separately from the box, as they will be considered transported for sale.
All sorts of "electronic boarding" do not "sink". Only paper, only hardcore. Arriving at the airport an hour and a half before boarding is extremely risky. Given the specifics of the country, in three to four hours.
Upon departure, without having "privileges" in the form of a diplomatic (green) or official (blue) passport of an Embassy employee, as well as VIP status, be prepared for:
1. Total check of baggage and hand luggage at the stage before check-in, before passport control, "on the runway", before boarding the plane. It is caused by the fight against drugs.
2. Communication only in Spanish. Very rarely does anyone know any other foreign language. At the same time, the local Spanish "dialect" is significantly different from the one that can be heard in Madrid, both in vocabulary and pronunciation.
3. There is a high chance that the luggage will be pierced so that the dog can sniff for prohibited substances. At the same time, samsonites, caterpillar cars and many other "reinforced" suitcases will still not protect against such abuse, since the awl is heated to "pierce" them and the case ceases to be an obstacle;
4. When using certified locks and/or nylon ties, they can simply open and inspect the luggage. As a result, they will put a piece of paper in the suitcase that, they say, they have examined it as part of the commission, here is a piece of paper about it.
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March 19, 2019
Few people - it's cold. A lot of it is hot and stuffy. The "well-known" sluggish (with the exception of porters) and low-intellectual nature of staff behavior. Outdated infrastructure.
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