Have to collect my wife from the airport again in a few days. So the pick up/drop off area is actually further from the entrance/exit than before. Same for buses to the city and shuttles. Not every one travels by car. True there's a lot of work still to do but that won't alter the basic layout, just tidy it up a bit. On the whole nothing to get excited about.
@willy23522 күн бұрын
One lane in & out? cant they have some foreseeability
@gilbertsalvanerajr24 күн бұрын
do i need to drop off my luggages the go back to return parking for car rental or its easier to justo return the car forst then go to terminal?
@Kiwi_DaveАй бұрын
Covered car park, only 50 years late. NZAA is a dump.
@YviebbАй бұрын
Thank you for the informative video! Very useful
@theotherwayofstopping4717Ай бұрын
The best thing about Auckland is its airport departure lounge - means you're getting away from the shithole!
@aroncranston17952 ай бұрын
Clouds dark on the back ground Satan is definitely doing a quiet cream pie
@davidcampbell36422 ай бұрын
Absolute shambles when busy.
@rongpruitt33903 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video! It’s very helpful for first time renters like me!
@hiii8731Ай бұрын
When you did what location did you add to the google maps…?
@whatwheelienzАй бұрын
Hi, sorry for the late reply. We didn't use Google maps. We have a very old Tom Tom which got us to the right place.
@nataliebotha88373 ай бұрын
That is great, thanks for sharing. Don't want to sound negative, but this is typical of Auckland transport. How many aircraft take off and land in an hour, and there is only one lane in and one lane out!! It's a case, let's build something and then discuss what we can do, to make it work.
@Ennui6293 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. Explains a lot
@marygounder53393 ай бұрын
So bloody hard for disabled people. Rubbish outlay
@atsushitanaka58313 ай бұрын
Fuc*ing useless layout. I don't understand why project manager accepted this layout?
@HUAIREN6663 ай бұрын
AVIOD AUCKLAND AIRPORT AT ALL COSTS !!! NOW WE FLY QUANTAS TO CHRIST CHURCH OR WELLINGTON. MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER BUT WELL WORTH IT !!!
@davidcampbell36422 ай бұрын
Auckland Airport is a shambles.
@wekiwisdofly8525 күн бұрын
You seem pretty bitter about it lol
@mikefulcher65413 ай бұрын
Civil engineers recommend taking illicit drugs to come up with unworkable designs😹😹
@shae_sterling3 ай бұрын
I travel all around the world, and this is has got to be the most annoying, confusing, slow, long walking, silly layout ever. Who came up with this design and even worse, who approved it? The only thing i found slightly useful is the online prepaid parking system.
@gordonwalker79642 ай бұрын
Same I feel Aucklands infrastructure, including its international and domestic airports, is backward compared to other cities around the world 🌎. It's embarrassing.
@davidcampbell36422 ай бұрын
When I came to New Zealand, a Kiwi friend said to me that as long as you can handle living in a third-world banana republic, I'd be fine-he was correct, but you get used to it.
@karensayer30893 ай бұрын
Short term parking too far from terminal and no covered walk way.
@susannelangridge42063 ай бұрын
You need more than one lane
@viliamutaulagi3513 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing 👏👏👏
@georgethomas78143 ай бұрын
Typical never going to make it easier....
@clairewolfgramm16864 ай бұрын
So you drop grandma off in her wheelchair give her her suitcase and carryon…..give the chair a shove and say good luck wheeling your self to the terminal
@donrobinson66134 ай бұрын
The Nanny state looks like things have gone from bad to worse in 10 years.
@WihiriaMark4 ай бұрын
Stupidest design and layout Eva. You gotta walk a mile to catch a taxi. Taxi’s won’t take you short distances. Auckland used to be friendly and helpful. The layout in this airport is hard to find anything, you gotta walk too far after travelling eight hours on a flight. Disappointing.
@dawnferris96114 ай бұрын
....its any wonder i hate travelling😅
@TomKing-en7bf4 ай бұрын
Design is ill-conceived Reminiscent of the movie "Dumb and Dumber," attempting to fix something that was not broken. The new drop-off area appears more constricted, and navigating to the parking lot requires an additional loop, exacerbating traffic congestion on the airport approach Road.
@dave24-734 ай бұрын
What monkey designed this, it’s highly inefficient. Just what people want when flying added stress and congestion. AUCKLAND the city were rates go up, because we spend millions each year making things worse.
@haydonditchburn21944 ай бұрын
And next week, there'll be more alterations to the alterations. The airport has been undergoing constant construction changes ever since it opened in the 60's.. Seems like planning ahead wasn't considered previously, and still hasn't been. Much like the Harbour Bridge..
@user-gk9wn4bz2p4 ай бұрын
Nvm migrating all ur nations maori didnt approve them to live on our land
@user-gk9wn4bz2p4 ай бұрын
What for us cant even house the tangata whenua from here
@amandatomasoa84444 ай бұрын
Thank you for doing this video. Appreciated. 👍🏼
@stinkees6964 ай бұрын
This airport is the worst 😞 bad design, indifferent staff, even the runways are rotten
@Lia_T4 ай бұрын
The old pick ip drop off area had 2 lanes, so this one lane system increases congestion. It has the bonus of being covered. The walk is not that much more than it was before. But to manouver out of the car in the width provided isn't that practical, especially when you have luggage on your back seat to get out, children, or need mobility aids. That's even when parked up to the curb. It doesn't feel safe to get out of your vehicle unless you are on the curbside when you have these additional issues. The queue time to get through due to congestion was awful.
@michelleabsolum24114 ай бұрын
Ty thats very helpful
@Sujowi4 ай бұрын
Auckland Airport couldn’t design a teabag. One look at the awful domestic terminal is enough to tell anyone how useless they are. And their priorities are muddled - why are they continually fluffing with international? All those overseas visitors eventually get into the domestic terminal which is scruffier than most provincial airports due to underinvestment over decades.
@PhillipCorr-by3zl4 ай бұрын
I am about to blow my brains out, so F boring, and the layout sucks. Did not expect anything new
@karensayer30894 ай бұрын
Just the queue before getting anywhere close enough,makes my hackles rise.
@TheAllEngineering4 ай бұрын
Auckland Airport goes out of its way to make it as inconvenient as possible for private motorists to pick up and drop off people so in that respect it is a success. In reality an epic fail yet again when we not have the options for public transport that Airports overseas have.
@flowers6374 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you this helps me big time going to the airport.
@tigertiger16994 ай бұрын
Sadly I have zero confidence in AIAL ability to provide a clever design…/ airport that works for its passenger customers..
@robertthomson15874 ай бұрын
I landed there last week, coming from Sydney. It was an underwhelming experience: 45 minutes to get the luggage onto the belts, and then another 20 minutes to walk to the taxi rank. Z grade airport.
@Sujowi4 ай бұрын
Yes, it continues to be embarrassing! Sorry. Domestic is an even bigger joke but you will survive it and end up in a lovely provincial airport that we are proud of. Any number of those!
@kiwibelt3 ай бұрын
Like Sydney airport is any better? What a dump.
@robertthomson15873 ай бұрын
At Sydney airport the luggage is generally delivered to the belts within 10-15 minutes. The taxi rank is right outside the arrivals hall. Not that I need to use a taxi. I catch the train home from the station underneath the airport at a cost of $15. That's a piece of basic public infrastructure that's spectacularly absent at Auckland airport, where a taxi into town via the traffic-clogged motorway costs $100. Sydney airport is orders of magnitude better than Auckland airport.
@kiwibelt25 күн бұрын
@@robertthomson1587 totally agree in regards to services provided at Sydney Airport. Auckland desperately needs a rail link. I just find that both Sydney and Melbourne airports (particularly in their arrivals and gate lounge areas) are a little Grotty.
@wekiwisdofly854 ай бұрын
Us staff who work there hate where the new park and ride bus stop is now. You gotta walk for ages to the terminal now!
@kiwibelt3 ай бұрын
Seriously? It’s like a 2 minute walk!
@wekiwisdofly853 ай бұрын
@kiwibelt yeah you really think we like running for the bus when we see it there and majority of the time the bus takes off just as we get near the bus
@kiwibelt25 күн бұрын
@@wekiwisdofly85 I understand that is annoying… But that doesn’t really have anything to do with my response to the previous post. You stated that you have to walk for ages to get to the terminal now. You don’t actually. You can step off the bus and be inside the terminal in 2 1/2 minutes. it’s hardly a marathon. Busses taking off when you’re almost at the door - has happened to me a couple of times as well. I’ve spoken to the drivers and they are all under really strict orders that they must depart on the dot of their timetable . They have been told by their management that even if people are running for the bus they must depart absolutely on schedule. I think it’s got something to do with Auckland International Airport Limited/ Park and Ride not wanting to be liable to the airlines for holding up operations if their staff are late to work because the new car park is so much further away from the airport and prone to bad traffic in the afternoons especially.
@wekiwisdofly854 күн бұрын
@kiwibelt oh bro it’s been a few months now I don’t care about that anymore. I’m over my little rant it’s a good walk now that I see it
@georginasekone4 ай бұрын
Looks like it's a lot worse than before who's the stupid idea
@roberthall71174 ай бұрын
Don't short term park... you'll get ripped off in half and hour. who ever came up with this idea wasted alot of tax payers money with a worthless concept that just won't work. The Drop Off Area, Valet Area is crap!!!
@JLPNZ4 ай бұрын
Looks horrific, single lane entry and exit and look at how small they are! This is going to turn into a traffic congestion hell
@cameronblackbourn50814 ай бұрын
Shuttle/taxi area is shocking, too small and far too far to walk for elderly or disabled.
@kiwigirljacks4 ай бұрын
Terrible redesign! Terminal is too far from short term parking if you have to wait for someone arriving or staying with someone before they fly out. Especially for those of us with mobility issues! And the single lanes to get to drop off/pickup are going to be a nightmare at busy times.. and it’s also further away as well. Why take away all that space in the middle there? Was bad enough when they took some of it away for that hotel, now the whole area is gone? What are they doing with it I wonder 🤔
@moekontze1164 ай бұрын
That bus went really fast, man dangerous, it is the airport drive through, not motorway!!!
@cva99284 ай бұрын
So useful guide. But I have to agree that the layout is a bit rubbish but also, I think you gotta work with what you have right? Quite a significant improvement though.
@bFORCe20034 ай бұрын
That carpark has been under construction for years if not a decade. Cant remember the time there were no cones or construction there. Also, It looks like its just the same pick up/drop off area as before or is it where there used to be a car park just over from the original pick up/drop off? I think that was the original E car park before they moved it back where it is now.
@p0ooLahH4 ай бұрын
Yes been there twice and this new development is far from o awesome alot spacious and easier to park and depart!