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    Brisbane Airport - Spacious seating at gates.

    Brisbane Airport

    3.2(101 reviews)
    93.9 kmEagle Farm

    My experience was limited to a layover in the international terminal, but I was certainly not…read moreimpressed. Signage for arriving passengers was pretty poor, particularly regarding transfers. The central food hall was especially crowded, the restrooms were terribly dirty, and electronics charging capabilities were nowhere to be found near the departure gates. And do they even have any air conditioning in the terminal? Mark this as an airport I hope I never have to visit again.

    What a terrible airport for international departures. There are two departure entries to security…read moreand only one is opened. There are 400 people in line that they are trying to squeeze through. People are skipping the lines. I have never seen chaos like this all my years of travel. Edit: The single line goes downstairs. All departure goes through a single line. I see over 1500 people in line. Edit 2: it got worse. There are no signs for premium entry, so be warned. Once you're in the line approaching the scans, the chaos ensues. About 5 people had already put their stuff in trays as instructed, then another agent said to pick up our trays to wait in another line. Ok, fine. No sense antagonizing security. Edit 3: Everyone is concussed. No clear signs for passport checks. I stood there trying to figure out where to go, and got scolded at by an agent for not using the machine kiosks. Ok, I proceed there and put my passport in. The wrong way, he scolds me again. I told him it's a bit chaotic and got confused. He argues that it's not chaotic. The machine flashes red, and he tells me I'm not qualified to go through the kiosk after all and to go wait at the end of the agent line. There's just one agent there among the empty seats. She was trying her best, but it took another 20 mins. All in all, it was almost 2 hours to finally get through all that, only to end up at Duty Free, where I had another interestingly bad experience. This airport is not equipped for the traffic.

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    Brisbane Airport - It's chaos. Allow PLENTY time

    It's chaos. Allow PLENTY time

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    Ballina Byron Gateway Airport - Ballina Airport Tarmac

    Ballina Byron Gateway Airport

    4.0(5 reviews)
    75.0 km

    As the gateway for universally-known and -acclaimed Byron Bay, hippy capital of the solar system…read moreand bong-smoking backpacker mecca, you kind of expect Ballina Airport to be something more than it is. But it's not, and it's great. It's like landing out in the country somewhere, rather than one of Australia's best known getaway spots. There's tarmac, and a modest one-story tin-roofed building that looks like the unfashionable congregation hall of some kind of Presbyterian church. The cafe is tiny and there are a cluster 3 Hawaiian shirt-wearing minibus operators joking around in the corner. You look around wondering if you're at the wrong spot. Orange, maybe. Or Dubbo. You walk out in the sun, blink, look back at the poky terminal (it barely justifies the word) then smile and head for Byron. Ballina: no ego, and keeping it real.

    Ballina airport is as simple as the town is itself. No frills but with all the basic amenities so…read moredon't go expecting to pick up last minute souvenirs or any fancy flight lounges to relax in. There are a few humble couches to relax on but for the most part it's hard plastic seating. There's the Horizon's cafe which offers all your usual cafe fare, hot chips, burgers, packet chips, some fruit, muffins bars, drinks. So if you're after a meal maybe pick something up in town before you head there. There's no real downside to any of this, it's an experience of small towns and one to embrace, you even get to walk onto your plane which sorta makes you feel like a celebrity... Just use your imagination!

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