The ‘long walk’ at Melbourne Airport - Pickup/Dropoff

[downgraded]

I suspect they chose not to do it because it won't be this long of a walk in 4 years time and they'd need to rip it out in 2030 or so.

I think everyone is forgetting that the new check in / arrivals hall door in 2031 will be pushed way out close to the old pick up and drop off lanes. This will be a lot shorter of a walk to check in hall.

The walk to the check in area really isn't very far, the hyperbole related to the distance to the furthest departure gate is somewhat obscuring the reality. However, AKL has the "add on" travellators that sit on top of the ground to and from the farther gate areas - that's something MEL could have included to get people across the foot bridges without walking, or maybe a gondola?

 

[Bundy Bear]

Will be good for the Qantas wellbeing app

 

[mel-world]

This new system will fix the issue of traffic and/or pax being delayed due to the pedestrian crossings that existed on both levels outside T1 and T3. At lease pax do not intermingle with traffic on these levels anymore. Maybe they still do on the L2 and L3 drop off and pick up zones but yet to experience that layout.

With UBER still keeping its existing PU zones right outside the terminals, I guess there is even more incentive to use them rather than Didi where, I guess, you have to find your car in the P/UP zone - or is there still an area in the old P/UP area on the ground level for other ride share pickups as well as off airport parking and hotel vans?

 

[Quickstatus]

I hope that the 1-2 min time limit for pickup is actually enforced

15min for piclup

1 min for drop off. Just like any drop off there will be attendants shooing cars away after dropping off

A massive fail by Melbourne Airport by not putting in travelators.

I don't understand why.
Westfield shopping centres don't have travelators and I reckon it is easy to walk a few km without counting. Similarly with the big shopping malls in the US with the mega car parks. I don't think it is an issue. Then try the mega hub airports like Changi and Dubai etc. even though travellers exist there is a lot of walking.

If luggage is the issue, there will be luggage carts.

People with disabilities /accessibility issues are or should be catered for.

 

[jb747]

Hopefully they'll immediately tow any car that is left by the driver at these new areas.

 

[serfty]

Hopefully they'll immediately tow any car that is left by the driver at these new areas.

It'll be easier too get a tow truck to 'em.

 

[elanshin]

Hopefully they'll immediately tow any car that is left by the driver at these new areas.

Not sure about drop off (although most people don't hang around). For pick up, according to someone that went there today, its now similar to Sydney and needs ticket/ card tap for the entry/exit of the carpark with a free period.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Not sure about drop off (although most people don't hang around). For pick up, according to someone that went there today, its now similar to Sydney and needs ticket/ card tap for the entry/exit of the carpark with a free period.

Will be interesting to see how this all pans out @elanshin
As you indicate, drop off not an issue with 5 minutes.

Have heard a "whisper" that a $5 charge will be applied at a later stage.
Methinks this is more likely for pick ups.
They have extended the Mercer Drive wait zone from 20 minutes to 60.
Only time will tell.

 

[MARTINE]

Then there was the lucky driver who was the last to drive the road before it was shut. He got $1970 flight centre credit given by airport management.
…pays for a few days parking