The ‘long walk’ at Melbourne Airport

[futaris]

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Travellers panic about ‘long walk’ at Melbourne Airport in major change to pick-up, drop-off process

Help! The long and winding road that leads to your door.
Is there any airport in Australia with a longer journey to get out?

 

[aikman]

That is pretty long. But I guess once the current road is swallowed up into the terminal building then it wouldn't feel as long even if technically the distance will remain the same.

 

[CaptJCool]

I expect it’s shorter than the walk to Airport West Tram terminus…

 

[AuSammy]

Oh the deterioration of our media. Customer’s “panicking”.

I’ve walked more than a km inside BKK to get from one gate to another.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Any walk would have to be shorter than the current domestic Sydney arrivals to passenger pick up? Now that’s a looong walk.

 

[ausfox]

The old departure stop placed disabled passengers much closer to the check in. There is assistance available in the new system but it is well hidden in the information being provided by the airport.

 

[Saab34]

It’s those Jetstar gates down the end that are the killer. It’s a long trek especially to the hire cars etc, even more so for some of the hire car drop offs are pretty much next to Centre Rd inside the carpark.

Will be interesting to see if the pickup or drop off areas get backed up. I guess what happens for pickup if all the spots are taken? Trying to work out how you actually get back into the complex, not like you just exit and go back in, it’s entry is off the elevated road.. Bit like missing the turnoff on the highway coming in, certainly can make things hard for yourself trying to go back and start again.

 

[Quickstatus]

Its undercover
Try walking from Heathrow to Elizabeth line station.
There is a Buggy service between T123 and Terminals.
It is not a long walk - less than 1km from the furthest point in any terminal.
Are people really complaining about 1km?
Sydney DOM to P3 pickup is about the same.

Might be important for @drron.
I think he is going there soon.
I suspect his battery can last that distance.

For those who need an accessibility connection service at MEL: Connection Service, MEL mobility hub


The Buggies:

 

[Ricicles]

Its undercover
Try walking from Heathrow to Elizabeth line station.
There is a Buggy service between T123 and Terminals.
It is not a long walk - less than 1km from the furthest point in any terminal.
Are people really complaining about 1km?
Sydney DOM to P3 pickup is about the same.

Might be important for @drron.
I think he is going there soon.
I suspect his battery can last that distance.

For those who need an accessibility connection service at MEL: Connection Service, MEL mobility hub


The Buggies:
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All very well if you walk 1, 2 or 3km for fun but without whinging I’m reliant on an elbow crutch to get around and plan every step in an airport so it’s a big deal for me.

 

[Quickstatus]

I’m reliant on an elbow crutch

That's why I specifically mentioned the
Buggy service
Connection service , mobility hub

 

[flydoc2]

Melbourne Airport - Plan your journey before you pick up or drop off



Travellers panic about ‘long walk’ at Melbourne Airport in major change to pick-up, drop-off process

Help! The long and winding road that leads to your door.
Is there any airport in Australia with a longer journey to get out?

The walk from immigration to the MEL T2 departure gates through the Duty Free concessions feels about as long to me. But, it is at least undercover. And I imagine also has a buggy service…. @Quickstatus

 

[Franky]

Any walk would have to be shorter than the current domestic Sydney arrivals to passenger pick up? Now that’s a looong walk.

Agree - that system is a joke, nearly 1km uphill all the way with your bags, and any relative who comes to pick you up has to pay $5 to get into the place where you end up in. An absolute disgrace for an Australian airport……

 

[Ricicles]

That's why I specifically mentioned the
Buggy service
Connection service , mobility hub

Thank you but I want to be “normal” and get under my own steam, this seems a really badly conceived plan when compared to just about every other airport drop off in the world - I already spend every trip fighting of kindly wheelchair drivers. Maybe the reality won’t be as bad …