Saturday, 8 March 2008

Transition Point - Flughafen Frankfurt am Main [FRA]

A short mention on Frankfurt International Airport, the airport in which our beloved national carrier has an established hub. Quite a typical intenational airport, true to German efficiency. Why i happened to be here was a long story. I somehow got the misconception that Frankfurt was near Hamburg and so bought a connecting flight from here to my next destination. (Brrr... it was a real expensive mistake and i had to remind myself not to make this kind of stupid error again...)



Anyway, arrived past midnight at the airport. Its such a major airport that the airport actually has a train station which the intercity train stopped, away from the city centre. Thank goodness for that as i shuddered to imagine me carrying my big backpack and trudging all the way from the city centre to this place...



A very quiet and peaceful airport i would say. maybe i had been spoilt by our dear Changi or it could be due to the fact that it was way late for there was no busy hustle or bustle. All the shops were closed also, even the check-in counter for my fight Luckily there was seat aplenty and so i made myself comfortable on one of them and went to sleep. First time sleeping at an airport lobby to make for an interesting experience. Maybe its because i have a lot of faith in the Germans but i did feel quite safe sleeping at the airportthe shops were still not opened yet by the time i left, except for the duty free place which was a couple of small little shops. Nothing much to mention i guess as i connect with my Air Berlin flight to Barcelona



Airport rating : 3 and a half stars

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