T2 Mumbai International Airport - Swanky and stylish.

I had recently travelled abroad and I had to fly through the new International airport.

Approach: The Approach road is good. I came from the Saki naka side and the area around the airport was clean and good.

There are two roads leading to the terminal, one closer to the airport and the other one is parallel to the first one.

As usual the one near to the airport was crowded and vehicles were parked there for people to alight.

I preferred the second one where the road was clean and less crowded.

I had to wait a while for finding a trolley to cart my luggage, this needs improvement.

As soon as I entered the terminal I could locate my carrier and went towards it for checking in my luggage.

After taking my boarding pass and I proceeded to the security area and waiting hold.

The entire airport is well designed and has wifi facility.

I did use this facility but my what’s ap was not working so used my mail facility, which worked so could send mails. The wifi in Heathrow also did not support whatsap.

The arrangements inside are good.

While coming back I landed in the same international airport.

The exit thro the plane was good and there were toilets along the transit and were as clean as any other facility in the airports worldwide.

The walk to Immigration is long so there are vehicle facilities for seniors.

The immigration hold is big and there are adequate windows where one can pass through with ease and in no time. It’s better than Miami where I had to wait at least 15 minutes.

The baggage claim area is just after the immigration, so one gets to the luggage retrieval area immediately.

Here the wait is painstakingly long, and it took one hour for my luggage to come to the conveyor belt. This needs improvement as the turnover of luggage should be quick and efficient.

The Customs clearance is again not a problem as one needs to scan only cabin or hand luggages, thus sparing us from lifting the bigger luggages on to the scanner.

As soon as we come out, we have the option of cabs booking and one can book the cab and go to level 1 by an escalator. If you have somebody receiving you then you can exit at the level of the customs area, and take your private car.

The exit to cab area is good, and waiting area for the cabs well designed.

I found the overall experience of going through and coming through the T2 Mumbai International Airport good and comparable to world standards.

Hope the Authorities keep up the cleanliness and maintain the toilets spick and span.

The Airports are the first point of entry for a traveler and it they ought to be good and appealing to travelers.

Congrats to the team which made it happen and wish them luck in keeping it truly world class.

At last we can boast of world class facility.