Beijing Airport
Lasting Impressions....
"Someone took pictures of us while my friend was sleeping and I couldn't run after them to challenge them with all our stuff lying there and my friend asleep and guards with guns watching." (Jamie and Kara)
Quick Reference Airport Guide
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- cold
- loud and frequent announcements
- comfortable sofas in the Irish Bar
A few airport reviews from the archives
by Terminal Insomniac, 7/26/2009
After arriving in the international terminal, I had to wait a while for my bus to get out of horrific Beijing traffic before I could get to the university where I was staying. I took this as an opportunity to catch up on sleep lost during the 14 hour flight from the US. The international terminal was renovated for the 2008 Olympics, so everything was in pretty decent shape, and it may have been the only place in all of China that wasn't packed with people. The seats were less than desirable sleeping spots, so I turned a Pizza Hut booth into my resting place. Airport security didn't mind, and announcements were infrequent. The only downside was that I got kicked out of the booth when the restaurant filled up.
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"I just found this website so please forgive me for not reporting sooner....Me and my wife were leaving Beijing during May 2006. This was our 2-3 time in Beijing since I live in China I come here a few times but I hate it everytime. We were delayed from about 8:20pm to 3am in the morning. There was a rain delay for everyone around China I think. Anyway, we were the first to be delayed but the last ones to leave. The Chinese passengers started to get angry since the airport people were so untrained and did not know what to tell people, the Chinese passengers started a small disturbance, not a riot, just yelling and threatening the airport/airline staff and throwing things at them and breaking things. Next thing I know there are about 12 policeman coming in to control the disturbance and calm the passengers and after that they finally found us an airplane to leave on. I guess they got scared that they were going to have all this filmed and sent to the news papers. There were a few people filming things but they are so scared here they did not post anything with the news I'm sure. I never heard about this. "
