Calcutta Airport
Traveller Comments....
"Calcutta is an international airport but looks like it was from the 1950's. I wouldn't be surprised if cattle started roaming the place." (?)
Recent Review
photo source: David
We had intended to stay in a 'retiring room', but upon arrival at 11.55pm all of the rooms were taken and there was no room in the female dorm so my wife and I made an executive dicision to just stay in the airport for the night.
First to change terminals from the international to the domestic was a chancy proposition. There are gaurds at the entrance door. They check as you enter to ensure you do in fact have a plane ticket. We were not sure if we left the terminal where we landed we would be able to enter the domestic terminal, you are not suppose to enter until about 2 hours prior to your flight and our flight was 12 hours away. We gambled. We won. The guards are quite nice, even though they carry machine guns, and were sympathetic to our situation.
When we entered the waiting hall we realize that we were two of about 100 people waiting out the night in the airport. We were just glad to have a place to park our behinds and were not able to be too fussy about location.
We found a chair to sit in a tried to get comfortable. The seating was 'airport seating' with hard padded benches partitioned by metal arm rests. So, we slept sitting up. The lights remained on all night and we had to dawn our jackets (in India??) because the AC was quite cold. Safety did not seem to be a problem, the fellas with the machine guns roamed the hall all night. There was not much noise until about 5am when the annoucements started and even then they were infrequent.
The sleep was intermittent and not very long. Would I do it again? In a pinch, I think I would try to find the Airway Hotel and opt for a bit more quality.
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Calcutta Airport Guide
Airport Lounges
- Clipper Bar Lounge - Domestic Terminal, airside
- Club Bar Lounge - Domestic Terminal, landside
- Clipper Bar Lounge - International Terminal, landside
- Port Lounge - International Terminal, landside, open 24 hours
Airport WiFi / Internet
Information not available
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the Calcutta Airport does not appeal to you, there are a few hotels near the airport....
- Swissotel Kolkata - 3km from airport
- MBD Airport Hotel
More Services, Facilities & Things to Do at the Airport
Information not available
Airport Hours
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Calcutta Travel Sites
- Calcutta Hotel Deals - compare rates, check availability and read reviews
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