Since I moved from Romania to The Netherlands I traveled several times between the two countries. Some trips were by car while
the majority were by airplane.
The airport in Amsterdam (Schiphol actually) is
BIG. Really big.
The airport in Bucharest (Otopeni actually) is
rather small. Not tiny, but rather small.
Even when things go smoothly, there are two
very annoying moments associated with air-travel. The first is the security
check which, although I deeply dislike, I accept it as a necessity. After all,
we all enjoy safe flights (at least in the EU).
The second annoying moment is the waiting at
the luggage belt. After sitting in a small and usually uncomfortable (at least
for me) chair for several hours and after traveling thousands of kilometers I
feel that the wait for the luggage is an unnecessary delay.
Both small and big airports have their
advantages and disadvantages. Small airports have the advantage of relatively
little time needed in order to get to the airplane. In large airports one might
need to walk for half an hour to get to the gate. God forbid for a Gate Change.
That’s at the departure airport.
At the arrival airport things are a bit
different. If the airport is big, a traveler would still need to walk quite a
lot to get out. If the airport is small the traveler needs to walk quite
little.
But here’s the thing.
The waiting time at the luggage belt is
different in small and big airports. Surprisingly or not, the waiting time is
shorter at larger airports than it is at smaller ones.
From the airplane to the luggage hall people
travel on foot while bags travel by (sort of) car. At a small airport people
get to the baggage belt much faster than do bags. Hence the higher waiting time
and subsequent higher level of annoyance.
At a large airport people need to walk for
quite a lot and by the time they get to the luggage belt, the bags are almost
there, hence the waiting time in the baggage hall is short(er).
This could be solved relatively easily. Either
make the route people have to walk longer or make the waiting time more
pleasant or useful.
Happy travel!
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