Simon Brooke
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Melbourne Orlando International Airport
If flying from the UK you may be a little worried at the distance Melbourne Orlando is from the tourism in Orlando.
Believe me, the journey from plane to kerb was quick and easy. I suspect as many Brits are flying exclusively with TUI that the experience for TUI passengers must be this way
Airport is small, few TUI flights and a few local flights. Huge investment to make travelling through the airport easy has paid off
On arrival took about 20 mins from when they finally got the airbridge to work to getting on the coach. Staff universally friendly even TSA.
On departure, TUI gave us 4 hours here. Check in was a few steps from kerb side with plenty of desks. TSA was efficient and as much of a pleasent experience airport security could be. One shop, one duty free and a couple of eating places. Prices are reasonable for an airport but not a bargain. WiFi was hit n miss, which appears a constant with the airport wifi and loads of charging points usb and us plugs, are available to get your devices to 100%
Again only let down was the mildy confusing boarding process, a 30 min delay (although both passengers and plane were on the ground for many hours) and crew frantically handing out water and blankets pre departure
Given the reality TUI is there number 1 customer, unclear why there should be a delayed departure but hey, I guess the ground handlers need to learn from the airport management.
Mild irritations and most certainly an easier and more pleasant experience than flying from it's major international neighbour.
So don't be worried. The experience of Melbourne Orlando will more than make up for the distance from the theme parks
Believe me, the journey from plane to kerb was quick and easy. I suspect as many Brits are flying exclusively with TUI that the experience for TUI passengers must be this way
Airport is small, few TUI flights and a few local flights. Huge investment to make travelling through the airport easy has paid off
On arrival took about 20 mins from when they finally got the airbridge to work to getting on the coach. Staff universally friendly even TSA.
On departure, TUI gave us 4 hours here. Check in was a few steps from kerb side with plenty of desks. TSA was efficient and as much of a pleasent experience airport security could be. One shop, one duty free and a couple of eating places. Prices are reasonable for an airport but not a bargain. WiFi was hit n miss, which appears a constant with the airport wifi and loads of charging points usb and us plugs, are available to get your devices to 100%
Again only let down was the mildy confusing boarding process, a 30 min delay (although both passengers and plane were on the ground for many hours) and crew frantically handing out water and blankets pre departure
Given the reality TUI is there number 1 customer, unclear why there should be a delayed departure but hey, I guess the ground handlers need to learn from the airport management.
Mild irritations and most certainly an easier and more pleasant experience than flying from it's major international neighbour.
So don't be worried. The experience of Melbourne Orlando will more than make up for the distance from the theme parks