Talk:Raja Sansi International Airport

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The airport appears to an old Indian Air Force outpost. Facilities are minimal. It is advisable that you take care of your food and toileteries needs elsewhere before you get to the airport. A can of coke will cost you RS 150 (US$ 3+)

Getting hold of a luggage trolley may be an onerous task. I would suggest you park your vehicle first and then hunt for a trolley. The entrance to the arrival and departure lounges are usually crowded as you have more people sending off their kin than the number of passengers. If you can work your way through the crowd you will need to cross the first security check where a CISF personnel will inspect your tickets. An attendent will gather your luggage even before you enter the complex. You next stop is at the Baggage screening machine and you pass through a metal detector and barrier as well.

The check in procedures are by and large manual. The staff will complete manual boarding cards and confusion reigns supreme. You will need to show your tickets to a staff member hidden in a corner who will assign you a seat and affix a sticker with the seat number on your ticket. You then take this to the check in counter where the staff will weigh the luggage and issue a manual boarding card. Dont forget to collect luggage tags for your hand luggage. Also check the name on your boarding card and ensure that there are no corrections on the name as the Immigration and customs officer can get picky with this.

The next step is to walk to the Immigration desk. There are two immigration desks at end of a short corridor. You may end up walking down the corridor and may miss the immigration desk which happens to be in a niche on the right side of the corridor. Beware lest a camera should take your picture at the barrier.

Once you clear the Immigration you need to clear customs. You first hand over the passports to a chap who will put a stamp on your boarding card. (There is a semblence of a queue here. Figure out the head of the Queue. Getting at the wrong end of the queue will entail delays).

He will then hand it over to the Customs officer who will tick off your name against a flight roster. If all is well and you dont get stopped for anything else you may now proceed to the cramped waiting lounge after getting frisked by the efficient CISF Staff.

It is better to stand as the access to the seats are invariably blocked by the oversized hand luggages. There are no boarding announcements and a creaking door and a rush to the door will tell you that the plane is ready for boarding.

Once the flight is ready you walk towards the plane. You get frisked again before you board the plane. You will need to get up the stairs to get into the plane. Seek help if you have difficulties in carrying your luggage over the stairs to the plane.

Staff are quite courteous at the airport and whilst the procedure is long winded people are friendly and helpful.

In Short your survival guide at the Amritsar airport - Don't expect anything, put a smile on your face and just focus on getting into the plane. Better Still if you can locate a cousin and step removed who wears a uniform and can whiz you through the maze...