Finally! I am going to
Tacloban on an airline I have never flown with before---Air Asia and I am flying out of
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 4 post-renovation for the
first time. This should be interesting.
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There wasn’t a lot of people at the entrance….
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…because everybody else was inside.
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The last time I was at NAIA 4 was more than five years
ago and I remembered it to be dark and looking very much its age. I was therefore
glad to see that the renovation wasn’t just hype. NAIA 4 looks very clean,
spacious, and well-lit.
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The check-in process was quick as I was already
web checked-in and just had to check in my luggage at the baggage drop where I was
the only one in queue.
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Hordes of people were inside the lounge that it probably
took my friends and me half an hour to find available seats even after one
flight had already boarded. It was almost like a game of musical chairs as to who
could get to the seats fastest once they were vacated.
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Boarding commenced on time.
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I usually book myself a front seat but this time, I let
Air Asia pick out my seat and they assigned me one at the back. It was the
first time I had boarded a plane from the back and saw that there was also a
very friendly and happy crew checking our boarding passes as well.
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As much as I can help it, I never order on-board meals because
my taste buds go through agony with airline meals so I always eat before the
flight or bring my own food. In this case, my friend prepared a grilled chicken
sandwich for us. But looking at the menu, I think I wouldn’t have minded
ordering the chicken rice or the nasi lemak---if they arrived as filling and delicious as they looked in the pictures.
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I think this is the very first time I’ve seen safety
instructions in Filipino.
Taxiing was kind of wobbly like the wheels were trying to
find their stability but the rest of the flight was comfortable except for brief and mild turbulence upon reaching our destination.
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As soon as we landed and the seat belt sign was turned
off, we all stood up facing the front until we heard the door open from the
back giving us, the rear passengers, another exit option. We made an almost
synchronized about-face.
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As much as all the passengers were in a hurry to leave
the plane, most were milling around it for a selfie after getting off.
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I guess that’s time better spent than waiting for your
luggage to come out.
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Mine took 10 minutes to come out.
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As soon as we stepped out of the airport, men with
umbrellas were competing for our attention, screaming “Taxi! Taxi!” like paparazzi.
I yelled that I wanted a tricycle thinking it would be cheaper but my group of
three was being charged P150 for a fifteen-minute drive to our hotel. The taxi
was just fifty pesos more so we opted for it instead. It was amusing how
friendly these men were even if we didn’t hire them. As we waited for our
driver to get his taxi, the men were pointing us to a cooler place to wait. One
even shared his umbrella with me saying, “Ang init! Ang init!” (It’s hot! It’s
hot!) I laughed while thanking him but I had to decline the Imelda Marcos
treatment. Incidentally, Imelda Marcos hails from Tacloban.
BYE, TACLOBAN!
Eventually, it was time to leave
Tacloban. Our taxi driver whom we hired when we arrived in Tacloban later became our tour guide and personal comedian. We were thinking
of going to the airport early but he shouted, “Masisira beauty
ninyo!”
(Literally: “your beauty would be ruined” but it’s more of a vernacular
and funny way of saying that it’s not a good idea.) He said we wouldn’t be able
to do anything before the counters open and it would just be a waste of our
time. We didn’t get what he was trying to say. My friends and I were willing to
wait anyway but he insisted on taking us to Robinson’s Mall instead and he picked us up when the counters opened. We relented and had our lunch there.
(I highly recommend Jo’s Chicken Inasal at the food court for being so generous with their
servings. Each meal comes with two huge cups of rice!)
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When we arrived at the airport, it wasn’t surprising to
see a long line at the entrance.
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I thought the people there were just waiting to be let
in.
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Turns out that the entrance was the “lobby” of sorts. No
one, and absolutely no one, was allowed entry before the counters were ready to
check in passengers. That was what our tour guide was warning us about earlier.
Our flight was scheduled to fly at 1:20pm and we were telling him that it was
okay for us to be at the airport as early as 10:00am but the airport authorities
were strict about letting people in before the check-in time. Good thing we
took his advice and spent our waiting time at an air-conditioned mall.
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I eventually went up to the front of the line to ask if we
could already be allowed inside because we were web checked-in. Negative.
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As soon as I entered inside, I understood the rationale
behind the policy. The check-in area was small, crowded, cramped and very hot.
I inquired about a bag drop counter and was told that I had to line up at the
one regular line as there was no web check-in counter. The wait wasn’t that
long actually. It was just the high temperature that made it seem longer. My
face was probably all shiny with perspiration. My face towel was almost
drenched by the time it was my turn.
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This fan at the Air Asia counter did little to ease the
discomfort as you had to stand in front of it to experience relief.
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I hope the increased terminal fees collected will help
improve the facility.
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While waiting for my turn, the man in front of me kept
going back and forth from his spot to the self-service machine which had a
“closed” sign above it but someone was still using it.
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Beside the check-in counter was a makeshift office.
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The air-conditioned, spacious and well-lit departure gate
lounge was a stark contrast to the crowded, hot and poorly-lit check-in area
like it was almost an oasis.
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The second I stepped inside it, I heaved a huge sigh of
relief especially after feeling the breeze of air-conditioning touching my
face. I guess my reaction was much bigger than I intended, which caused some people to turn their heads and look at me. “Move along, people….nothing to see here…”
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The perimeters of the lounge were occupied by the usual
food and souvenir stalls.
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Soon enough, it was time to board the plane.
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Although boarding was on time, our actual departure was
twenty minutes late due to the “sequencing of our time of arrival.”
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We boarded almost as soon as the incoming Manila
passengers were done exiting which probably explains the litter.
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Earlier, I mentioned it was my first time to fly Air Asia
but it wasn’t my first time to ride the Airbus 320. But somehow this one felt more
cramped and the seats were too straight and stiff for me.
The flight was uneventful although a bit funny. Before we
took off, a woman stood in the middle of the plane calling out for her husband
who was assigned a seat several rows down. For all to hear, she was telling him
that he could sit next to her as she was alone in her entire row. She kept
repeating herself but the husband remained unidentifiable. He neither stood up
nor answered---at all.
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Upon landing, we all stood up with some of us facing the
back door expecting it to open but this time, we could only exit through the
front door.
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There was a short five-minute walk from the plane to
the baggage claim area.
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My luggage came out last of the batch with an
approximately twenty-minute waiting time.
So, will I fly Air Asia again? It may not be my first
priority but it’s now entered my list of options for price comparison.
---THE PARANOID TRAVELER----
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