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Daniel Romualdez Airport (Tacloban, Leyte)

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Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Suvarnabhumi Airport  ( Thai :  ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ , pronounced  [sùwannápʰūːm] ) ( IATA :  BKK ,  ICAO :  VTBS ) (meaning 'Golden Land'), also known as  (New) Bangkok International Airport , is an  international airport  serving  Bangkok ,  Thailand . It was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on 15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on 28 September. [ 3 ] The airport is currently the main hub for  Thai Airways International ,  Bangkok Airways ,  Orient Thai Airlines ,  Thai AirAsia  and will be a hub for the new  Thai Tiger Airways . The airport is located in  Racha Thewa  in  Bang Phli  district,  Samut Prakan Province , about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of downtown Bangkok. The name  Suvarnabhumi  was chosen by King  Bhumibol Adulyadej  and refers to  the golden kingdom ...

Pudong Intl Airport (Shanghai, China)

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The Pudong International Airport of Shanghai, China is HUGE!! the design is similar to Changi Airport or Bangkok's (I think more on Bangkok's) but with a much simpler design and interiors. There are travellators to transport passengers from gate to gate due to the length of the terminal. For Arriving Passengers Clearing thru Immigration was fast. There are a lot of Immigration counters. Their Immigration Counter is high tech, there is a small monitor in front of you where your details with picture will appear. The immigration officer then will ask if your information is correct. After the clearance, the officer will ask to be rated. You need to press a button corresponding to your rating of the officer. The baggage claim area is also huge. After claiming blags, passengers will go thru customs. Going thru the nothing to declare or goods to declare exit. Bags will be xrayed when you go out. The Greeting area is similar with Bangkok's Airport. Connecting to the airpor...

Naia Centennial Terminal 2, Manila, Philippines

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Everytime we travel we begin at an Airport and end at an Airport. So I will be now featuring airports as a part of my blog. I will begin with the airport I frequently use, the Naia Centennial Terminal 2. The Naia Centennial Terminal 2 is used exclusively by Philippine Airlines for their domestic and international operations. It was built in August 1999 through the ODA of the Japanese Government. The Centennial Terminal is much smaller than the Terminal 1 and 3. But it is the more cozier of the 3. The airport is french designed. It makes use of a lot of glass and by using a lot of glass natural light gets in and which makes it more energy efficient than Terminal 1 and 2. Upon entering bags will be xrayed and passengers subject to body search. After payment of terminal fee of P750 and clearance from immigration, bags again will be xrayed and another body search with the removal of shoes. For passengers going to the US and Australia they will be subject to a 3rd Xray, Examinati...