In this part of the review, readers will get acquainted and learn detailed information about:
- zones of the arrival and departure of my airport and all stages related to passing the passenger procedures, flying an international flight and flying off internal;
- a very short flight of the internal flight Kenya. [Br] [Br] Statistics of this segment, Mombas - Nairobi: flight - the same, KQ307. The board is the same, Boeing-737-800, 5Y-KYF. The time of departure on schedule 12.35, arrival in Nairobi - 13.35, time in flight - 1 hour is exactly. In fact, the aircraft flew out at 12.53, flew exactly on the schedule, at 13.35, spending 42 minutes in flight.
The peculiarity of the flight as a whole was that at least my luggage at the starting point of the flight was registered to the final point - Nyrobi, which also spoke about the tag - NBO, but in Mombasus ended in Mombas The international component of the flight and the internal one began. Therefore, the suitcase, despite the NBO code on the tag, was unloaded to me from the plane for the customs inspection, after which it was again handed over to the luggage. [Br]
Who read the first part of the review and remembers its essence, can immediately move on to this part below, from the chapter "My airport". [Br]
for those who are not familiar with the first part, there are two Options to compare the facts of the previous review with the current one. The 1st option is a link to the first part: https://www.airlines-inform.com/flight...-9173.html
2nd option - Brief retelling of the first part: flight Kq307 Dubai - Mombasa - Nairobi, Kenya Airways airline. The review was dedicated to terminal No. 1 of Dubai Airport, a long expectation of flight there and a flight from Dubai to Mombasus. Flight of the day. The airline showed herself exemplary, especially pleasing in the power of the diet, in which she, in fact, never disappointed. During the flight, he mainly looked at the porthole for the views unfolding on the ground - which he told in the review and ate - what he talked about with special addiction and emotions.
The previous part ended at the moment, where he left the plane and walked to the terminal. Below is the continuation of the review.
Moi International Airport
At the end of the first part indicated that the landing, as it seemed to me, would be carried out in two streams - passengers of the front rows will pass through the TV set, and the rear - through the mobile, which was promoted to the case. But in fact it turned out differently. The fact is that despite the arrival of an international flight, the plane was picked to part of the terminal, where the internal lines are served. Naturally, passengers could not go to the exit through the TV set, since in this part of the terminal there were no border and customs control. Therefore, everyone went through the back door of the aircraft and I was among the first to get into the fresh air and sensed the weather perfect for comfort:
I look back at the parking lots of airplanes. There are only two sides nearby: our bird, which delivered passengers from Dubai:
to the left - A330 EuroWings - obviously charter, who flew from somewhere in Europe. And in the distance - the Egyptian cargo B737, which he saw even during the rule after landing:
does not seem to be densely, even for such an airport as Mombasa. However, an hour later, during a landing on the next flight to your Boeing, the picture on the field will change dramatically. But about this further.
near the terminal of various equipment, represented by baggage tractors and fire engine:
Passenger flow is sent to the entrance for international arrivals:
As you can see, the architecture of the airport terminal is specific, with facades and roofs open for outdoor air in the form of canopies, often a triangular shape. Typically, such an unpretentious exterior accompanies small island airports located in tropical latitudes. The same triangular shape has a roof, for example, the MAI International Airport on Seychelles. Even the name of these airports is similar - in the Seychelles - MAI, in Mombas - mine. [Br]
I go to the terminal:
At the entrance, I have a final point or transit. In the transit, they ask to show the landing further and hand a reusable laminated landing card with the Kenya Eirvese logo: [Br]
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I find myself in the baggage issuing area:
The baggage is not shining with cleanliness and comfort. After waiting for some time I am heading for the customs inspection:
In the fact that the customs inspection would be carried out with addiction, I did not even doubt it. When a white man arrives in Kenya, especially among the vast majority of black passengers, a thorough check is always attached to him. This time, addiction was transformed into the frank impudence of the customs officer. Having driven my suitcase and hand luggage through the scanner and after asking for my passport, he initially began to ask leading questions with unequivocal hints of presenting a presentation or material gratitude from me, and simply speaking bribes. He started with the question:
- are you taking anything forbidden?
- Of course not,- I answered.
- Well, what if we find something? - He objected,
- You will not find anything, since I have nothing forbidden.
- Okay, - the customs officer smiled, “let me return the passport to you, you will invest a bill of $ 20 there and give me a passport for checking again?” “BR] answered him:“ I can’t give you such a bill, since I have only large ones. ”
“I could give you back,” they retorted to me. [Br] replied more firmly to him: “I’m not going to give any bill, because, firstly, I don’t need a trifle, secondly - I have everything in order!
The customs officer realized that he would not receive anything from me and made a control, mumbled that he didn’t have such a large salary, I couldn’t make a gift in the form of a bottle of wine?” At first I thought that he had in mind not a dispersed bottle proposed in the previous flight during the second meal. He was ready to give him this scale so that he got rid of me. Seeing this scale, he smiled again slyly and said (what a bastard is) that when scanning the suitcase he saw two bottles (one was with cognac, the other - champagne), and asked for one of them. It was an overkill on his part, I answered him so that these bottles are intended for a very “big” person who lives in Nairobi and he will be very upset if he finds out that I had to give one bottle of an arrogant customs officer from Mombasy. In fact, the bottles were taken for personal consumption and for any “important” people they were not laid out.
Perhaps this impromptu helped me out and this influenced his prudence, or he exhausted all the possible moves in attempts to receive a present from a white man - even even if even claiming a small “scale” of wine, he missed me with a cunning smile and a on -duty phrase “Wellic Kenya. "
I leave the inspection zone:
I fall into the mixed dirty zone, which, although under the roof, but without the facade wall, passes into the street. However, in the adjacent part of the space, access to those who meet, as well as annoying taxi drivers, is prohibited:
I will further go into the public space where the airline representative offices, car rental offices, connecting to the local cellular telecommunication operators, a small pizzeria, several areas of expectation with sofas. Most of the offices were closed, they do not use particular popularity:
I do not linger here, I go out for a few minutes to fully end up in Mombas, breathe in the full chest of the ocean resort air, and evaluate the environment. [Br] Technical stop. In Mombasa, it was 1 hour 15 minutes, but despite the delay in the customs officer, where it took 10 minutes to make a conversation with him, the time in the reserve was, since the plane flew to Mombas 25 minutes earlier.
View from the street along the terminal:
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Moving to the parking lot of cars, took several pictures of the terminal from the side. The look at the facade part revealed total cosmetic flaws. Against the background of the vertical surfaces painted in light tones, old black dreams from dried dirty water were visible everywhere; in some places cracked asphalt with almost faded markings; In some places, an unnecessary trash was leaning against the walls-cracked glass, somewhere there were plastic old buckets. But at the same time, it should be noted that in general, the surrounding space was clean: [Br]
Having seen enough, headed back to the terminal: [Br]
before the entrance, directly at the entrance, directly at the entrance, directly at the entrance, directly at the entrance. The street, a scoreboard was installed, looking at which I asked the frequency and number of directions from this airport. On average, from one to three flights per hour, mainly, of course, at both Nairobi airports - Jomo Kenyatt and Wilson. There were also regular flights to Uganda (Entebbe), Tanzania (Zanzibar), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) and charter to the Italian Milan:
Before you are in the registration zone, baggage and manual lusten are scanned. This time there were without unambiguous requests:
The registration zone is small: [Br]
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At the rack, he gave a reusable landing card, while they did not glue a new tag for luggage. He asked me to stick a tag with an icon that I am taking a fragile product. After that, the employee carefully carried away my suitcase:
Exit to the gate on the second floor: [Br]
There was a small hall where I was met with large letters "KWARI MOMBASA RAHA", which is in SUAHILII. It sounds like "goodbye to Mombasy's pleasure." But for half an hour spent in Mombas, I did not understand whether I enjoyed here:
On the left was the entrance to passport control:
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I, according to the pointer - forward, to the departure of internal flights: [Br]
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We checked my landing and passed into a narrow corridor with a creative pattern on the wall:
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At the end of the corridor on the left was the entrance to the gate. But before I looked right - hence the view of the access to the common zone, and then the open space, which, judging by the sign, portended the pleasure, and where I stepped an hour earlier than flew out of Dubai:
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Inspection:
You get into the gate zone, stumbled into a cafe with the funny name "Rafiki". It sounds funny for Russian -speaking, but Rafiki means "friend, friend": [Br]
By the way, the prices in the Friend cafe are quite humane, but the choice of edible is rustic. Several tables with chairs were installed on the right side of the cafe, at one of which the passenger took food. Apparently, the smell of his food attracted some birds that flew into the terminal and hanging out on a concrete floor in a cafe, in anticipation of either a throw of a piece from a grunting, or the end of his meal and the opportunity to independently enjoy the remaining crumbs. The presence of passengers sitting nearby on the seats, who could stretch out the foot, did not bother the latter at all. Judging by their peace and confidence, there they are probably a regulars. From the Rafiks, you get to the right in the middle of a rather extensive waiting room - for internal flights of space more than enough:
On the right, the hall ended near the empty stores: [Br]
The hall from the entrance ended with gates. And between them, all space was occupied by seats for waiting. In some places, shops, kiosks, souvenir shops were visible:
In stores, especially souvenir ones - a standard set of goods for Africa, which have been untouched sometimes for years. Here, for example, are different in the form of the Kenya magnet. I also understand Mombasa. But Kenya .. whom they will attract in the departure hall with internal flights is not entirely clear. This is the same as when departing, say, from Novosibirsk to Tyumen, put up for sale "Russia" magnets:
Despite a sufficient number of passengers filling the spaces, the waiting room looked peaceful, calm and comfortable, without all these signs of the hustle and bustle characteristic of large hubs. That is, as it should be, the island airport. But the Mombasy airport is not island, but it still refers to the category of tropical and resort. Perhaps this atypical was explained by the fact that along its perimeter the walls were not up to the ceiling, leaving the space for fresh air outside. And in the zone of exit to the gates there was no wall at all - there was an exit to the balcony. There was no time for a more detailed study of the waiting area, as they had already declared landing. But in fact, there is nothing special to study there. I got up:
After checking the landing, I went out to the balcony, from where the view of our plane opened - it stood in the same place, from where it flew from Dubai for an hour: [Br] [IMG] [IMG=253412]
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The walking path to it was at first a wide balcony along the focus. Terminal:
which brought to the corridor leading to the TV set - to the appearance of a rather bustled: [Br]
, this corridor instead of windows had a structure laid out with the surrounding space: [Br] [IMG] [IMG]
at the end of the corridor, where the latter passed into the directly television, the mosaic disappeared, giving the opportunity to see the flight field on which there were two small aircraft: one - the local Jumbojet airline (previously from me was a reassignment of this. Airlines), and the bombardier of the National Carrier Uganda, uganda airlines:
Opposite the place where the TV set joined the plane, there was a door in the opening of which stood a smiling employee. Well, if a person has a good mood, why not take next to him in an open photo of the Ugandian side, which was perfectly located on this point on the profile:
It is interesting that if Kenya Airways has a “pride of Africa”, then Uganda Airlines is “a crane flying to the pearl of Africa”. And Rwandair also praises Africa, I don’t remember exactly, but something like “a dream flying to the heart of Africa.” [Br] [Br] [B] on board, flight.
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REGULATION ANYTHING DIRECTIONS During the passage to their place. Additional bells and whistles in the form of pillows and blankets that exist on the previous flight, on this short inner segment, disappeared: [Br]
and again the same muddy porthole: [Br]
Planting in the most dug:
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He noted an interesting detail. It believed that some part of the passengers flying from Dubai would return to the side to continue the path to the capital of Kenya and the plane would fly half empty. But no matter how. Only I and a few more people returned. But at the same time, the aircraft was not empty, the composition of the passengers was updated almost completely. And there are more whites. For example, Kenyz flew nearby, on the seat next to the aisle - Italian. As it turned out, Kenyz knew the Italian well (this is not surprising, since all the Europeans who chose the Kenya coast for rest, for some reason Italians predominated), which enthralled the Italian and found a common language and themes for conversation sincerely spent time during the last flight to Mombasus. Yes, so, given the specifics of the Italian language (a kind of tone and speed), at some moments I wanted to ask them to shut up for at least a few minutes. Now a young, pretty, intelligent look of a black woman with her daughter was hooked on me. Looking around, I did not see a single face familiar in the previous flight. And this fact was very surprised, since it was cheaper to fly in small sides of Jambo Jet or Fly540, performing dozens of flights a day between the two largest cities in Kenya. The price of a ticket for the flights of a national carrier, Kenya Airways, is usually twice as expensive and I believed that the board would be half empty, but come, you were a bat.
Passing landing ended. At this time, the window was preparing to fly the side of Jambo Jet and Uganda Ayarls - they took turns dragged by tow: [Br]
After the Uganded Bombard disappeared, the flight field opposite our Board Osit is:
Both of these sides were absent during the arrival of our plane to Mombasus, which said that the turnover of both the Uganda carrier and Jamba Jet quite fast - each of the aircraft spent less than an hour in Mombas.
Our board was also ready to continue the flight - we also began to tow, and at the same time the screens were leaned back to demonstrate the safety instructions:
The beginning of independent steering, during which the A330 EurOURI has already settled, but has already settled down, but has already sett Another side with an unfamiliar livery appeared:
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flew south, parallel to the coast. As the height gained in the distance, Mombasa became visible, and behind it is the ocean line:
Literally a couple of seconds and the port of Mombas appeared under us - the main gate not only in Kenya, but also throughout East Africa. It is through this port that almost all of the import enters - from Chinese consumer goods to cars and fuel:
But already less than a minute after the separation, over the new bridge of MTEZ, which is also a new, under construction, chic bypass road of Mombasa, the Boeing began to unfold to the right, leaving to the side, going to the side, going to the side. Nairobi:
Turning around, the ocean disappeared from the view; Downstairs, villages were scattered everywhere against the backdrop of a motley hilly earth. The clouds also contributed to the pagan of the surface shades, sharply delimiting the land with shadows:
Another minute - and rose above the level of heap clouds: [Br]
In this part of the review, it makes no sense to show the interior of the aircraft, the contents The pocket of the chair, etc., because he flew the same side and sat in the same place. During the short flight he did not get up from his seat. Naturally, no nutrition was provided on this shoulder, they did not even carry water, only on request.
He flew repeatedly in these places and knew that after about 15-20 minutes Kilimanjaro should appear. I had reviews with her species, but still I repeat again, for the spectacle is really impressive. How many did not fly next to her, I have never seen a mountain in a “bare form” - the base of Kilimanjaro is always hidden by a cloud cover, the upper edge of which reaches only the “knee” of the mountain. Well, the flat peak is traditionally covered with snow: [Br]
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[Br] Before Planting routes of setting sides pass over the Nairobi National Park:
The border of the National Park and the city is sharp, without transitions. There, below on one side, lions, buffalo, rhinos, giraffes and other zebras live on one side, and people, citizens, and residents of the metropolis on the other. And another question is which of these inhabitants the true owner of Africa.
The Nairobi Center was on my side, but barely visible behind the smoke of the haze:
The upper photo clearly demonstrates the phenomenal proximity of the wild natural world and a large human settlement. Surely many saw on the Internet photos of giraffes in a natural environment against the backdrop of Nairobi skyscrapers.
Park ended, the city began. The photo shows that the park is separated from urban development with a fence, and there is nothing along the road, as if nothing, but in fact there is also a fence, but mesh and it is simply not visible from a height. In theory, the above representatives of the Wild World can easily approach this border, but in practice they do not do this because of the city noise:
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from the moment of separation in Nyrobi) (13.34) passed only 41 minutes.
Next, we steer past some small aircraft with unknown liveries or generally "depersonent". Some sides stand there for more than one year:
Closer to the terminal, the picture is no longer so depressing. The sides of the local airline Skyward Express and the Arab Air Arabia:
Further, the steering wheel along the semicircular terminal, are visible near the Qatar giants, Ethiopian, China Southern and narrow-fuel sides Kenya Airways: [Br]
[Br] Turning to the terminal, on the other side of the steering wheel, the Boeing-787 Kenya Kenya appeared Airways: [Br]
stopped. It turned out beautifully:
The leisurely "disembarking":
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Landing through the usual ladder. Nairobi met with a coolness, even a small cold, which was especially contrasting after Mombasy:
, Passengers will be delivered to the Perenia Bus in Kenya Airves: [Br]
I am heading for the bus, taking several pictures of a nearby Ethiopian side and our Boeing. Other passengers also photographed and photographed, and some even managed to arrange a photo and video session. Airport services did not prevent the shooting:
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Bus brought to the non -retarded door of the terminal: [Br]
[Br] immediately behind The door was already a tractor with our suitcases:
The luggage compartment of the arrival of internal airlines is very cramped. In anticipation of luggage, passengers are in several rows in front of the tape: [Br]
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How wonderful that the passage of customs remains in the past - I immediately go to the past Street:
When you arrive in the internal flight in Jomo Keniat, then passengers are passed through a very narrow part of the terminal, where literally 20 meters between the flight field and freedom. If it were not for the receipt of baggage, then from the exit from the pen -bus bus to the station square, the path would take ten seconds. I got out of this inconspicuous door:
I was met, we are heading for the car along the semicircular building of the terminal:
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After two sleepless nights and drunk during the previous flight, alcohol did not get behind the wheel, preferred to go to the house in the passenger seat, on which he fell asleep along the road. [Br] [Br] Summary
Resumes left in the first part of the review. Mombasa based on the experience of his visit: the airport looks like a regional one and from the outside does not pull on the international, although it successfully fulfills this function. And outside and inside it seemed somehow pulled to the holes and rustic. The same birds in the terminal - this is certainly cool, on the one hand, is still a tropical airport, with an open facade, but on the other hand, they are shit there directly in the cafe zone .. The terminal definitely needs a cosmetic repair at least, but better renovation and possibly expansion. Firstly, the city of Mombas is growing rapidly, the population exceeded a million inhabitants. Secondly, if Nairobi for a foreign tourist is a gate in Safari, then Mombasa is a gate in the resort, beach Kenya. In addition to regular flights from Dubai and some African countries, charters from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands fly here .. Plus, domestic transportation in Kenya is very developed and in demand. In only two Nairobi airports from Mombasy, about 20 flights are executed daily. And the existing areas of terminals were built almost 50 years ago.
3-3.5 points out of 5 will be a fair assessment for this airport from an independent point of view. But in this specific visit to Mombasy Airport, an estimate is 2 out of 5. And if representatives of the airport suddenly read me, know - a low score because of an unceremonious customs officer. Well, I know this and love Kenya and for me his behavior will not affect the attitude to the country. But for an inexperienced tourist, or the one who will fly to Kenya for the first time, a similar practice (I will say directly - open arrogance) will surely form an extremely negative first impression of the country.
On this is a fat point, crowning the end of the review consisting of two parts.
[Br] before meeting in new directions!
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