I reached Jaipur airport a bit early today to catch a flight for Mumbai. As is the norm with me, I prefer enjoying some cup noodles at the airport after security check-in. ( I have done this at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad to name a few.) I had high expections from Jaipur airport as this is an international tourist destination. However I was badly let down here. The washrooms are unclean and unhygienic, the sandwich's are stale, too much sugar in machine coffee. I thought this might be a one time phenomena as this is an off season because of summer heat. So I decided to check out some reviews on the net. Here is what I found.
"I was stranded in Jaipur Airport from about 5 AM to 2 PM waiting for a delayed flight in Fall of 1997. Have to say, it was one of the nicest places I found in Jaipur... definitely the nicest airport I've found in India. Brand new, I think, nicely air-conditioned, sparkling clean (for India), nice little gift shops, decent toilets, and completely empty for much of my time there. Unfortunately, molded plastic seats so it was hard to nap, and not much selection in terms of food... I think just a little stand or two... no proper cafeteria."
Point to be noted here is that there was no proper cafeteria in 1997 and the state still persists. Also instead of maintaining itself as one of the "nicest airport" in India it has further deteriorated.
"I was stranded in Jaipur Airport from about 5 AM to 2 PM waiting for a delayed flight in Fall of 1997. Have to say, it was one of the nicest places I found in Jaipur... definitely the nicest airport I've found in India. Brand new, I think, nicely air-conditioned, sparkling clean (for India), nice little gift shops, decent toilets, and completely empty for much of my time there. Unfortunately, molded plastic seats so it was hard to nap, and not much selection in terms of food... I think just a little stand or two... no proper cafeteria."
Point to be noted here is that there was no proper cafeteria in 1997 and the state still persists. Also instead of maintaining itself as one of the "nicest airport" in India it has further deteriorated.
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