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Cheapflights finds the airports
where you’ll want to waste time
One of the
biggest gripes of air travellers is being delayed at the
airport or spending hours waiting for connecting
flights.
The intrepid travellers at Cheapflights.com.au
know the pain of airport boredom and have researched some of
the cooler things to do when you’re stuck at the
airport.
The trick, according to Cheapflights, is being
stuck at a good one.
EXERCISE AND
HEALTH
Yoga: Go downward dog
at Dallas, Fort Worth’s terminal-based yoga studio in the
USA.
Meditate: Albuquerque and
Raileigh-Durham in the USA offer meditation rooms for
travellers.
Ping Pong: Tables are
available at Milwaukee’s Mitchell
Airport.
Run: Charles de Gaulle
Airport in Paris is like a running track with its circular
design of Terminal 1.
Swim: A swimming
pool and spa are available to passengers at Singapore’s
Changi Airport.
Just breathe: Narita
Airport in Japan has an oxygen bar where you can get a quick
fix of pure O2.
Get jabbed: Get a
flu shot, yellow fever vaccination or countless other travel
jabs at walk-in medical centres at airports around the
globe.
Health Check: Teeth whitening
and blood pressure testing are just two preventative
measures you can take while waiting for your
flight.
CHILL
OUT
Pamper: Qatar’s lounge
in Doha has a full spa for bliss.
Pet:
Japan’s Narita Airport has a hotel for your furry friends
along with a vet clinic and a grooming
salon.
Pooch Therapy: Didn’t bring
your dog to the airport? At Miami International, Casey the
therapy dog wanders the terminal for pats, snuggles and to
dish out some puppy love.
Pray: Many
airports have prayer rooms, but Dammam’s King Fahd
International Airport has a mosque for 2000
worshippers.
Sleep: Recline and pump
out some z’s in a specially designed ‘sleeping chair’
at Seoul, Singapore or Amsterdam
airports.
Nature: Pay a visit to the
rainforest without leaving the airport. A section of
tropical jungle has been transplanted into Kuala Lumpur
Airport in Malaysia.
Beach: The
runaway at Barra, in Scotland, is right on the
beach.
Find Nemo: The runway at
Hamilton Island in Queensland Australia juts out over
fringing sections of the Great Barrier Reef.
Loos
with views: From Hello Kitty-themed restrooms in
Taipei to futuristic electronic toilets in Tokyo, an airport
bathroom break has never been more
interesting.
PLAY
Golf:
Both Hong Kong International and Thailand’s Don Muang
airports have golf courses on the airport
grounds.
Ice Skate: Show us your
winter style and grace at Seoul’s Incheon airport with an
indoor synthetic ice rink.
Oompah:
Munich Airport has its a beer hall, Airbrau, with a brewery
and cabaret shows.
Rock out: Nashville
International Airport holds up to 100 concerts a
year.
Game: Paris’ airports provide
Playstation 3 consoles for passengers to use, free of
charge.
CHECK
OUT
Dinosaur: A giant
Yangchauanosaurus greets passengers at Atlanta’s
Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
Art:
London’s Heathrow Terminal 5 has an art
gallery.
Museum: San Francisco
International Airport has a
museum.
Books: Schiphol Airport in
Amsterdam has the world’s first permanent airport
library.
Learn: Madrid-Barajas
Airport’s Expoambiente Area provides information about
environmental issues.
Movies: You can
rent a movie for your laptop from a range of kiosks at
airports across the USA. Hong Kong International has the
world’s only airport iMAX screen.
Lord of the
Rings: A giant statue of Gollum from Lord of the
Rings sits catching fish in Wellington Airport in New
Zealand.
Stars: Tokyo’s Haneda
Airport has a planetarium.
Fish:
Vancouver airport has an aquarium and a jellyfish
exhibit.
Ghost: Manchester Airport in
the UK is supposed to be haunted. Boo!
The
City: Singapore, Utah and Istanbul airports all
offer free trips into town to see the sights if you are a
passenger in transit.
And if you are stuck at
a-not-so-entertaining airport, maybe you can check out the
cheapest way to get to some of these airports at
www.cheapflights.com.au.
ENDS
Cheapflights finds airports where you"ll want to waste time
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