Natalie Tee

Review of mbj airports Ltd (Sangster Int...

Arrivals

Arrivals
No complaints. Our plane was delayed from the UK so when we arrived at Mobay it was at a some what quiter period (if there is one here) and we were pushed through pretty quickly.

Strangely though when we got through to the baggage claim our bags had already been taken off the conveyor belt and were randomly dotted around the area. We were pre warned about the airport staff (the men in red t-shirts) with trolleys who ask (more like hound) you to transport your bags outside to meet the people picking you up. When we told them we didn't need help they then had the cheek to tell us to then move aside as we're blocking the way lol. Really! No I think you'll find your blocking the way! If you do use them then just be prepared to tip them for their efforts.

Sadly for several reasons we didn't change currency ahead of time and ended up changing a few pounds to see us through until the next day at the airports extortionate currency exchanger.....$128JD to the pound. What a joke, we managed to get $152 the next day so we definately lost out on a fair amount...Never again.

The free wifi was a bonus.

Departure
Took such a looong time to check in. Due to only one member of senior staff who takes payments for baggage. So we had to wait until she finished with another passenger to then come and deal with us. The $30 departure tax really irked me as it could only be paid in cash, not credit card. So I had to use the airport atm which charges you to take your own money out. Any way when we finally went through security (if you can call it that) I was suprised to see the variety of shops ect available. However we literally only had time to run through and board the plane but we did stop to buy a bottle of rum. When we enquired about the price as it wasn't tagged the staff just seemed to glare at each other and not really answer the question. They weren't really trying to sell us the item and werent bothered whether we brought anything or not so we just left it.

I did find it strange that we were allowed to board the plane with our food we purchased from Island Grill without any one blinking an eye but they would randomly pull people aside as they boarded the plane to check the items that they had just purchased in duty free!! Surely these items are secured and sealed so what are they checking for?? Weird!

Overall not a bad experience either way just a few niggles.