In Reply to: just asking posted by Leesie on Saturday, 30. December 2006 at 13:55 Bali Time:
BEWARE- If you are travelling Denpasar- Melbourne VIA Sydney....you will have to haul all your baggage YOURSELF on arrival to Sydney after clearing customs, to a bus which drives you to another airport to catch the connecting flight.
-----Delayed over one hour departing Bali-
Arrived home Christmas day feeling very poorly given
their ill advice and directions during transit to connect our Sydney to Melbourne flight '
Imagine having to go through customs (At Sydney)with the kids and all the baggage (9 bags, paintings, statues, etc) carry it through the terminal- get directions from staff that had no idea what was going on- "It was like the 'blind' leading the blind!"
Even the bus driver who was appointed to drive us to the domestic airport was not sure who was meant to be on the bus.
When we were dropped off at the other airport, the Jetstar girls informed us we had to cross the car park to the Qantas terminal as Qantas were getting us back to Melbourne/ not Jetstar
..... (thank heavens).
When we checked and declared through customs, I was told by both customs officers that we would be getting checked through Melbourne customs as well......there goes Christmas dinner....I could not believe it.
And as we were rushing through Sydney airports to get the connecting flight- I was concerned I wouldnt be able to get duty free supplies- and they assured me I could get it in Melbourne upon disembarking before Customs.
Not to Be- we came out at domestic terminal .....!!!
PS: I am sure they turned the aircon up in the cabin to get people to buy more blankets- at a cost of $9 each!!!!
You pay for everything.....- no coffee /no tea
PPS: back to Bali in 5 weeks...HELLO GARUDA!!!