Forbes India Global Business Traveller's Guide tells you what best to do at the world’s busiest airports
LHR London Heathrow
Complexity: Passenger experience much improved in recent times, with one new terminal and others being upgraded.
Eating and Drinking: Everything from basic bangars ‘n’ mash, and fish ‘n’ chips to fine dining. Plane Food, Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant, has a great preflight view of the runways.
Things to Do: Power nap in a ‘pod’ at a Yotel — hire a 150 sq ft room by the hour; space for luggage in retractable bins below bed; every room has wi-fi, flat TVs and massage showers.
Duty Free Shopping: Perfumes and electronics cheaper on High Street during sales. Pick up your favourite tipple from World of Whiskeys. Personal shopping consultants in green uniforms help you decide.
What’s New: Driverless pods will carry passengers from parking area to main terminals. All terminals being revamped. Big question: Will it finally get approval for its third runway?
HKG Hong Kong International
Complexity: Land/sea connections to mainland China. Two terminals linked by a central access and walkways.
Things to Do: Catch movie at the 4D extreme screen with 7 multi-sensory special effects
Lounges: Has three main lounges, The Wing, The Pier and the Arrival. All are well received, and the Cathay Pacific lounge is popular.
What’s New: The Sky-pier, a new cross border ferry terminal to be expanded for more air-to-sea and sea-to-air transfers. Key link to the fast growing Pearl river delta region in China.
DXB Dubai International
(This story appears in the 21 May, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)