5 guides
Terminal layouts, arrivals halls, transfer desks and what to expect the moment you step off the plane.
Each guide walks through the airport the way a traveller experiences it: where you land, how long the walk to immigration feels, where the bags arrive and which exit puts you closest to the ride you have chosen.
JFK spreads six active terminals around a ring road, and the terminal you land in decides how your first hour on the ground feels. This guide walks through immigration, baggage, the AirTrain and the curbside options.
Heathrow handles more long haul traffic than any other European airport, and the difference between an easy arrival and a frustrating one usually comes down to knowing which terminal cluster you are in.
DXB is one of the busiest international hubs in the world and is designed around transfer traffic. Arriving passengers benefit from that scale, provided they know which terminal they are in and how the metro connects.
LAX arranges nine terminals in a horseshoe around a congested central roadway. Knowing where your terminal sits, and where private vehicles are allowed to collect, saves a great deal of confusion.
Changi is consistently ranked among the best airports in the world, and the arrivals experience lives up to it. The main planning question is which terminal you land in and how you want to reach the city.
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