A Bus from the Airport (or, 'A Tale of Two Cities')

One.

Your flight has landed in Dublin Airport, Ireland.

After getting your bags and going through Customs, (it shouldn't take long), you leave the terminal and see the bus zone on your left.


Walk up to the friendly man in the Aircoach uniform, who will tell you exactly where to go and which bus you need to take for your destination.

When the luxury coach arrives - right on time, as per the electronic display - the driver will help you to put your bags in the storage compartment and takes note of your destination so that he can make sure you are dropped off at the right place.

The journey takes about 45 minutes, but the padded seats are comfortable, and the free wi-fi keeps you amused.  At €13 a ticket, it's not cheap, but you are paying for a premium product.

 Premium quality & friendly, but very pricey:  Welcome to Dublin!



Two.

Your flight has landed in Luqa Airport, Malta.

After getting your bags and going through Customs, (it shouldn't take long),you leave the terminal and see the bus zone on your right.

Malta International Airport

I don't like airports.

Enormous hangers full of people who are worried, rushing around and generally stressed out.  Am I going to miss my connection?  Exactly how many kilos does this bag weigh?  Is my carry-on really going to fit into that tiny metal measuring thing?  A swarm of negative emotions swirling around one giant soulless building.  Fortunately, Malta Airport is one of the least stressful of the species, mainly because it is very, very small.  This is fortunate indeed for me, given the amount of time I have had to spend in the place.  It does not have a wide selection of shops, at least not if you're there as often as I am, but we can live with that.  But don't worry, you can still buy very expensive sunglasses and things to make you smell less like you really smell and more like you imagine other people would like you to smell.