Jakarta Airport

✅ Verified Review | It was my first time using the new terminal 3 airport for an international route as this had just opened a few months ago. International departure is not so busy, so we could enjoy and relax without rushing, there were enough outlets for shopping. Departure area was clean and good.

✅ Verified Review | Unfortunately in 2017 Jakarta is still far beyond other South Asian countries by having over priced taxi stands located inside the building. The taxi stands look official and regulated by the airport but their fares are more than 3 x that of a regular metered taxi or grab taxi. A 45 min ride from the airport to plaza Indonesia is $30 from these stands and less than $10 by the meter. I would recommend all to use the Grab Taxi app to book a fixed fair taxi or metered taxi. The toilets in the airport are clean and usable. The wifi is poor with several available 'free' networks however only one works, albeit very intermittently and slow. Passport control at at 8pm was very quick and smooth.

❎ Unverified | Had a somewhat bad experience at CGK recently. Came in from SIN (where I could live happily ever after). After a long wait at customs we had to take our checked baggage on the bus to another terminal for our domestic flight, and recheck. Went through security for our gate. No food or other shops inside security. Reader board said gate 7. We waited. It was almost time to board, and I couldn't even tell exactly where boarding was going to be. Went to an information desk to find out exactly where gate 7 would board. Oh, your flight is changed to gate 3. Went to gate 3. Waited. Lion Air, also known as Late Air was delayed. Finally went to info desk again to see how much longer. 30 minutes, they said. 10 minutes later the intercom said our flight was boarding - gate 5! Reader board still had us on the original gate 7. The gate information reader board is seldom updated at any airport in Indonesia.

Jakarta is a brand new airport mainly to host Indonesia's national carrier Garuda. It is a big and luxurious terminal and one can wait comfortably. Not all facilities are already operational, but even with that condition it is significantly above average of the airports in ASEAN region. The new physical infrastructure should be followed by new attitude from the people who are running the airport. What needs to be improved is the staff professionalism. - security staff and ground staff chatted in front of long queue of passengers. Security staff and ground staff didn't show professional body posture. Staff argued with passengers. Cleaning staff giggled and yelled to each other.

✅ Verified Review | The new Terminal 3 in Jakarta airport is massive, however, it is dark, not enough lighting and not enough signs to lead you where to go. Construction is everywhere in this terminal. They provide rest area beneath the mezzanine floor where they put bed chairs, but also they put speakers in every corners with a full volume that announce information every minute. I can't even have quiet time in this "rest" area. In some areas, looks like the AC isn't working. The good thing about this terminal is the Garuda lounge that was tastefully done, and the food options. This terminal has potential, but needs extra effort to make it better.

✅ Verified Review | The long awaited new Terminal 3 is a full disappointment. Interior finishes are lousy, lighting outrageously bad (glare and yet too dark) and the overall experience was unpleasant. In a country rich of natural building resources such as timber and marble, how come only the cheapest tiles and wood imitations had been used? Well, rhetoric question, a sufficient budget was there so we all can guess what happened. And by the way, where is the train connection? Is it ever happening? The old Soekarno Hatta Terminal 2, in contrast, was a nice airport when it opened in the 1980s and something Indonesia could have been proud of by that time. On the opposite this T3 will just be an exhibition case of the decline of Indonesia. And then one reads all these stories in the local press that this T3 was built to take on Changi and KLIA, what a joke! It's truly saddening for me to see this lousy T3 as our capital's city new main airport.

❎ Unverified | As an international airport T2 offers the traveller little choice of doing much. There are so few shops and even fewer restaurants. There are not many seating arrangements for the Travellers outside and inside the gate. As our flight SQ961 was delayed announcements were made late and not frequently leaving passengers when will the inbound plane arrive and when will we board.

✅ Verified Review | I travel using Garuda Indonesia this time. Since May 2017, all of domestic and international flights of Garuda Indonesia are located in Terminal 3 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. This airport is modern, new and has a futuristic design. But I must be honest that this airport is still under construction in a few parts. So if you're outside the airport, you will hear tons of construction noises. I couldn't even hear to talk on the phone. When this airport is completely finished I'm sure that it will be great.

I arrived into Jakarta Airport from Taipei, arrival control was quick and wait time to receive luggage no different than other airport. Once I picked up my luggage and proceeded to customs, we were just waived through to the outside. I had a friend waiting for me so the trip to the city was fine. I departed on a few days in a domestic flight to Bali. The process was smooth all the way to boarding. Then when I left to return to the USA once again the process was very smooth. I found the airport clean, signage was adecuate, the people are great and the gate waiting areas are beautiful.

✅ Verified Review | Still needs a lot of improvement for efficiency! Its a nice modern terminal and its very big which means walking to the gate is quite long. The gap between the travelator is too far, and there's a few only a few so it can be quite tiring if your gate is at the end. Its quite hot inside the terminal, and signage is not clear.