A sudden, short walk around the airport

Today I had no idea that I would walk. After a full day of work, the plan was to drive to the airport and wait for my mother, who was returning from a trip.

Eh, if I were in her place (two weeks in Paris), I would show you all kinds of things.
In this way, only through the photos she sent me, I had the opportunity to see what Paris looks like.
I can only hope that I will visit it sometime 🙂

And what happened?
Due to a slight delay in take-off, the flight will also be delayed in arrival.

And how does it affect me, who has planned every hour of the day? So I suddenly had an entire hour, which I could either spend sitting in the car in the parking lot or walking around the airport complex, that is, in those areas where I could walk.

It was cold to walk outside, but I went around the parking lots and photographed the old and new control tower, as well as the old and new terminal building.
Nikola Tesla Airport was reconstructed last year, parking lots were built in several zones.

There are small parking lots near the entrance to the airport building, where the price of parking is more expensive than sitting in a restaurant and drinking coffee, in addition to parking in a multi-level garage, to a large parking lot for 1500 vehicles to which a bus runs every 15-20 minutes - a great combination for those who come by car and travel for several days.
Parking for 5 days costs the same as a taxi in one direction to and from the airport.
From the parking lot, you can see the access road for vehicles that bring passengers.

The first building, under the old control tower is actually Terminal 1, the old terminal, which was the only airport building for many years.
Today, that terminal houses the counters of low-budget companies, as well as the counters of tourist agencies that organize travel.

Although an old part, it does not look bad.
Through a narrow tunnel, you reach the new terminal, the part where the companies' salteries are located.

The airport is crowded at almost every moment of working hours, especially before noon, so I was surprised by the desolation of the counters.
The Air Serbia company has opened flights to all European and world destinations, so in certain parts of the day, it is like a beehive here. That was not the case this evening.

Because of those occasional crowds, when I go on a short trip, I like it best when I can bypass the saltera, that is, when I don't have luggage to hand over.
When I have luggage, waiting in line is inevitable, and before I stand in line, I always check the situation first, to see where the counter workers are the fastest.
Although sometimes even that doesn't help me.

One of my previous checks

When I walked around the terminal building and shared with you some photos, taken in the areas where photography is not prohibited, from the departures floor, I moved to the floor below, where the "Arrivals" area is.

There you can find taxi association counters, rental car counters, exchange offices and machines with drinks and snacks for "first aid" until you leave the airport.

The most important thing for me was the info board where I could monitor the status of the flight, so that I wouldn't have to leave and be there when "my" passenger goes through customs control.

A little more walking, viewing the contents, going to the toilet and the time for landing has arrived.
And when the mother I was waiting for lands, she immediately jumps into the car and we fly on.

My today's #wednesdaywalk was actually a walk in the break of waiting between two flights - the one in the sky and the one we "fly" every day, combining our obligations.