this is a great play something's coming close by I've never seen in any other
airport
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Hey folks just landed from Edmonton in Vancouver I got about 4
for hours until my flight back to Tokyo let's go ahead and check out Vancouver
International Airport! We're starting today off just on the other side of the
security if you're to take an international flight and where the Maple
Leaf Air Canada lounge is.
So welcome to Vancouver International Airport here in
Vancouver British Columbia an incredibly gorgeous place to check out if you have
the opportunity. Like all major international airports in Canada, post
security is separated into domestic, US & international areas and you're only
privy to the areas which apply you. Today since we're heading off to Tokyo
we're on the international side of the airport. After security it's a short walk
to the main atrium located in the centre of the International side and it's not
far before you reach one of the many duty-free shops... more of these later.
So I'm just in the atrium right now, kind of a big open area with lots of nice natural
daylight coming in lots of shops and restaurants over there so this is a
great place I think I'm close by to you know grab a drink go shopping
or enjoy yourself any way you want before the flight! One thing I like is at
the end of the atrium there's this large fish tank over here with lots of
nice fish in there and you know there's a stream that goes right through the
whole atrium so it really does remind you a kind of a
the wilderness the nature of BC and there's lots of kind of First Nations
art in this is really really good to see and it really, really nice!
so with Vancouver being such a big hub for flights to Asia from
North America there's many of lounges that you can get in this Airport at the
start security we saw Maple Lead Lounge and then there's also the Premium Plaza
lounge close by to there and also here by 67 there's the Sky Team lounge and
Cathay Pacific lounge so there's four lounges here give or take you know one
or two under construction or opening up if you're able to use lounges there
so behind me here behind this glass here is the American side of Vancouver
Airport so many international airports in Canada you go through the US
preclearance when the airport's over here
so the airports are separated with the glass and doors and stuff so that part
is America and over here is Canada I've heard stories of let's see for example
you know your flights canceled and you don't want to go home or something for
the day or go to a hotel you actually have to go through immigration again to
come back to Canada you know you're physically still here but legally not
kind of weird gray being area over there Vancouver Airport is also vivos customs
gate room that they closed a certain time prior to flight I've never seen
them in any other airport but separate the thing
all other gates are you know open in the hallway those are separated and says
some thirty minutes for customer relations and I don't know that is so if
you know what regulation where they have to close the door please give comment
and let us know what those rooms are about and why they're there
one thing I like to do is I like to browse the duty-free stores you know the
things I can buy but all the things I can't buy
this terminal here is also pretty good for plane spotting the terminal itself
is not that wide it's only from 20 from that's the site over there just to over
here what's really good at collecting pictures is if you go on the north side
meaning take pictures of planes or with the mountains in the background and it
looks really really nice so just before I let you guys go here are my final
thoughts on why be ours international area
I enjoyed the environment it's light spacious and decorate nicely
there's many power outlets and kind of areas throughout the trim oh if you want
to take a rest and just charge your phone the layout
nothing is more than a few minutes walk from kind of that main atrium area which
is really really good and the terminal always appeared to be clean and tidy
well taken care of which is always a great sight to see one thing to improve
on I think is the dining experience I only found one sit-down restaurant it's
located behind that large fish tank the food court is the only other dining
option available especially when it has to beat the airport a couple hours
before an international flight I think a nice Bar and Grill type restaurant would
be a great addition here so I think that covers everything here in Vancouver
thanks for watching this video and I'll see you guys next time somewhere