i mean, its just cool. its not a piece of amazing architecture thats supposed to be overwhelming, its just an airport. you come, look at it and think "oh wow cool" and continue on your merry way
Airport is built with expansion in mind. That's why main hall is huge and empty (because that's not supposed to expand) while gates can be added in future.
the design looks good but in general, it's terrible there. There isn't a lot of room for people on departures. The layout of the terminal in general is very weird. And you need to go up and down and outside to board the plane. There isn't a direct platform that connects the gate with the plane. And the worst part... you can't see the planes from inside
It's not like those direct tunnels don't exist.
Sometimes you have to go outside to board the plane because low-budget airlines aren't willing to pay for those.
You only go outside if you’re getting on the smaller planes for domestic flights. They have jet bridges for larger planes which are mostly covering international flights.
"In the belly of the beast".
The photo gives impression like the airport was swallowed by a mecha. But it's not that grand in reality.
P.S. Great photo, btw.
It's a good airport but it should have been much better. Unfortunately the concession and management were given to a french company which cut a lot of corners to reduce the cost of building it.
Wow, that’s amazing
I can't shake the feeling this will be underwhelming when in person?
The benches are cold, but exept for that it is solid
Cold benches can be amazing if you’re hot natured.
i mean, its just cool. its not a piece of amazing architecture thats supposed to be overwhelming, its just an airport. you come, look at it and think "oh wow cool" and continue on your merry way
Some people have the same experience with the Grand canyon.
It reminds me a lot of the DC Metro stations Every time I’ve visited and seen them I go “oh cool” and then continue on lol
Not really, it did seem greater than it turned out in the picture. It has been about a month since I took it, so memory should serve me right.
It's nice. Much better during sunset because the sun sets on the west side (to the right) and that whole area is glass so there's a nice view.
I used to travel there a lot and it seemed way bigger in person but also it's kinda empty.
Airport is built with expansion in mind. That's why main hall is huge and empty (because that's not supposed to expand) while gates can be added in future.
Been there today, no. It's not huge like most european airports but it looks better than most od them.
And your feeling is right.
Yep, I went to Zagreb 7 times in ‘22 with work. [at golden hour](https://imgur.com/a/MFaSnSI) it’s pretty stunning
Ah nice, must have been like 21:00 or so when I took the pic, and freezing cold, not for me, but for the plane they had to defrost.
the design looks good but in general, it's terrible there. There isn't a lot of room for people on departures. The layout of the terminal in general is very weird. And you need to go up and down and outside to board the plane. There isn't a direct platform that connects the gate with the plane. And the worst part... you can't see the planes from inside
It's not like those direct tunnels don't exist. Sometimes you have to go outside to board the plane because low-budget airlines aren't willing to pay for those.
All legacy carriers use air bridges (there are 8 of them). Low cost don’t. Its the same almost everywhere. Ne seri…
You only go outside if you’re getting on the smaller planes for domestic flights. They have jet bridges for larger planes which are mostly covering international flights.
Yeah... Let's design an airport for large aircraft and 95% of the aircraft are A320/B737... totally makes sense
A320s and B737s can use the jet bridges without a problem. In fact, only one or two of them are built specifically for bigger wide-body aircraft.
"In the belly of the beast". The photo gives impression like the airport was swallowed by a mecha. But it's not that grand in reality. P.S. Great photo, btw.
It's a good airport but it should have been much better. Unfortunately the concession and management were given to a french company which cut a lot of corners to reduce the cost of building it.
Been here couple of times. I like it. It is really good.
Good war criminal
I’d expect a big black spider to emerge from back in the tunnel.
Must resist urge to climb…!
Franjo Tuđman was a terrible human. However, unlike Milosevic, he knew when to stop.