How to test the airport before opening

• How to test the airport before the opening of

In early December, in St. Petersburg will be an important event for many travelers: the opening of the new terminal Pulkovo! To wait not for long ... In the meantime, the building is still actively under construction and finishing work, as well as run "testing" the airport, which can participate virtually wishing (18+) ... I wonder what it is?

I tell ...

In fact, testing - it is such a role-playing game, where volunteers play the role of passengers departing and arriving, and the services of the airport "get acquainted" with the way things will be in real life with real people ... In the process obviously made some conclusions and adjustments to subsequently avoid possible overlap ... Similarly, the staff learns to work in a new place ... Similar events are held on a scheduled twice a week ...

And on October 29 has been a special test - testing of emergency and evacuation ... And that's it and I decided to participate ...

That's how it was ...

It begins with the loading of volunteers in buses. Several young girls rush off the bus to the bus with lists, trying to organize the crowd ... In total, the event involved more than 2.5 million people ... and two thirds of them - it shabutnye students! It is not easy to call them to order, especially if you're not much older than ...

Pre-registration - obligatory! Those who got on the bus must always be marked on the list ... I can not find and chase back and forth from the bus on the bus, from a girl to a girl ... In the end it turns out that the mixed first and last name ... and Kulish Eugene was on the letter in the list " E ".... suddenly! Oh well ... at some bus, I still get ...

to move off ... On the way to the airport the boy, one with the girls - organizatorshami age, tells us our legend. Each bus - it's some kind of flight with its objectives ... We fly to Moscow Domodedovo, the airline "Russia" without luggage ... symbolic ... DMD - my favorite airport ... And right in this day, I would once again go there, if not already signed up for this test ... My name, by the way, Byce Justice

We drive ...

An organized mob go into a small vestibule ... Girls and boys organizers are trying to somehow razrulit streams so that in the vestibule there was a stampede ... turns bad ... Our boy all had disappeared! As it turned out - is its natural state.

In the vestibule issue passports (they are put only to those who according to legend flies abroad), luggage, vests and hard hats ...

As the availability of passengers group leaders gone further in their room ...

The doors of all catches man with a cardboard box: each volunteer relies lottery ticket!

In the drawing of tickets from different airlines and other prizes ... It is tempting, though unreal ... But take the ticket, it is necessary to try!

The next step - to provide dry rations! The white bag for each volunteer in store sandwich, a bag of juice, banana, and for some reason, tea bag, jam, butter and some kind of sauce ... which provide hot water and muffins (not to mention the fact, to which squeeze the bag with sauce) is not obvious ...

The building of the new terminal designer does. It is immediately obvious ... And rack and the roof, and many other items ... Obviously the bet was made on a bright and recognizable image ... And it worked ... But where is the view of the aircraft from the common room ??? Epic Faile!

Type of parking - it's not that! Although the interior is beautiful and ...

A small briefing: the further you are left to themselves, have to find their own rack, create, pass on the inspection and on to the Gate ... When will be announced the evacuation, to behave the way you would behave in real life. No spec. jobs.

Fine! How do order to look for the reception when the placards are not already included? Well, not them, and a lot of open ... fast.

And now it turns Wonderful! If not adjust turn through columns with ribbons and other similar methods, the tail momentarily closes the passage between the racks and future (most likely) store. Boys and girls from among the organizers could hardly turn shift a couple of meters. That clarified jambs with layout - says out loud. Oh, do not even say better - threw me back running through the girl-leader.

We are registered ...

Have a place in the little window. I have not given up!

stomp on inspection. There are no signs, but the girl behind the counter quite clearly stated in which corner to go.

At the entrance to the inspection area some hesitation. The machine, which should be considered as a bar code boarding does not work and someone has already ran for another. Replaced. Move on…

a surprise inspection in the zone are allowed to shoot! Usually it is a taboo at all airports. But probably because only the test time ... Inspection usual - belt + frame metal detector. There are some strange people translucent devices.

Then it is necessary to look for the gate! At the bottom of the arrivals area. "Arrived" passengers waiting for their suitcases at the tape.

The design, of course, really bright and memorable.

Near our gate has settled some strange cosmic animal ... Also, apparently, is flying with us.

Passengers are already being lined up ... As if the landing was announced! Dubious pleasure. I am in real life in some of these lines do not deserve ...

Therefore, I go for a walk through the airport ... First in duty free!

The background in some nook inspect someone else's luggage ... Well, apparently it worked through various situations much more than it seemed at the beginning ...

Unfinished Dyutik before the arrival of the test block of passengers did not have time. Fine!

If you see in the picture curved lines on the floor and on the ceiling - so designers have worked!

What a great choice!

I go further. Once again, I convinced that tested a lot of very different situations.

Even more ...

Seats still have not put any ... People seeking any opportunity to sit in an empty room. The airport has not yet opened, and one window is already broken. Perhaps it was also some kind of test?

Sometimes the way airport-track run into the staircase. Escalators do not work and those who got the game to fly with a suitcase in the cabin, it is necessary to go down by as much as two floors of stairs.

Suitcases, by the way, pretty well weigh - in real life with an empty luggage nobody flies.

Another inspection. The one that at the entrance to the drive to the gate. Where to fly? In Kerkeru! Suddenly.

All, then deadlock. I walked across the entire airport.

To return back, trying not to repeat the route. I get into the next corridor. In fact, it seems that the various corridors and cubbyhole, which they are, there are quite a few.

This is the corridor and finds me the announcement of evacuation! An urgent need to leave the premises. I honestly look around and did not find any pointers where to go ... oops. And all around me stand up and be sent at the same time in a certain direction. Automatically go after the crowd!

(Then I have long scolded herself for such a decision ... it is not right! It is strictly not correct! We have to think with your head! And it is in such situations are not in any case not include the herd mentality and mindlessly follow all ... I hope this experience will allow me to continue to take a more responsible and independent decisions in situations like this!)

All lead out to the street. Crowds of people at the corner of the building.

Past speeding fire truck ... "flashpoint" very close to us. Girls organizers enthusiastically sentence, how lucky we are. Those who have evacuated to other parts of the airport nothing will not see!

Next goes another fire brigade. And further! People enthusiastically photographed!

It seems I had never seen the work of the fire so close, even on the teachings! Me personally it made a pretty big impression.

All clear, all smoothly, things quickly ... not to mention the fact that a physical training fire causes great respect ... So run fast in the hardest of ammunition, so even with the reels in the hands of the modern world and salespeople little who can, even among those who regularly goes in the "fitness centers"!

They're coming more cars ...

And more ...

evacuees begin somewhere to display ... We go along the building. At the side of the "source of fire", oddly enough ...

Here, too, the scene is watching a crowd of people, but of a different order ... Obviously these people are not here for idle pastime ...

A saving work, meanwhile, are in full swing. Everyone is interested to photograph what is happening!

you evacuate? Well, evacuate! - I swear on MChSovets us when we begin to create a plug in the exercise area. He thus removes almost inseparable. While it may be it for work.

So in actual fact, the situation is still not so crowds will, - says one of our jams. Everyone is interested to photograph and see as much as possible of what is happening.

Someone meanwhile already drained from somewhere.

Come on! Come in, shout at us! We do not argue. Move on. Whose bag? - shouts someone behind. Probably one of the passengers decided that the luggage in an emergency is better to quit ...

The next stage of the evacuation - loading buses. Many people ...

In order to take all required more than six buses ... At that clog their cue!

Suddenly, a helicopter from the roof starts! Some of the staff commented background that the scenario of 10 people had to remove the roof and evacuated by air.

The bus is late. While enjoying the view of the apron. Oh, where is my telephoto!

But now, finally, we boarded, we go ... past through the misted windows and soaked visible silhouette of the new terminal ...

Oops! And they brought us in a huge hangar! It seems that where normally lives is the same technique that is now working in the terminal building. I do not know why, but this moment was a surprise for me ... Although if you think about it, all of course is logical!

From this view is not worse! Right on the runway. Eh ... where my telephoto. People desperately Spotti on mylnichki and iPhones ...

For some time, all free. You can relax. I decide to check his lottery ticket ... Well, actually, I do not doubt that it will.

The hangar is quite roomy, but a lot of people!

There are chairs, but five times less than men. Very cold! Crowds at the entrance, to be first in the queue for delivery back to the airport building. I warmly dressed, and therefore do not seek.

The first employees are leaving the airport (in the yellow-green vests). They were evacuated with the others. The terminal building remained only special services: fire, rescue, emergency. Now, employees have to go back and prepare everything for the arrival of the passengers. Passengers are cold and envy.

But there comes their turn. I leave the last one.

At the entrance to the airport is another inspection.

Guides to your gateway. On the way, he found a warehouse full of suitcases. Apparently, many have decided that during the evacuation luggage and to anything!

Our gate suspicious crowd goes somewhere right in front of me! There are some concerns ... I go on the bar.

The fears are justified. Your flight has already departed - he says with a laugh girl employee at the front. How is it ... After all, there was a fire? Evacuation! But just like that, - he laughs - fire-fire, and scheduled flights! Such latecomers in quantity.

We provide the staff and we go to the entrance to his accompaniment. Everything is possible to remove helmets and vests!

Excellent - glad someone - a helmet, you can not give up! Quite simply dumped in a pile. No one checks.

The output of another woman - an employee handing out gifts to all the volunteers. Among them reklamka honorary diploma and a proprietary Thermomug! I wonder where this chip with circles ... me and from Domodedovo is the same there!