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Take Off and Landing is the most dangerous for aircraft. Because of that airport is built and prepared to reduce the risks that occur during the process of taking off and landing it.

Here are seven Airport that you should avoid during vacation:

Lukla Airport – Nepal
High mountain on one side and a cliff thousands of feet on the other side. The airport is situated at an altitude of 2900 meters above sea level, so almost no sufficient force to take off

Lukla Airport is a small airport in the town of Lukla in eastern Nepal. In January 2008, the government of Nepal announced that the airport will be renamed Sir Edmund Hillary Airport, Kalia first person to reach the peak of Everest. The airport itself is quite popular because many who use it as a starting point for climbing Mount Everest

Madeira Airport (Madeira)
Madeira Airport also known as Funchal Airport or also Santa Catarina Airport. The airport is an international airport located near the city of Funchal, Madeira. The airport traffic control, both domestic and international flight from Madeira kepulauaan

The airport runway was not preferred because yand short and surrounded by mountains and the ocean, it makes the process of taking off and landing is very difficult even for professional pilots though. The length of the original runway is only 1.4 miles but added another 400 yards after an accident in 1977. Then in 2003 the airport was rebuilt with an increased length of the runway is almost two times higher in the upper ocean using retaining blocks loads as high as 70 meters.

Barra International Airport (Barra)
This airport is the only airport in the world who use the beach as its foundation. If you want to visit it, you can order a serving British Airways route to Barra from Glasgow or Benbecula.

The airport is filled with water when tide comes and when you come in late at night, you may find several cars parked with lights on to help the pilot.
Gustaf III Airport (St. Bart)
Gustaf III Airport also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport is a commercial airport that rural St. Jean on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy. Both the airport and the name of the town is named after the name of King Gustav III of Sweden.

The airport serves a small commercial aircraft that operate regionally. Average aircraft berpenumpang menyinggahinya not more than 20 people as the Twin Otter aircraft. In short runway that ended in conflict on the beach and the beginning of the closed runway airport hill makes it dangerous for tourists sunbathing on the end of the runway, although there are warnings to not bask in that location.

Courchevel (France)
Courchevel is the name of the place of sport skiing in the Alps, France. The airport has several problems such as its short runway which is only 525 m and the degree of slope up to 18.5%. So in short, the pilot should land on the runway which rose and flew down towards the runway.

Who are landed here? one of them is Pierce Brosnan, starred in the film when James Bond “Tommorow never dies” at the opening of the film. Other? we have to use a helicopter or small charter planes and pilots must be trained first before landing there.

Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (Saba)
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is the only airport on the Caribbean island of Saba. Airport is very well known with how the plane can take off from the runway.

Yrausquin Airport has a large portion of the flights on the island of Saba. Some aviation experts have the opinion that this airport is one of the most dangerous airport in the world although there is no great tragedy that happened here. At the end of the runway there is a large letter X to indicate that the airport is not for commercial flights.

The danger comes from the geographical conditions of the airport itself, on the one side and high hills on each end of the runway there is a cliff that went straight to the ocean. Very dangerous for the aircraft with the possibility can not be landed due to hit the cliff or less power to take off, which led to falling into the abyss as well.

Princess Juliana International Airport (Saint Martin)
No need to explain again what the danger, stay you’ll see the picture. This premise is very close to the beach which is always filled with tourists who were sunbathing.

Although there has never been a serious accident resulting in loss of life, but good on take off and landing jet blast from the planes can cause fatal accidents for the tourists around him.

The question is why the airport is still used, even for a solid commercial flight? The answer is to somehow keep this airport is the safest place for flights from all locations on the island.

BEFORE YOU GO

Do a hotel research on the net looking not only for the cheapest rates but also considering the amenities and services provided, location, possible references from other people. Travel guidebooks can also be very helpful for choosing the hotel that suits you best. Be as much flexible with your trip schedule as possible. For example, business class hotels often have lower weekend rates.

As soon as you reserved the room(s) online, document all information about the hotel(s). The easiest way is to print out the whole page off your computer screen so you will have a clear statement that you can use as evidence in case of misplacing or incorrectly entering your information by a hotel clerk. Take a copy with you, make another one for your relatives so they will know when and where you are going to stay so they can contact you in emergency cases.

WHEN CHECKING-IN

Learn the proper check-in and check-out times. Confirm the amenities and services the hotel provides. Ask for directions, a local map. Get a card with the hotel’s name, address and phone number so you can show it to a taxi driver or a passer-by in the street if you get lost.

Some hotels may provide extra services that you may not know about unless you ask for it:

- laundry service,
- hair dryers,
- voltage converters/ adaptors,
- newspaper service,
- complementary meals,
- access to fax machine, copier, printer, computer, Internet connection,
- cable TV, rental movies, video games,
- portable beds, baby cribs,
- complementary shuttle service to airport,
- rental safe for your money, jewellery, documents,
- telephone access charges,
- fees for using mini-bar,
- guided tours, excursions.

AT THE HOTEL

Safety should be a priority for everybody and you have to take some precautions. We devoted a whole separate page to travel safety including hotel safety measures so we will skip this part here. When you go out for the day, leave your key at the reception desk. Confirm closing time. Some hotels do lock up at night and you’re expected to keep the key if you stay out late.

BEFORE LEAVING YOUR HOTEL

Check out your room for left-behind items. If you need extra time for staying over the regular check-out time (usually it ranges from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m), make a request in advance or the hotel may charge you an additional night.

Review the hotel bill making sure that all charges are accurate.

We wish you a successful and safe trip!