It was the date 12.28.10. My flight to Taipei Taiwan, it has been quite some time since I last went to this beloved country. We took the Cebu Pacific flight 5J310, from the new and world class Terminal 3. For those of you who have yet to use terminal 3, well it’s quite nice compared to NAIA terminal 1, which I believe is still undergoing renovation because it is really getting dated and although I know it would be waste to not use it, I would have the place abandoned and demolished because it really is painful to see tourists come to terminal 1 as this is first thing they see.... and should what a painful sight to see indeed, that would always leave a very bad impression on our country.
Now I was very glad to have our flight leave on time at 10:40 P.M., when we arrived in Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1 at around 12:30 A.M the next day, another good news is that we arrived earlier than the scheduled time which is around 12:15 A.M. now that’s fast, credit that to the new planes and fine weather.
Now, for those of you who would want to take this flight on your next trip, please note that the last bus service to Taipei leaves terminal 1 at 1:00 A.M., considering the time you go through from the plane gates to immigration (5-10 min.), then waiting for your luggages to come through the conveyer (5-15 min.) then pass through customs (5 min.) then to walk to the bus loading area. There might be a chance that you would be able to catch it though, but it is not always your birthday so what if your flight got delayed or something, the bus will not wait for passengers as it is on a tight time schedule (the driver wants to go home already..haha), so let me offer 4 options for you.
