Norwich International Airport in Norfolk, England, offers domestic, European and North American flights. The two-runway airport serves four airlines: bmi, Eastern Airways, Flybe, and KLM. www.norwichairport.co.uk
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Taxi: The Norwich International Taxi Association (tel: +44 (0)1603 424 044), provides a service to and from the airport through its fleet of dedicated taxis. The taxi stand is located adjacent to the main terminal building.
Bus: First UK Bus (tel: +44 (0)1603 760 076; Web site: www.firstgroup.com) operate a service between Norwich city center and the airport terminal. The X5 bus runs hourly, leaving from Castle Meadow in the city center at 40 minutes past the hour, between 7.40am and 6.40pm Mon-Sat. Journey time is approximately 20 minutes.
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Both short- and long-term parking is available on site from NCP (tel: +44 (0)870 606 7050; Web site: www.ncp.co.uk). A 600 space short-term parking lot (tel: +44 (0)1603 626 083) is located adjacent to the terminal building, a very short walk away. A 550 space long-term parking lot is located slightly further away, but still just a short walk from the terminal building. Pre-booked customers can park in the short-term parking lot at long term rates. Drop off facilities in front of the terminal building are available to disabled Orange Badge Holders.
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Money and communications: Bureau de change facilities and ATMs are available.
Eating and drinking: There are two bars, a restaurant and a café in the main concourse and the departure lounge of the airport.
Shopping: Shops include a duty-free shop, newsstand and travel agent.
Other facilities: These include a children’s play area in the center of the departure lounge, baby changing facilities and nursing mothers’ rooms.
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The airport is all on one level, with no stairs or escalators to hinder wheelchair users. Disabled parking is situated directly opposite the front entrance of the airport. Disabled toilet facilities are located both in the main concourse and the departure lounge. Passengers with special needs can request to pre-board their aircraft and ground staff are available to assist them at any time.
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The airport’s executive lounge (tel: +44 (0)1603 420 615) is available to business passengers, offering light refreshments, complimentary newspapers and magazines, and Internet, e-mail, fax and telephone facilities. The Hilton Norwich (tel: +44 (0)1603 201 164; Web site: www.hilton.co.uk/norwich), located just 328 yards from the airport, has rooms available that can be booked for meetings, conferences and conventions.
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