Flights from Istanbul to Dushanbe arrive at 4:30 in the
morning. This is not the best time of day to be favorably impressed by
anything, especially after 24 hours of international flights. The last time we
arrived in Dushanbe, we walked across the tarmac and entered an old terminal.
There were incomprehensible forms to fill out and visas were obtained in a
dingy room from a guy at a little desk writing things out by hand. (We had some
eventual trouble because of that, but that’s a story from the past.) This time,
even though the time was still 4:30 am, the new terminal was operational. A
jetway! Bright modern spaces! Short lines! No paper forms! Smooth passport
control! All our luggage appearing quickly on a modern baggage carousel!
Tajikistan, you have given us a good first impression.
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