You should plan to arrive on the designated arrival day of your internships program into the Sydney International Airport (SYD). We will be at the airport on this day and will meet you inside the airport. Our onsite staff will also facilitate your transportation back to your housing.
Airport pickup is included in the CISabroad program fee, but we cannot guarantee airport pickup for anyone that arrives outside of the designated arrival times, so please contact your program coordinator if you are not arriving on the designated arrival day/time. To help us be at the airport at the right time, please make sure to fill out the Travel Information form in your participant portal.
We will meet you at the airport, but not in baggage claim or before you have gone through customs and/or immigration. Upon exiting the secure area, please look for the CISabroad sign/banner and meet up with the onsite staff.
Your bags may decide to take a later flight (don’t panic). If the airline loses your luggage you must file a report with the airline while you are still in the baggage area. It is much more difficult to file this report once you’ve left the baggage claim area.
If your flight is delayed, please make sure to call the CISabroad Emergency (413-210-7091) phone so that we can inform our onsite team of your delay. We will do everything we can to pick you up from the airport, even if your flight is delayed, but if we cannot meet you there, we will provide you with detailed information on how to take transportation to meet the orientation group.
A Pre-Arrival sheet will be e-mailed to you, 1 week before you arrive onsite. This will contain more detailed information on your arrival as well as specific phone numbers and contact information if there are any issues with your flight or airport pickup.
For extra information on airports around the world, including maps and estimated arrival times, check out the website, Flightstats.com.