Thread: Horror at jnf airport-new students beware!!!!

I would like to share my horror at JNF International airport on arrival last semester, just so no one else goes thru the same.

After a 9 hr flight, I arrived expecting a WINDSOR SCHOOL OFFICIAL at the airport to receive me, show me housing e.t.c. To my shock and dismay, no windsor school official was at the airport, despite e-mailing them my Itinary 5 times.

I stood waiting for 4 hours, with several pieces of luggage, tried calling the school, but no answer[ No one at the school on a Sunday]. The school doesn't provide new students with an emergency contact incase there is no one at the airport.
The guys responsible for receiving new students/assigning housing had taken a day off/ dosed off,..who knows!!!.

A sympathizer contacted one of the school bus drivers, but the drivers were clueless, as they are not responsible for assigning housing.

Long story short, Come prepared to find NO ONE at the airport; Carry some cash for a cab/hotel (2-3 days) incase no one shows up.

Also, the assignment of housing is really messed up, they drive all the students/parents from place to place, crappy ones first, with all their luggage, and it's a total disaster, especially if you have tonnes of buggage, and are burn't out from a long flight.

Originally Posted by Brolle

I would like to share my horror at JNF International airport on arrival last semester, just so no one else goes thru the same.

After a 9 hr flight, I arrived expecting a WINDSOR SCHOOL OFFICIAL at the airport to receive me, show me housing e.t.c. To my shock and dismay, no windsor school official was at the airport, despite e-mailing them my Itinary 5 times.

I stood waiting for 4 hours, with several pieces of luggage, tried calling the school, but no answer[ No one at the school on a Sunday]. The school doesn't provide new students with an emergency contact incase there is no one at the airport.
The guys responsible for receiving new students/assigning housing had taken a day off/ dosed off,..who knows!!!.

A sympathizer contacted one of the school bus drivers, but the drivers were clueless, as they are not responsible for assigning housing.

Long story short, Come prepared to find NO ONE at the airport; Carry some cash for a cab/hotel (2-3 days) incase no one shows up.

Also, the assignment of housing is really messed up, they drive all the students/parents from place to place, crappy ones first, with all their luggage, and it's a total disaster, especially if you have tonnes of buggage, and are burn't out from a long flight.

i think you picked the wrong school buddy

another reason why not to go to windsor!

Originally Posted by Brolle

I would like to share my horror at JNF International airport on arrival last semester, just so no one else goes thru the same.

After a 9 hr flight, I arrived expecting a WINDSOR SCHOOL OFFICIAL at the airport to receive me, show me housing e.t.c. To my shock and dismay, no windsor school official was at the airport, despite e-mailing them my Itinary 5 times.

I stood waiting for 4 hours, with several pieces of luggage, tried calling the school, but no answer[ No one at the school on a Sunday]. The school doesn't provide new students with an emergency contact incase there is no one at the airport.
The guys responsible for receiving new students/assigning housing had taken a day off/ dosed off,..who knows!!!.

A sympathizer contacted one of the school bus drivers, but the drivers were clueless, as they are not responsible for assigning housing.

Long story short, Come prepared to find NO ONE at the airport; Carry some cash for a cab/hotel (2-3 days) incase no one shows up.

Also, the assignment of housing is really messed up, they drive all the students/parents from place to place, crappy ones first, with all their luggage, and it's a total disaster, especially if you have tonnes of buggage, and are burn't out from a long flight.

it doesnt suprise me one bit. I landed from my flight from chicago at 3 pm. We waited at the airport till about 9 pm until the last flight came in and all the bags were in. I could of bought a cell phone from town to call my parents, explored a little bit and checked everything out. They cramped us in this bus with everyones parents and fellow students. It was super hot and they wouldnt jus give us the dorms where we were gonna stay at. I'd have to agree with the OP, total disaster.

Originally Posted by Brolle

I would like to share my horror at JNF International airport on arrival last semester, just so no one else goes thru the same.

After a 9 hr flight, I arrived expecting a WINDSOR SCHOOL OFFICIAL at the airport to receive me, show me housing e.t.c. To my shock and dismay, no windsor school official was at the airport, despite e-mailing them my Itinary 5 times.

I stood waiting for 4 hours, with several pieces of luggage, tried calling the school, but no answer[ No one at the school on a Sunday]. The school doesn't provide new students with an emergency contact incase there is no one at the airport.
The guys responsible for receiving new students/assigning housing had taken a day off/ dosed off,..who knows!!!.


A sympathizer contacted one of the school bus drivers, but the drivers were clueless, as they are not responsible for assigning housing.

Long story short, Come prepared to find NO ONE at the airport; Carry some cash for a cab/hotel (2-3 days) incase no one shows up.

Also, the assignment of housing is really messed up, they drive all the students/parents from place to place, crappy ones first, with all their luggage, and it's a total disaster, especially if you have tonnes of buggage, and are burn't out from a long flight.

I do not agree at all. I did not have to wait 4 hours. I waited ONLY 9 hours!!

Then I was made to stay in 3 different houses and as they found people who were willing to pay more, I was asked to leave that house. Every time they moved me, I had to pay for my luggage.

After 3 moves in a week I was put in a place that had too many pets (Roaches, mice, bed fleas, ants) to handle and I asked to be moved. They did move me but I had to pay extra for housing that was very lousy.

i also sympathise wit u. no one picked me up 4 three days. i was stuck in birrdrock beech hotel with no 1 pickin up their phone. K*mb0 finally comes and says "sorry i 4got mon" and takes me to a house full of rodents/roaches. i try to get out but J@t!n says that i lie. luckily mr president was in town and he just laughed.. little did i know that he was laughing at me becuz there would be alot more problems i didnt even expect!! finally he takes me out after weeks of begging and moves into better place. first bad experience out of many.

Originally Posted by Sydu.is.Batman

i also sympathise wit u. no one picked me up 4 three days. i was stuck in birrdrock beech hotel with no 1 pickin up their phone. K*mb0 finally comes and says "sorry i 4got mon" and takes me to a house full of rodents/roaches. i try to get out but J@t!n says that i lie. luckily mr president was in town and he just laughed.. little did i know that he was laughing at me becuz there would be alot more problems i didnt even expect!! finally he takes me out after weeks of begging and moves into better place. first bad experience out of many.

yeah, dr. g would just laugh about it. what other problems was dr. g experiencing? That was prob the worst welcoming to the island i've had.

Imagine what it's like for those kids flying in from India, Africa, India or ...who knows where!!! Felt like Tom Hanks in the movie 'the Terminal',...except in this case, the airport doesn't even have a terminal..

what do u expect from a school/owner that only hires/has one individual picking students up!!! I guess c***s is a big shot now with his own office and him and mr. ra***h have stolen enough money from students so he doesn't need to do the little work and pick students up anymore.

just tell them your arrival time as 4-6 hours before your actual scheduled arrival time. I did this at another caribbean school i was at, and luckily, i only had to wait 2 hours more!