FCO advice for staggered arrivals

[CedarLane]

My 22yo daughter arrives to FCO at 9:30 am, and my husband and I arrive at 11:30am.   After she retrieves her luggage, is there a spot for her to wait for us?  Is there a nearby cafe?    Is it safe from pickpockets, etc?   

[mapleleaves]

I'm sure someone will be along with specific info for FCO, but I'll provide my solution to a similar situation last yr.   My SIL arrived at 7am to London Heathrow, I arrived at 11am.  Same terminal thankfully. 

She wasn't sure where she'd be when I arrived, and no guarantee my flight would be on time.  We both had whatsapp on our phones, so after I arrived I texted her via whatsapp and asked where she was.  She was having a b'fast at Fortnum & Mason so I joined her for a cup of tea !  

Easy solution !

Edited July 12, 2023 by mapleleaves

[euro cruiser]

You can see the map of Terminal 3 arrivals here:  

 

You depart from baggage between belts 9 and 10 and there are places to get something to eat while waiting.

 

If she waits airside without collecting her bags, they will be hard to find a couple of hours later.  They don't leave them just sitting around waiting, they will be collected and stored somewhere that you'd need to track down.

[CedarLane]

22 hours ago, euro cruiser said:

You can see the map of Terminal 3 arrivals here:  

 

You depart from baggage between belts 9 and 10 and there are places to get something to eat while waiting.

 

If she waits airside without collecting her bags, they will be hard to find a couple of hours later.  They don't leave them just sitting around waiting, they will be collected and stored somewhere that you'd need to track down.

Thank you!

[CruiserBruce]

We did something similar a number of years ago, with Sister-in-law getting in about 2.5 hours prior to us. She had coffee outside Customs somewhere, and was there waiting for our arrival.