"arrival area" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the place where people arrive at a destination, such as an airport arrival gate, a train platform, etc. For example: "We waited for our luggage at the arrival area."
The possibility of an epidemiologic link between the 2 cases led to the discovery that the Dutch visitor had arrived at the Newark airport on November 9 and waited in the arrival area for 1 h, along with the group of refugees from Nairobi.
I slipped and fell on the snow outside the arrival area, and when I stood up my new American blue jeans were covered in dirt.
We left Wehrmann's apartment at 2 45 and pulled into a spot in an LAX parking garage one level above the arrival area at about 3 20.
At the Athens airport, Ilka immediately recognizes William's shoes under a screen in the arrival area, as he comes to greet her.
Unable to speak English, Mr. Dziekanski became distressed and began shouting in Polish, moving furniture around, shoving a computer off a desk in an arrival area and, at one point, throwing a chair.
He called Gen. Ricardo Izurieta, the army commander, to complain -- after which the military ordered hundreds of journalists to leave the arrival area, saying they were under civilian orders to do so.
Passengers would move eastward from the great hall into the former mail sorting room, stepping down to a series of decks that support the main departure and arrival areas.
Chief Gannon added that security at the airport would remain tight through the weekend, with officers paying close attention to any cars stopping at curbs in departure or arrival areas.
But Yahoo continues to rely on stunts like sending guys dressed as chauffeurs to airport arrival areas holding signs for Mr. Yahoo.
The new hospital's design includes darkened windows and sheltered arrival areas, which could certainly discourage enterprising paparazzi.
However, the airport's architecture (which took advantage of natural ventilation) and lack of air conditioning made the airport's pre-departure and arrival areas very uncomfortable for passengers to stay in.
