Airport reviews
Set your expectations low and arrive early at this airport
There are increased flights from Australia, including with Qantas, but this place will make you appreciate the world’s great airports even more.
- Julietta Jameson
- ★★
- Nice
Underwhelming European airport at least offers a beautiful view
France’s second-busiest hub has so much potential, yet it’s an underwhelming gateway to a beloved tourist region.
- Chrissie McClatchie
- ★★★★★
- New Orleans
Doughnuts and jazz? This award-winning airport bursts with personality
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is sweeping and sparkling, but a world-famous beignet cafe is the (powdery) icing on the cake.
- Jenny Hewett
- ★★★
- Johannesburg
Utilitarian at best: The international airport the designers forgot
It’s a lot better than it was before the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but it’s still plain, uninspiring and sprawling.
- Julietta Jameson
- ★★★★½
- Air travel
One of the world’s busiest airports gets a $2 billion upgrade
Ten years ago I waited in a snaking security queue that extended out into the snow. Now a $US1.3 billion refurbishment is making this airport one of the best.
- Kate Allman
Best of the best: This is the ultimate airport
We can only dream of airport experiences being joyful and carefree because for the most part they are the opposite.
- Ben Groundwater
- ★★★★
- Thailand
This Thai island airport may be my all-time favourite
Despite a bizarre experience with my luggage, Koh Samui’s airport keeps me in holiday mode a little longer.
- Justine Costigan
- ★★½
- Frankfurt
Europe’s biggest buzzkill airport has football pitch-sized wastelands
This major European hub may be as big as an intergalactic shopping mall, but it’s without the fun stuff.
- Flip Byrnes
- ★★★½
- Indonesia
This airport is hot, humid, dated and underwhelming
Indonesia’s biggest airport is not going to win any beauty contests and its design seems to undermine the air-conditioning.
- Jenny Hewett
- ★★★★
- Byron Bay
This in-demand region’s airport got an upgrade. It may need another soon
Fresh from a $20 million upgrade, this is a great regional hub. But given the growing popularity of all things Byron, the terminal might need to grow.
- Shaney Hudson
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