Airport reviews
This is the ultimate airport for aviation geeks
Anyone with even a passing interest in planes will be fascinated by the collection of aviation curios that call Toulouse-Blagnac home.
- by Chrissie McClatchy
★★★½
Air travel
Vegas’ airport doesn’t have much in common with Vegas, except one thing
The main entry point for the glitzy city, the airport doesn’t go for over-the-top Vegas razzle dazzle. But it does contain more than 1000 slot machines.
- by David Whitley
★★★★
France
This airport aims to have no one wait more than 10 minutes. It succeeds
Marseille in France has more than 10 million passengers a year, but its setup looks well-equipped to handle many more.
- by Justine Costigan
★★★★
Los Angeles
It’s not Changi, but this notorious US airport has improved immensely
The upgrade of LAX’s Terminal 3 has addressed many of the pain points that make flying domestically in the US such a gruelling experience.
- by Rob McFarland
Bring cash to avoid queues, crying kids at this bureaucratic airport
Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.
- by Belinda Jackson
★★★★
Thailand
This new airport is the gateway to Thailand’s emerging beach hotspots
This new $62.5 million airport is well designed and well run (with one exception).
- by John Borthwick
★★
Dublin
This dismal airport is confusing and charmless
Brace yourself. This overcrowded airport is gloomy and tired, and by the time you board your plane, you will be, too.
- by Brian Johnston
★★★★★
Cambodia
South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek, shiny and cavernously empty
The airport was built to sustain 7 million passengers a year, but is running at about 50,000. Hopefully, it will be a case of build it and they will come.
- by Christine Retschlag
★★★★★
Air travel
Airport review: Forget the rankings, this is truly the world’s best airport
Doha is slick and modern and very pretty, but Changi is streets ahead in terms of its dining, shopping and entertainment options.
- by Ben Groundwater
★★★★½
Japan
This cramped, daggy airport is my new favourite
This isn’t a flashy, modern airport, and it doesn’t have many exciting facilities, but I love New Chitose with all of my stomach and heart.
- by Ben Groundwater
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