Airport reviews
- ★★★★½
- London
The small London airport that puts the others to shame
A departure point for easyJet to Europe, London Southend is growing rapidly, taking pressure off other London airports that are fast approaching capacity.
- Catherine Marshall
Inside the (shabby) airport at the end of the world
This a magnificently located airport, but any sense of wide-open space and adventure is abandoned at the entrance.
- Brian Johnston
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Christine Retschlag
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