Ranked: the best & worst airports in Europe
The best & worst airports in Europe
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Love them or hate them, airports are pretty essential if you want to explore far-flung corners of the world. In a bid to arm passengers with advice, website SleepinginAirports asked travellers to rate airports based on their overall experience, taking into account comfort, services and facilities, food options, security, customer service, cleanliness, ease of transit and ‘sleepability’. Starting with the most popular, we bring you their ten highest rated and ten least popular airports in Europe.
The best: Helsinki Vantaa Airport, Finland
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2nd best: Munich International Airport, Germany
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Munich may hold the number two spot on the SleepinginAirports top rated in Europe list, but one reviewer considers it “the best”. Another gushed that “the airport gleams – it’s beautiful”, whilst there were special mentions for the polite staff, “awesome” shopping and clean restrooms.
3rd best: Tallinn International Airport, Estonia
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4th best: Zurich Kloten International Airport, Switzerland
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5th best: Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport, the Netherlands
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6th best: Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden
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7th best: Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, Denmark
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8th best: Dublin International Airport, Ireland
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9th best: Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Portugal
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10th best: Vienna International Airport, Austria
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10th worst: Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany (TXL)
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When it comes to the SleepinginAirports “worst” in Europe list, Berlin Tegel Airport has the dubious honour of weighing in at number 10. Claims from disgruntled passengers included “overpriced” snack machines, long queues and uncomfortable seating, but one rated the “nice” showers, which reportedly included a towel and shower gel for €5.
9th worst: Berlin Schönefeld Airport, Germany
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8th worst: Cluj-Napoca International Airport, Romania
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7th worst: Chania International Airport, Greece
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6th worst: Rome Ciampino International Airport, Italy
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5th worst: London Luton Airport, United Kingdom
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4th worst: Paris Beauvais–Tillé, France
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3rd worst: Rhodes International Airport, Greece
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2nd worst: Santorini National Airport, Greece
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Sunny Santorini has the misfortune of bagging the number two spot in the SleepinginAirports list of the “worst” airports in Europe. One reviewer claimed it was “chaotic” and “overcrowded”, with not enough staff to get flyers checked in and through security. Another traveller talked of defecting to a hotel when he discovered he couldn’t sleep there overnight.
Absolute worst: Heraklion International Airport, Greece
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Tourists flock to Crete for the warm weather and sandy beaches, but Heraklion Airport hits the number one spot when it comes to the SleepinginAirports list of the "worst" in Europe. One report mentioned “stinky” toilet facilities and “dirty” floors, whilst another claimed to have had an hour-long wait for suitcases. However, one solo female traveller admitted the airport “wasn’t nearly as bad” as she’d expected, despite the uncomfortable seating.
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