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[MartynSinclair]

http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/10-most-loved-airports-981939

to balance the discussion, one thread for the good and one for the bad.

[BeckyBoop]

Not sure why everyone wants to talk about the most hated. Here my most LOVED:

Chep Lap Kok -Hong Kong

LONDON HEATHROW!!!!!

yes you read right if it wasnt such a quirkie place half of this forum wouldnt exist. It one of the more exciting places to because anthing can happen xxx

[KeaneJohn]

I have to say my favourite airport is London City because I can leave home approximately 60 minutes before departure and still have 20 mins to spare before the gate closes. Returning, I am usually walking in the door even with hold luggage within about 25 minutes of touchdown.

[PatJordan]

I quite like Orlando International: good range of shops, restaurants, and plenty of comfy seats.

Amsterdam Schipol is a pleasant airport too.

[RichHI1]

SNA, small quick, clean efficient. Unfortunately runway length makes direct UK flights impossible. UA (CO) do fly to HNL though. I have connected through DFW and ORD when going to Orange County. No LAX sprawl, walk to rental car indoors and no hours on San Diego freeway in peak hours.

[ConstantFlyer1]

OK. Here are my top ten and why I like them (in no particular order). All in Europe, as that’s where I tend to work most:

Odessa – small, quirky, and appealingly post-Soviet
Alderney – basically like flying from someone’s back garden shed
Southampton – no pretentions (no style or sophistication either, though)
Leeds/Bradford – neither too busy to care (like many British airports) or too empty to be desperate (like most of the rest)
Isle of Man – just all-round pleasant to travel through
Amsterdam Schiphol – the least unpleasant of the major European hubs
London Gatwick – full of surprises: a lot of the new facilities are actually quite nice
Budapest – I love the old terminal and the restaurant does a great goulash, but the new terminal is cool too
Tallinn – Smooth, easy and comfortable
Vienna – Big but user-friendly

When I die, if I go to heaven, these are the features of the airport I’d expect to find there:

– Arrival by integrated public transport system to front door
– Angels on hand to welcome and assist
– Short walk to check-in/baggage drop
– No need for airport security
– Excellent food
– No shops
– Indoor aviation viewing terrace with chaises longues
– Option to walk outside along pier-top viewing terraces to smell aviation fuel
– Very few other passengers
– Frequent departures to destinations of dreams aboard carriages of delight, such as A318, E190, Viscount, Tu-134A, etc.
– Short walk across tarmac to aircraft steps
– Sun always shines (but not too hot)
– On arrival, personal angel greeting and guide through immigration (St Peter)
– No baggage to collect (you can’t take it with you!)
– Out of the airport and home in ten minutes for a nice cup of tea

[Henryp1]

We prefer and like T5 at LHR.

Once through security turn right and into the lounge without having to go through the shops and cafes etc.

CMB if flying UL as lounge access quick with an acceptable offering.

[DisgustedofSwieqi]

“Once through security turn right and into the lounge without having to go through the shops and cafes etc.”

Assuming you mean the south lounge, unfortunately it is not really fair comment in a general context, as it does not apply to all premium pax (disgracefully, IMHO.)

GSE in Gothenburg is great, literally 20m from the baggage reclaim to the taxi rank (with a coordinated shuttle bus) and three flights a day.

Not too much slot congestion 🙂

[LeTigre]

I really liked Hamburg (HAM) on both times travelling through it. It is a lovely spacious glass and steel affair and they actually have a pre-security runway viewing terrace! Shame there were no A380s…

[Bullfrog]

I have no problem with Heathrow for arrivals & departures, but can understand why connections may be harder unless from the same terminal.

London City – every distance is short; check in, security, gate & taxiing & all with small passenger numbers on board.

Fort Lauderdale – very well laid out and easy to use.

Southampton – simple and efficient. London’s 5th airport.

[canucklad]

Best for International Arrivals…………..Vancouver

Best for transisting……………..Amsterdam

Best for Food and Bars………..Probably Amsterdam or Hong Kong

Best for Quirkiness…………Galway or Bali (based on the Mongrel Dog chasing my 747 taxing to gate)

Best for Bus Transfers./Plane Spotting ………Paris

Best for City Centre to Airport…AMS/YVR & HKG by a mile

Best named………Belfast City

[Danwolf]

The best airport I’ve ever gone through still has to be Koh Samui, such a contrast from busy hub airports.

[LPPSKrisflyer]

My top ten:

1. SIN
2. HKG
3. SYD
4. MUC
5. BKK
6. KUL
7. AMS
8. BNE
9. TXL
10. YVR

Bottom 10:

10. SGN
9. FCO
8. BRU
7. TLV
6. FCO
5. MAD
4. JFK
3. LAX
2. LHR (I regard it as a whole, not single terminals)
1. CDG

Way off the bottom of the scale and in a different league altogether: LOS.

[Scandinavian]

For the overall experience Copenhagen.

Oslo is better designed and more user-friendly but Copenhagen wins on atmosphere.

Munich is the best major long-haul connection hub in Europe. Zurich a close second, but not always good for short connections.

Montevideo in Uruguay is fantastic. Otherwise Lima and Santiago De Chile are a head above their South American counterparts. Aeroparque in BA is chaotic but has a wonderful Argentinian atmosphere.

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