Best airports you've been in

Egginacup · 03-05-2015 07:20PM #1

So we've had "worst airports" and for me JFK is a kip.

So what were the best airports....or at least experiences?

I had a flight from Gibraltar to Amsterdam one time and the Gibraltar experience was a delight.

Tiny little check in area....2 attractive English ladies making the whole procedure easy and charming. Step outside and have a ciggy or get the papers in the little shop then upstairs to the bar for a beer and out onto their little roof terrace. I was hoping my flight was delayed.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 03-05-2015 07:21PM

Dublin airport departures. Because it means I'm going away somewhere!

Stheno · 03-05-2015 07:22PM

Dublin and London city

Mr_Muffin · 03-05-2015 07:22PM

Cork airport. Never busy, small and only a short walk from the car park.

Wacker The Attacker · 03-05-2015 07:23PM

The Cunning Linguist wrote: »

Dublin airport departures. Because it means I'm going away somewhere!

what if its somewhere you don't want to go.

Airports are not supposed to be liked. They're there to serve a purpose that's it

Deminiman · 03-05-2015 07:24PM

Singapore airport was for me the best, probably the cleanest building I was ever in, including hospitals. There's guys there that clean every loo each time there used. Impeccable!

pablomakaveli · 03-05-2015 07:25PM

Egginacup wrote: »

So we've had "worst airports" and for me JFK is a kip.

So what were the best airports....or at least experiences?

I had a flight from Gibraltar to Amsterdam one time and the Gibraltar experience was a delight.

Tiny little check in area....2 attractive English ladies making the whole procedure easy and charming. Step outside and have a ciggy or get the papers in the little shop then upstairs to the bar for a beer and out onto their little roof terrace. I was hoping my flight was delayed.

Not to mention 200 fags for less than 20 quid. Worth buying even if you dont smoke to sell on for some nice profit.

03-05-2015 07:25PM

Kerry of course!

Wacker The Attacker · 03-05-2015 07:26PM

Lia_lia wrote: »

Kerry of course!

which shed was this

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 03-05-2015 07:26PM

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

what if its somewhere you don't want to go.

Airports are not supposed to be liked. They're there to serve a purpose that's it

Cheer up, mate!

Free Hat · 03-05-2015 07:27PM

Las Vegas airport was pretty cool.

Terminal 2 in Dublin is excellent.

Turtyturd · 03-05-2015 07:36PM

Orlando for me. Handy layout, great food court, good choice of shops.

jaymcg91 · 03-05-2015 07:39PM

Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport is probably one of the best I've ever been in. Clean, modern, spacious...absolutely fantastic. Just wish they had better f****ng stores (even a Starbucks or Mcdonalds would be handy).

hynesie08 · 03-05-2015 07:41PM

I'm a fan of Stansted if I'm doing the 6.30 flight out of London after a gig, handy place to get a few hours sleep, then into wetherspoons for a reasonably priced breakfast and a cheeky pint before the flight. Shame the 24h spar is gone though, at least the burger king is there.

lisasimpson · 03-05-2015 07:42PM

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

Cork airport. Never busy, small and only a short walk from the car park.

if only it had some more flights

Into The Blue · 03-05-2015 07:49PM

Wacker The Attacker wrote: »

what if its somewhere you don't want to go.

Airports are not supposed to be liked. They're there to serve a purpose that's it

Fück that! Holiday starts on the red car park shuttle bus!

Can't bate knock airport, car to runway in 45min.

Underground · 03-05-2015 07:55PM

Toronto airport is pretty swanky.

Berserker · 03-05-2015 07:58PM

Free Hat wrote: »

Terminal 2 in Dublin is excellent.

It is a lovely terminal but the security there drives me mad for some reason. O'Hare International, Chicago is a very good airport from my experience.

jester77 · 03-05-2015 08:03PM

Koh Samui is up there as one of my faves.

The Backwards Man · 03-05-2015 08:06PM

McCarran for me too, I'm convinced that the PA security announcer is Reba McIntyre, the sultry dulcet tones get me going every time

irish coldplayer · 03-05-2015 08:13PM

The new T2 at heathrow is so much better than the old aer lingus terminal.
T5 is good also because it means youre probably going somewhere far away!

Egginacup · 03-05-2015 08:14PM

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Not to mention 200 fags for less than 20 quid. Worth buying even if you dont smoke to sell on for some nice profit.

And a litre of Bombay Sapphire for a tenner!

Ardennes1944 · 03-05-2015 08:17PM

Our airport here in Basel is as efficient and clean as you'd expect, definite my favourite

The J Stands for Jay · 03-05-2015 08:18PM

jester77 wrote: »

Koh Samui is up there as one of my faves.

Getting a tourist train from the plane to the terminal which is made up of huts. A lovely outdoors, holiday vibe to the place.

Rabbo · 03-05-2015 08:24PM

Cork airport is excellent. Modern new terminal, easy parking & very quick and easy to get through. If only it wasn't under the thumb of the DAA, it might be able to start attracting new routes again

Aineoil · 03-05-2015 08:27PM

I like Kerry and Shannon - both small and easy to get through.

Heathrow because they were amazingly nice to me. I was on a flight that would take me away from my family for a year.
I was very upset and they brought me into one of those lounges for special people and gave me a bottle of champagne. They were so kind.

Zurich is a lovely airport too.

Dubai - there's a lot to do.

Jeddah has the lovely tent thing going on.

AtomicHorror · 03-05-2015 08:28PM

Emirates Terminal at Dubai Airport for sheer impressive scale and good selection of shopping/food. Dublin Terminal 2 is great too- though as others have said this might be due to positive associations. If you're flying from Terminal 2, you're flying Not Ryanair.

Was in Berlin Schonefeld recently and it's just about the grimmest **** hole on Earth. Trust Ryanair to run flights for 180 people but set aside a waiting room with 60 seats, minimal standing room and no air conditioning.

jojofizzio · 03-05-2015 08:50PM

McGaggs wrote: »

Getting a tourist train from the plane to the terminal which is made up of huts. A lovely outdoors, holiday vibe to the place.

Was just going to comment on that!!so pretty and so unlike most other airports..loveliest I've been in by a mile!

TheBeardedLady · 03-05-2015 09:18PM

I love Dublin's Terminal 2.

Samsgirl · 03-05-2015 09:23PM

Flying into Honolulu airport was v interesting. We flew right over the Arizona monument in Pearl Harbour & could pick out landmarks connected to the invasion.

bnt · 03-05-2015 09:53PM

Denver Airport is beautifully-designed. The main roof consists of translucent white "tents" which give the interior this totally "flat" light - no shadows anywhere. At the altitude the air is thin and it feels like you can see forever e.g. I could clearly see downtown Denver from the airport, even though it's about 20 miles away. Security was quick and the facilities were good.

There's also a huge mural which has inspired all manner of Illuminati conspiracy theories. :cool:

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