So many unpleasant things can happen at airports. Flights missed at great cost, and greater inconvenience; terminal delays; rudeness at immigration; body searches at Customs; interrogation at security; missed connections; lost luggage; or bomb alerts that force everyone out into the cold.

Then there's the merely dull: the interminable queues, the hours before take-off, the boring shopping, the long walks to the departure gate. And when you've almost, finally, got through it all, there's the mild stress you feel as you reach your seat, your hand baggage is stowed overhead, and you wait for the discomforting air pressurisation.

My most dismal airport experience was removing my shoes for them to be X-rayed at Heathrow in January. Luckily, I was wearing good socks. But as I stood shoeless on a patch of frayed carpet, in the dreary armpit of civilisation that is London's flagship airport, the sheer indignity of it killed any lingering association between air travel and glamour.

So, when I read the list of the world's worst airports, I was not surprised to find Heathrow on the list ...
Its scary that I have been to the majority of these airports, and I can indeed confirm that they are awful.

Dakar in Senegal; Havent done this one
New Delhi in India; Done this one
Moscow Sheremetyevo in Russia; This one too
Baghdad International, Iraq; Nope - Thank the-lack-of-God!
Charles de Gaulle in Paris - Loads of times
Beijing - Nope!
Madrid Barajas - yep
Heathrow - OMFG!
Basel-Mulhouse - In Switzerland - Yep
Jakarta - very briefly

So, what is your worst airport, and why?
After Heathrow .. my worst is actually Cairo ... unclean, smelly and no aircon ...

Charles de Gaulle, I surely never forget that one

with a name like mine

what do i need an airport for

which way is south

If you look on the map, it's down

I prefer to drive, of course, when I make my trip to
Europe, hopefully in the near future, I will learn about the airports....LOL

are you telling me to go down

But I didn't tell you how far down, did I

[walks in ... sees Robin with a big cheesy expectantly awaiting an answer slowly walks away, closing the door behind]

no you didn't


but i think you to the right if facing north

Yep, while you hold a position to my left when I face north

i don't think many would consider me on the left


HEY DUNCUN hi jack

Dunx,
you can come back in now, we have established positions and are out of here.

[peeks in .... is still tooooooo young for that!!!!
nearly slams the door on his head, in his rush to back out]

hmmmmmmmmmm worst airport???? probably Cuba.......armed guards everywhere......ready to shoot on the spot......

but what I really dont like is those small hole in the wall airports.....where there isnt anything to look and no restaurants.....

Atlanta is pretty bad when it comes to convenience...Its clean, and modern...but you have to walk or tram so far from terminal...I think my flight was shorter then the trip from plane to baggage claim

Dallas/Fortworth was hectic........running from one end to the other I broke my shoe....and we had a 2 hour layover and it took me that long to run to the next terminal.......

I LOVE AIRPORTS THOUGH!!!! YVR IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES!!!

Newarks getting pretty run down.....Tampa has a nice airport...but Hilo is my favorite...landing in middle of Pinapple field...can't get too much better then that

Airport in Hawaii......went to Oahu many years ago......I got lei'd!!! ohhhhhhhh and a big kiss from a hot hawaiian guy!!!

Now that's service!!!

LMAO..Yes I got layed at every airport I landed in Hawaii...Kinda nice welcome..huh