Airport reviews
- ★★½
- Air travel
Tourism is booming in this developing country, but its airport hasn’t caught up
Visitor numbers have tripled, but if you’re passing through this airport expect long waits at immigration and security, and bring a book.
- Jenny Hewett
- ★★★★
- Air travel
This dreary, dated airport has one major saving grace
It might not look very cool, but this airport is a winner when it comes to picking up souvenirs and gifts.
- Belinda Jackson
- ★★½
- Kenya
This airport was supposed to be temporary. It’s three years past its use-by date
There’s little to offer beyond the neat structural design at this city’s main international airport. Get in, get moving and get out.
- Andrew Bain
- ★★★★
- Air travel
This airport’s food is so good you might forget you have a flight to catch
I run into a few issues at this terminal, but it also delivers possibly the greatest airport meal I’ve ever tasted.
- Jenny Hewett
- ★★★½
- Japan
This charmless airport terminal is the world’s longest (and is slowly sinking)
An architectural and aviation landmark when it opened, Osaka’s Kansai International still measures up, except for one small thing.
- Kristie Kellahan
- ★★★
- Wellington
This airport is functional, but don’t pass through security too early
Don’t arrive too early at New Zealand’s capital city airport and, if you do, don’t go through security until you’ve had something to eat.
- Chris Chamberlin
- ★★★½
- Air travel
This cramped European hub excels in one area
The second-busiest airport in Spain feels cramped but shines in the food department.
- Jenny Hewett
- ★★★★
- Air travel
Regional airport’s new international terminal is a game-changer
For me, and 1.4 million other residents north of Sydney, this new $110 million international terminal means no more two-hour trips south for overseas flights.
- Sheriden Rhodes
- ★★★★
- Air travel
It opened almost a decade late, but this airport still feels futuristic
Delayed so long that Berlin locals joked it was already outdated, but the automation at this European airport is next-level.
- Kate Armstrong
- ★★★
- Egypt
There’s little to excite you at this busy airport, with one exception
The shopping and dining options are typical chain-store fare, but then you come across the exhibit of a 2600-year-old mummy.
- Andrew Bain