We go to EFL regularly - the airport is better than it used to be (it is now air conditioned) but it still gets very crowded airside in the summer. They have cut the departure lounge in half with passport control in the middle, so you can use both Shenghen and non-Schengen facilities, but both are pretty basic. There is CE check in but no other benefits. There is a taverna just outside the gates to the airport, and EFL regulars tend to go and sit there and have something to eat/drink until the aircraft is on approach (assuming you’re HBO).
Originally Posted by
Tiger_lily
This is the best advice. Check in, go to Ikaros and go through security once the plane has touched down.
Originally Posted by
BLHD
Hi dddc,
We have become quite the Kefalonia fans, in the last couple of years.
No Lounges BUT our usual MO is drop the bags, walk out the airport, across the small carpark, go to the Ikarus Taverna at the Airport Gate, great food, great prices and runway views, set off from Ikarus as your Aircraft lands, by the time you have cleared security & passports, you'll walk straight onboard.
Thanks all! I'm probably overly familiar with the Ikarus. I usually go to Ithaca (much more laid back than Kef, and home of Odysseus) and the early morning ferry crossings and mid afternoon departures mean I've spent a lot of time there as it's only a couple of occasions we've had a car and had normally take a taxi from Sami. So very early on in the piece I started using Ikarus to kill a few hours and have a meal. Never been game enough to have a swim though!