Gatwick second worst airport for layovers...
May 22, 23, 4:04 am
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Gatwick second worst airport for layovers...
..... according to a new study. Beaten only by Mexico City.
Some shockers in that list. (I did struggle to find the source of the study, news articles didn't mention it)
I personally quite enjoy a trip starting there, mainly due to the decent BA lounges. Arriving isn't usually as good, so I can imagine transferring could be an ordeal.
The worst airports for layovers:
Some shockers in that list. (I did struggle to find the source of the study, news articles didn't mention it)
I personally quite enjoy a trip starting there, mainly due to the decent BA lounges. Arriving isn't usually as good, so I can imagine transferring could be an ordeal.
The worst airports for layovers:
- Mexico City International Airport
- Gatwick Airport
- Newark Liberty International Airport, USA
- Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey
- Beijing Capital International Airport, China
- Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Spain
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China
- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
- John F Kennedy International Airport, USA
May 22, 23, 4:15 am
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For a layover, possibly.
As a departure point, I much prefer it to Heathrow. Direct train in 30 mins from the part of London I live, security always much more efficient than LHR, BA lounge experience generally better than LHR.
As a departure point, I much prefer it to Heathrow. Direct train in 30 mins from the part of London I live, security always much more efficient than LHR, BA lounge experience generally better than LHR.
May 22, 23, 4:34 am
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Presumably this has been based almost entirely on poor facilities for connections? I would agree those aren't good.
Otherwise I think it's pretty good. Several options of places to go if you leave the airport and plentiful hotels as pointed out already. In the airport itself, there are also plenty of food outlets airside for anyone that doesn't have lounge access.
Otherwise I think it's pretty good. Several options of places to go if you leave the airport and plentiful hotels as pointed out already. In the airport itself, there are also plenty of food outlets airside for anyone that doesn't have lounge access.
May 22, 23, 4:38 am
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It is strange – but suspect, as has been mentioned, it’s partly to do with the fact that there’s still no connections within each terminal, let alone inter-terminal. Possibly also because the range of airport hotels is pretty limited – nothing of five – star quality, for example.
May 22, 23, 4:46 am
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I'd be very interested in the methodology of the "survey". I'd also wonder who connects at LGW - as noted in a thread somewhere else lamenting the lack of infrastructure for INT-INT, it's probably because very few people do it. And more generally LGW is surely more geared to o/d than many other airports.
May 22, 23, 5:03 am
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The inclusion of BCN is a bit silly.
Non-Schengen transfers aren't the most obvious (or common) But that means there are zero queues...
Schengen transfers couldn't be easier, as 99% of the time you disembark on a finger into the main terminal.
Non-Schengen transfers aren't the most obvious (or common) But that means there are zero queues...
Schengen transfers couldn't be easier, as 99% of the time you disembark on a finger into the main terminal.
May 22, 23, 6:31 am
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May 22, 23, 7:57 am
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Not to mention plenty of hotels and quick access to the historic centre if you want to get out and about. The faff of having to immigrate and collect bags is indeed annoying and an unfortunate thing picked up from north of the border.
May 22, 23, 7:59 am
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Yeh and the local hotels in the small print often charge 35 euros per person for a pickup and 10 min ride. Taxi the option if you have Turkish Lira on you, but if you're only there temporarily it's expensive to withdraw just for a taxi
