As best/worst flights are in discussion I like to know what you think of the airports you used for your flights (airports you visited for spotting only do not count :wink: ). Perhaps you may help others to chose a nice airport for their next flights.
Hannover, Germany (used many times as it is the closest one)
pretty small, easy accessable by car but sometimes hard to find a parking lot close to the desired terminal, experienced delays (departure): below 15 minutes, signs (gates/rest rooms/info desk, etc.) are placed well, aircrafts mainly park at the gate fingers
Vienna, Austria (most used destination in the last 5 years)
easy accessable by car and train (I used rentals only) but a long way to the rentals parking area if you have a lot of luggage, experienced delays (departure): one or two times below 15 minutes almost everytime up to 45 minutes (must be due to the fact there is only one runway in use which is not enough for rush hours; also we have been on hold many times before landing :cry: ), signs (gates/rest rooms/info desk, etc.) are placed well, aircrafts often park far away from the Terminal (a new one is under construction and may be ready for the European Soccer Championship in Austria/Switzerland 2008)
Stuttgart, Germany
pretty small, easy accessable by car, some signs could be placed a bit better, experienced delays (departure): mainly on time but up to 30 minutes in rush hours, sometimes there are not enough check-inn desks available to handle the passengers in rush hours.
Trivia: Stuttgart was one of the most dangerous international airports in Europe until the mid 90's and is now the only airport in Europe that has its tower placed outside the airport boundaries.
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (I have been two times there)
easy accessable by car, long ways to walk from the gates which is even more horrible when the conveyor belts do not work, experienced delays: first time on time/ second time 30 minutes
London Heathrow, UK (I have been here once, April 2002)
cant say much about it but hopefully Gatwick/Stansted/Luton/City are better than this one, 15 minutes late on arrival in the morning, 45 minutes late on departure, signs are hard to find, all the arrival/departure information screens did not work the day I wanted to go back home, If I had to chose which airport is the worst one I visited it would be Heathrow
I have been to various other airports in Europe and US (10 or more years ago) but cannot remember them good enough to give more than a single statement and things may have changed since then. Although huge in size I loved Atlanta and Newark but remember to have timing problems at Houston (they closed the aircraft door right after I could manage to get into it). Also I loved that cute little Monroe Regional Airport, LA. I always got there and left on time (have been there three times). One time I arrived 20 minutes ahead the schedule as it seemed the pilot was in a hurry when he performed a real short stop at Montgomery, Alabama on the way from Atlanta
Usually the pilot stops in front of the runway and stops again on the runway. But that time the aircraft did not even stop one time. I had the feeling the engines reached takeoff power before we finished the turn to align with the runway
EDIT:
Airport security at Vienna damaged my suitcase I had expensive IT components in. There was no notification for me. It may be better to lock the zippers of you luggage with an extenal lock instead of using the integrated one. The suitcase they damaged in Vienna was just one week old :cry: In Hanover they ordered me once to open my luggage to show them the inside.
