Airport reviews
★★
Greece
Greece’s main airport is cramped, overcrowded and devoid of any graces
Considering Athens airport processes 25 million passengers annually, it’s efficient enough. Just don’t linger if you don’t have to.
- by Brian Johnston
★★★½
London
Review: This terminal at Heathrow feels spacious, even in peak season
It never feels crowded and work is a breeze at “The Queen’s Terminal”, aka Heathrow Terminal 2.
- by Lee Tulloch
★★★½
Canada
The calmness of this airport will leave you relaxed
The relaxed vibe of this Canadian airport is an asset in most regards – except at security.
- by Andrew Bain
★★★
Venice
This airport is over capacity and on the verge of chaos
Italy, a nation of style and flair, ran out of both when building this airport.
- by Brian Johnston
★★★★½
United Arab Emirates
The world’s second-busiest airport is also one of the best
If you were to find yourself living in an airport terminal this would be the place to do it.
- by Jenny Hewett
Six amazing new-generation airports worth a detour
The days of homogenous, bland airport design is behind us. A new generation of airports are emerging, with cutting-edge technology and a striking sense of place.
- by Brian Johnston
★★★★½
Reviews & advice
‘The world’s best airport’ bounces back from post-COVID malaise
Fast, convenient and packed with great shops and restaurants, Tokyo Haneda has bounced back from a post-COVID-19 decline.
- by Craig Platt
Airport review: This party island’s airport keeps the good times going
Sports bars, retailers selling nightclub merch and partied-out travellers nursing their souls on the terminal floor – where else but Ibiza.
- by Jenny Hewett
Airport review: Perth Terminal 4 has zero wow-factor
If there were medals for the unremarkable, Perth’s T4 would be a champion.
- by Brian Johnston
★★★★
Chile
This new international terminal will be a hit with Aussie travellers
Australians will often spend plenty of time here on their way into and out of South America and this $1.4 billion new terminal makes things far more pleasant.
- by Ben Groundwater