Airport reviews

Toulouse

This is the ultimate airport for aviation geeks

Anyone with even a passing interest in planes will be fascinated by the collection of aviation curios that call Toulouse-Blagnac home.

by Chrissie McClatchy

Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS).

★★★½

Air travel

Vegas’ airport doesn’t have much in common with Vegas, except one thing

The main entry point for the glitzy city, the airport doesn’t go for over-the-top Vegas razzle dazzle. But it does contain more than 1000 slot machines.

by David Whitley

★★★★

France

This airport aims to have no one wait more than 10 minutes. It succeeds

Marseille in France has more than 10 million passengers a year, but its setup looks well-equipped to handle many more.

by Justine Costigan

LAX’s revamped Terminal 3 is clean, modern and efficient.

★★★★

Los Angeles

It’s not Changi, but this notorious US airport has improved immensely

The upgrade of LAX’s Terminal 3 has addressed many of the pain points that make flying domestically in the US such a gruelling experience.

by Rob McFarland

Indoor palm trees are a reminder you’re in the Middle East.

Cairo

Bring cash to avoid queues, crying kids at this bureaucratic airport

Cairo airport handles 26 million passengers a year. Allow time (and patience) for its lengthy security – better still, bring cash.

by Belinda Jackson

Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport.

★★★★

Thailand

This new airport is the gateway to Thailand’s emerging beach hotspots

This new $62.5 million airport is well designed and well run (with one exception).

by John Borthwick

★★

Dublin

This dismal airport is confusing and charmless

Brace yourself. This overcrowded airport is gloomy and tired, and by the time you board your plane, you will be, too.

by Brian Johnston

★★★★★

Cambodia

South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek, shiny and cavernously empty

The airport was built to sustain 7 million passengers a year, but is running at about 50,000. Hopefully, it will be a case of build it and they will come.