A classification which he would have done well. According to the website Holidua German platform specializing in holiday rentals, Bordeaux-Mérignac airport would simply be the worst airport in Europe…
To arrive at this result, Holidu ranked the busiest European airports in 2019, compared to the ratings and opinions obtained on Google, which it compiled in a list established last July. With a score of 2.7, that of Bordeaux-Mérignac comes dead last, ahead of Heraklion airport in Greece (2.8) and London-Luton Airport in the United Kingdom (3). Note that the best rated airport is that of Athens, which is ahead of Zurich and Porto.
“Bordeaux-Mérignac airport ranks first among the least well-rated airports on Google, points out Holidu. The main complaints about this airport are its small size and the lack of seats for travelers. To make matters worse, many flights have recently been canceled due to staff strikes. »
Dirty, overcrowded and uncomfortable…
If we trust the opinions left on Google, it’s actually not brilliant… “Airport from another age”, we can read, “escalators always broken down, very dirty, few functional toilets and often in breakdown when there are no leaks”, “long corridors, non-air-conditioned boarding gates with bay windows in direct sunlight! A furnace! No seat to sit! or: “overcrowded boarding lounges, without any distractions, unsanitary toilets, empty drink machines. »
A few remarks come all the same to save Bordeaux airport from complete sinking. “I don’t understand the negative reviews about the airport. Certainly, it is not the hyper modern airport but everything is correct there. No problems with assistance, we were very well taken care of. “As far as I’m concerned, this airport was respectable with a lot of security. Audible announcement short waiting time. Place in which it was easy to get around and pleasant atmosphere” writes another traveler.
Towards an improvement in 2023?
The tramway works, which transformed the surroundings of the airport into a veritable battlefield, certainly did not help in the final result. The end being scheduled for the beginning of the year 2023, the situation will perhaps improve a little for the Bordeaux terminal…
The airport, which takes care to respond to most of the comments left on Google, also highlights in its responses the forthcoming improvement and “the expansion of our car parks and access roads, the arrival of the tramway at the foot of the terminals, the opening of a new boarding area in Hall A with high environmental quality, and new shops and automatic passport control. »