Readers of Sleeping in Airports voted New York's LaGuardia Airport as the world's 10th worst airport, citing its long lines, drab decor and unfriendly staff. "Once through security a beer is pretty much a necessity. But wait! No can do because the bar is on the other side," said one traveler.
Worst airports: 10. LaGuardia (New York) —
Readers of Sleeping in Airports voted New York's LaGuardia Airport as the world's 10th worst airport, citing its long lines, drab decor and unfriendly staff. "Once through security a beer is pretty much a necessity. But wait! No can do because the bar is on the other side," said one traveler.
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Unlike its fellow European airports on the list, Berlin Tegel International Airport (no.9) isn't just for budget airlines. Good news though. The new Berlin Brandenburg airport will replace it eventually.
Worst: 9. Tegel Airport (Berlin) —
Unlike its fellow European airports on the list, Berlin Tegel International Airport (no.9) isn't just for budget airlines. Good news though. The new Berlin Brandenburg airport will replace it eventually.
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"The only way this airport could be improved would be to destroy it and rebuild," one respondent commented on Milan's secondary airport, Bergamo Orio al Serio, which was voted eighth worst.
Worst: 8. Bergamo Airport (Italy) —
"The only way this airport could be improved would be to destroy it and rebuild," one respondent commented on Milan's secondary airport, Bergamo Orio al Serio, which was voted eighth worst.
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Germany's first low-fare airport, Frankfurt-Hahn International Airport is also the German base of budget airline Ryanair. It was voted sixth worst airport in the world.
Worst: 6. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (Germany) —
Germany's first low-fare airport, Frankfurt-Hahn International Airport is also the German base of budget airline Ryanair. It was voted sixth worst airport in the world.
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Accessible only by private transport or an hour-and-a-half bus ride, Paris Beauvais-Tille International Airport (tied for no.6) was described by Sleeping in Airports as "cramped, rundown, debatably clean and not particularly friendly."
Worst: 6. Paris Beauvais-Tille (France) —
Accessible only by private transport or an hour-and-a-half bus ride, Paris Beauvais-Tille International Airport (tied for no.6) was described by Sleeping in Airports as "cramped, rundown, debatably clean and not particularly friendly."
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Uzbekistan's Tashkent International Airport ranked fifth on the worst airports list. "In spite of a few recent upgrades to the departures area, the queues and crowds at TAS continue to be a frustrating experience," said Sleeping in Airports.
Worst: 5. Tashkent International (Uzbekistan) —
Uzbekistan's Tashkent International Airport ranked fifth on the worst airports list. "In spite of a few recent upgrades to the departures area, the queues and crowds at TAS continue to be a frustrating experience," said Sleeping in Airports.
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After topping the list three years in a row, Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport was voted the world's fourth worst airport in 2014.
Worst: 4. Ninoy Aquino International (Manila) —
After topping the list three years in a row, Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport was voted the world's fourth worst airport in 2014.
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A warning from a Sleeping in Airports respondent about Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (no.3): "Just make very sure that you never, NEVER need to use the washrooms in this airport."
Worst: 3. Tribhuvan International (Kathmandu) —
A warning from a Sleeping in Airports respondent about Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (no.3): "Just make very sure that you never, NEVER need to use the washrooms in this airport."
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Despite being <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F06%2F07%2Ftravel%2Fairport-architecture-paul-goldberger%2F">one of the most beautiful airports in the world</a>, Saudi Arabia's Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport was voted the second worst.
Worst: 2. King Abdulaziz Airport (Jeddah) —
Despite being one of the most beautiful airports in the world, Saudi Arabia's Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport was voted the second worst.
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Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International took the world's worst airport crown. "This airport is like a central prison," said one respondent.
Worst: 1. Islamabad International (Pakistan) —
Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International took the world's worst airport crown. "This airport is like a central prison," said one respondent.
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Art exhibits, an aquarium (pictured) and aboriginal cultural influences are some of the reasons Canada's Vancouver International was named the fifth best airport in the world.
World's best: 5. Vancouver International (Canada) —
Art exhibits, an aquarium (pictured) and aboriginal cultural influences are some of the reasons Canada's Vancouver International was named the fifth best airport in the world.
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With an airport brewery and beer garden (pictured), we're surprised Munich International Airport only came fourth.
Best: 4. Munich International (Germany) —
With an airport brewery and beer garden (pictured), we're surprised Munich International Airport only came fourth.
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Last year, Helsinki's Vantaa airport introduced a relaxation area with real beds. That might explain its rise from fifth to third on the Sleeping in Airports list.
Best: 3. Helsinki International (Finland) —
Last year, Helsinki's Vantaa airport introduced a relaxation area with real beds. That might explain its rise from fifth to third on the Sleeping in Airports list.
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Credited for its cleanliness, superior customer service and high volume of comfortable seating, Seoul Incheon International was voted second best airport in the world.
Best: 2. Incheon International (S. Korea) —
Credited for its cleanliness, superior customer service and high volume of comfortable seating, Seoul Incheon International was voted second best airport in the world.
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For as long as the Sleeping in Airports survey has existed -- 18 years -- Singapore Changi International's position hasn't been challenged once. A glimpse at the airport's rooftop pool might explain why.
Best: 1. Singapore Changi International —
For as long as the Sleeping in Airports survey has existed -- 18 years -- Singapore Changi International's position hasn't been challenged once. A glimpse at the airport's rooftop pool might explain why.
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