Rio de Janeiro Airport
2009 Best Airport
REGION: SOUTH AMERICA
Runner-Up
Lasting Impressions....
"Of the 35 people who spend the night near me-mostly Brasilians -I was the only one who slept reasonably well, due to my cardboard box" (savan)
"The security guards were nice enough; they asked me to move but only so they could keep an eye on me while I slept." (?)
"The new terminal looks like a palace," (Filipe)
"guards came round shaking people and saying 'no sleeping'! We were allowed to sit all night, as long as we didn't fall asleep...." (Alex)
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- clean
- chairs without armrests
- helpful staff
- 24-hour McDonalds
A few airport reviews from the archives
by savan, 10/13/2009
On arrival I walked to the departure floor.Checked out the prayer hall which was warm and empty but you never know whether you insult people or whether it is allowed to sleep.The only hotel is 100 plus.
Walked past the fast food restaurants near the PANORAMIC view point where I discovered a huge cardboard box - 5 cm thick - which I broke in pieces, and went to laydown.The other option were the iron chairs, with armrests every 2 seats,or the chairs of the restaurant after it closes.
It remained quiet al night, no cleaners or security personel and I didn t feel the cold floor.Of the 35 people who spend the night near me-mostly Brasilians -I was the only one who slept reasonably well, due to my cardboard box as there are no facilities.Whenever I had to go to the rest room I took my box with me.
by Felipe
"The new terminal looks like a palace, good seats, lots of space, good (but expensive) snacks. Like, you can spend a night in there and it will be like if in a 4-star hotel in the city. But if you need to go to terminal one, well, it won't be so nice to walk a nearly 600 meters corridor (there's a moving walkway, but it's so slow) and turn from the luxury to the old departure hall. There are some stores and a 24 hours (at least it was) open McDonalds. It's rather good...at least it was two weeks ago :o)"
so, just how bad is this airport?
