Europe's worst airports revealed including popular Irish hub with passengers waiting up to FIVE hours at security
THE worst airports have been revealed this week - with one spot that's popular with Irish jetsetters making the list.
As holiday season booms, we take a look at which airport will have you waiting hours before take-off?
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The worst airports have been revealed with one Irish spot making the list
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Belfast International Airport placed number 13 on the list
Credit: Belfast International Airport
Arriving at the airport at least three hours before your flight takes off is an unwritten rule in Ireland that everyone follows.
But this is set to go out with the window as
has put together a list of the worst airports based on four- or five-star reviews for 'airport queueing time' on
.
Numerous airports were ranked with a low star rating by frequent flyers, with one Irish airport featured on the list.
Belfast International Airport received a low rating of two out of 10 stars on the airliner ranking site.
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While only placing 13th on the list, it is above Belgium, which has a whopping five-hour wait at its security checkpoint.
Located in Northern Ireland the airport sees over 200 flights leaving per day.
The UK airport had one of
the longest queues along with Grenoble,
,
and Venice Treviso.
One passenger said: "I am sad to say that this airport is the worst I have ever encountered in all my years travelling!"
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As they compared the building to a jail, " The staff are overly officious, the atmosphere is more reminiscent of a prison that an airport. "
Belfast International Airport received numerous negative reviews from frequent flyers, but one passenger thought differently.
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Not all is that bad at the Belfast location, as one passenger reassured holiday goers.
They stated: "I've seen a lot of bad reviews of this airport but I wanted to reassure people that the airport is not as bad as it seems."
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And the Republic of Ireland is sadly no better, with Dublin Airport receiving a rating of four out of 10 on airlinequality.com.
Most passengers were upset over the customer service rather than the waiting time at the largest airport in Ireland.
The World's Worst Airports For Queues
The percentage of passengers who gave four or five star reviews for 'airport queueing time' on AirlineQuality.com
Grenoble, France: 1.59 per cent
Montego Bay, Jamaica: 3.23 per cent
Berlin, Germany: 5.73 per cent
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 6.98 per cent
Bordeaux, France: 7.01 per cent
Paris Beauvais, France: 8.77 per cent
Hurghada, Egypt: 8.82 per cent
London Stansted, UK: 8.88 per cent
Newark, US: 9.09 per cent
London Luton, UK: 9.48 per cent
Heraklion, Greece: 9.68 per cent
Honolulu, US: 9.72 per cent
Belfast International, UK: 10.53 per cent
Brussels, Belgium: 10.77 per cent
Geneva, Switzerland: 10.79 per cent
Kuwait International: 11.11 per cent
Lyon, France: 11.11 per cent
Aruba: 11.54 per cent
Kos, Greece: 11.54 per cent
Venice Treviso, Italy: 11.54 per cent
One traveller echoed " I departed from Dublin airport a few times this year, and I was shocked by the rude manner in which some passengers were treated by a few Airport security staff.
"Maybe it is time to call on the Irish Tourism Board about this."
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Two other UK airports also made the list -
and Luton.
has average recorded wait times of 42 minutes including security and passport control, while
is 41 minutes.
Brussels actually landed behind Belfast in 14th place, but did get a 'special mention' for its incredibly long queues.
The airport in the capital of Belgium is a hugely busy airport, sometimes seeing 70,000 passengers a day - resulting in particularly long wait times.
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There have been reports of lines that have left passengers waiting for five hours just to get through security alone.
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Paris Beauvais Airport was ranked sixth worst on the list
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Luton International Airport ranked 10th on the list
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