Sending travel clients to Europe? Here are the airports to avoid, according to Preplay study
A study by online language learning platform Preplay has ranked Europe's most stressful airports based on factors including the percentage of flights leaving on time, driving distance to the city centre, average daily passenger numbers in peak season, Google reviews and lost luggage searches.
Taking the crown as the most stressful airport in Europe is London Heathrow, with more than 34,700 lost luggage search queries each year and the highest passenger traffic of nearly 217,000 a day in peak season.
Rank | Country | Country | Stress Score |
1 | Heathrow Airport | UK | 6.40 |
2 | Manchester Airport | UK | 5.44 |
3 | Gatwick Airport | UK | 5.40 |
4 | Charles de Gaulle Airport | France | 5.16 |
5 | London Stansted Airport | UK | 5.14 |
6 | Istanbul Airport | Turkey | 4.38 |
7 | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Italy | 4.11 |
8 | Berlin Brandenburg Airport | Germany | 3.76 |
9 | Oslo Airport | Norway | 3.57 |
10 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | 3.53 |
Four out of the top five airports ranked as the most stressful are in the UK, with Manchester, Gatwick and Stansted ranking in second, third and fifth place respectively.
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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport secures the fourth spot and is ranked as the most complained about airport outside of the UK, with 64 Google reviews citing how stressful it is.
Preply analysed 25 of Europe’s biggest airports to determine which offer the most stressful experience for passengers.
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