1. Manila (Terminal 1), Philippines
Numerous long queues, dirty toilets and abundant corruption make Terminal 1 at Manila airport the worst airport in the world. According to sleepinginairport.net, the ‘terminals are lacking services such as left luggage and pay-in lounges for transit passengers’. Passengers have had wallets and phone stolen, bribery and theft are rampant and even though Airport Tax is collected it doesn’t seem to go tot he betterment of the airport. The only redeeming qualities are the WiFi connection and the day rooms.
2. Paris Beauvais, France
Imagine being kicked out of an airport in the middle of the night, in a new city with nowhere to go!! This is exactly what would happen to you at Paris Beauvais airport! The airport closes at 11:30pm and remains shut till 6:30am. Travellers have been forced to spend the night sleeping between sliding doors, in nearby telephone booths, out in the nearby fields and in the bathroom portables. Airport seating is limited and there are absolutely no services. This is definitely not an airport for the first-time airport sleeper. If you do need to visit this airport in the wee hours of the night, be prepared to camp!
3. Reykjavik Keflavik, Iceland
Here you’re not even allowed to stretch out your sleeping bag. Security is tight at the Reykjavik Keflavik airport, third on the sleepinginairport.net’s list of worst airports in the world. Even after Iceland's volcano forced many travellers to sleep in airports, they have not learnt to be more tolerant to airport sleeping. In fact, there are signboards warning travellers against staying overnight at the terminal. Even in summer, the airport is very cold and there are no overnight food facilities.
3. Bergamo Orio Al Serio, Italy
“This airport is a nightmare”, says Mandela, who has had a first hand experience of being kicked out by the security staff at the Bergamo Orio Al Serio airport. Noisy crowds, rude staff and horrendously dirty toilets are the reasons why this airport comes 3rd on our list. The airport lacks facilities, making life hell for overnight campers.
4. Kiev Boryspil, Ukraine
Limited seating and no services for long-term stays or transits makes Kiev Boryspil the 4th worst airport in the world. It is a small airport, overcrowded with rude airport staff and no proper toilets.
"By far the most abysmal airport...no lights...looks like a prison", says Michael Dempsey. The worst part is that most of the signboards are in Ukranian and no one speaks any other language.
