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Baku Airport by D Broessler
13 January 2008 Customer Rating : 
Worst airport in the region. Unfriendly and incompetent staff. Dirty toilets. No reliable
information on delays.
Baku Airport by Ramona Michetti
9 January 2007 Customer Rating : n/a
One of the most annoying aspects of the Baku airport is that terrible
ground/baggage service. This must be the slowest baggage crew in the
world. Expect to wait about an hour for luggage, longer on the Dubai-
Baku flight. Then after you do finally recover your luggage the customs
personnel try to make you go through the "declare" line (especially for
the Dubai - Baku flight) which requires putting luggage through the x-
ray machines again. Another complaint is in regards to the toilets.
There must be some way to train the staff what "clean" means. The
cleaning ladies are always in the WC (some times sleeping on the
counter) but it is never clean - even when they are mopping the floor it
is a matter of moving the grime from one spot to another.
Baku Airport by Aidan O'Lynn
15 May 2006
Having lived in Baku for 3 years, I always found that the airport was
the worst introduction and farewell to Azerbaijan. The building itself
is fine and the staff in the shops. However, many of the security staff
and customs officials are out blatantly looking for a bribe or trying to
extort one and the taxi drivers try to charge ridiculous prices to the
city centre.At least the security seems very good with the triple metal
detector checks as opposed to much more lenient security elsewhere.
Baku Airport by Andrius Uzkalnis
30 November 2005
Yes, bag-wrapping is a nice scam and visa photo is a nice little earner
for the guys, too. There is no benefit in having your bags wrapped,
unless you consider a tell-tale sign of arriving from the Former Soviet
Union a good thing. Then why not also wrap yourself in plastic - that
would preserve your clothes, would it not? The duty-free is average, and
as for catering - I don't know, I spent all the time in a lounge,
desensitizing myself with free drinks and eating sandwiches which
frankly have seen better times. However, overall it is a relatively
spacious, relaxed place. I've seen worse.
Baku
Airport by Allen Coulson
14
October 2005
I got caught by the bag wrapping too but it may be a good idea to have
them wrapped. The visa photo scam is one you can avoid if you bring your
own photo - not so much a scam but an annoyance to pay $5 for a
polaroid. Get the visa in advance and save a queue.
Baku
Airport by Rene Jugmann
1
May 2005
Baku airport surprised me very much with its transparency! Not so much crowded and huge: enough
space for everybody - quick check in and even quicker check out procedure.
Well very nice architecture... full of light and funny colors - friendly national azeri
advertisement - small shops and restaurants with good cuisine!
Baku
Airport by George Santulli
27
March 2005
I was in the Baku Airport twice, and was caught once by the scam of wrapping my
bags in plastic. A helpful guy meets your cab at the curb and whisks your bags on a cart to the
"wrapping station" which seems like an official stop on the way to the ticket counters. Only when
the wrapping is down and the hands come out looking for payment does one realize that it was a scam.
I offered five dollars, a lot of money in Baku I expect, and the guy was visibly miffed. My return
thru Baku had me on the lookout for the scam and yes, the guy met me at the curb again, but this
time I firmly said.."NYET" and moved him to the ticket counter while his "wrapper" buddy looked
dismayed. Other then the fact that the seats in the waiting area are miserable, the coffee shop
awful and sour faced security people, it was a fine, fine airport!! Not!
Baku
Airport by Iain Williamson
22
March 2005
Even though the days of the regular shakedown at Baku's bus terminal-style old airport, be wary of
efforts to make you bribe your way in and out of the airport. This includes the passport control,
pre-boarding (checking tickets, and also just before actually entering the
aircraft, where army
personnel can again take your passport and hold it quizzically, sighing.
Apart from these exotic annoyances, Baku remains relatively clean to the point of being austere. Not
recommended for the faint of heart.
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