HATAY AIRPORT review : 22 September 2008 : by David Kearney

Customer Rating :  1/5

Although a new airport, Hatay (Antakya) is a seriously disappointing and inadequate experience. The terminal building is the size of an average suburban house, meaning it is woefully ill-equipped to handle the two daily 737 flights it receives. The sole baggage belt in the Arrivals room is about 5m long, and when 160 people deplane, the queue to get at the belt is about 8 people deep. The one person they appear to have employed to handle baggage means at least 30 mins wait for bags from a plane a mere 15 meters away. Stepping out of this tiny reclaim area and finding yourself literally in the car park is a good indication of how minimal this "airport" is Cannot comment on the departures side, but presume this is equally as small. The link road to the main highway is still unpaved. Bizarre.

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