Bournemouth Airport

✅ Trip Verified | All the staff we met were friendly and made the airport experience so easy. Stress free way to go on holiday. Will definitely use again. Recommended for a calm start to your holiday.

Not Verified | Best regional airport in the south, despite all the bad press the staff are so friendly, its clean and tidy, queuing in security is quick and not time consuming. The food is pricey but nice its just a fantastic airport and the car park drop off is £3 for 30 min, its not expensive so people should stop moaning. Great airport needs more flights, free unlimited wifi.

Not Verified | We recently used Bournemouth on a holiday to Majorca. Departing on 4th September coincided with the beginning of the roadworks on the spur road and the normal 50 minute drive took two and a half hours due to the extraordinary traffic jam. We were convinced we would miss our flight and arrived with 15 minutes to go to takeoff. We were met at the door by a staff member of security who told us that quite a few passengers had been delayed. This wonderful lady and her staff rushed us through security and short cuts to the plane, they even carried our large hold suitcase (for security measures) to the hold. You would not get that at Gatwick and without them we would have missed the flight with all the misery to follow. We always use Bournemouth as it is local, manageable and flights have rarely been delayed. I used the car park which only cost £43 for a week and is 2 minutes from the terminal. Bournemouth will always be our first choice airport and is for many of our family. Once again a big thank you to this staff member and her team, we toasted you on the flight.

Not Verified | This must be the most expensive airport in the UK to park in. I had to fly to Malaga for 3 days. I regularly use this airport and Bristol as well. On the evening before I flew I tried to pre book parking and the normal contractor I use was fully booked. I decided to park in the airports own car parks. Their website wouldn't allow me to book for the following day or at that time. I went to the airport the following morning and saw that the charges were £24.50 for the first day and then £21.50 per day. I left a comment card explaining my issue before departure. When I got back I was charged £91.50 for 3 days and 35 minutes parking. I protested to the general manager who was sympathetic. He passed my query on to their head of parking who was less so and just offered me £20 despite being charged £52 more than had their website been working the night before. I protested again they just stopped responding. I felt totally ripped off by this normally good regional airport and at this time are reluctant to use this airport again.

❎ Not Verified | I travel from this airport on a regular basis last being 4 months ago. I am so disappointed to have had to use such filthy services. The men’s toilets look like they have not been cleaned for days and I even decided not to use them as they were so dirty! There is rubbish and uncleanliness areas all over the place. It’s like the cleaners are on strike. Please make a bit of an effort as the airlines charge us to use your facilities and we do expect the basics

❎ Not Verified | When I arrived at the airport from Malta, the weather was rain rain rain at 9pm when the aircraft (FR8742) parked far at the departure side (Stand 5), haven't they got a bus will drive us to passport control! I wish Ryanair and Bournemouth ATC have some sense to park in front of the arrivals and walk straight into passport control? At passport control, there were only two immigration officers at the desk instead of 4 after spending 20 minutes in the queue! Departures is very good but arrivals is a big thumbs down.

✅ Trip Verified | I entirely agree with previous review by Alison. Extremely disappointing that there was no one to give information of any kind. No contact was available from Tui reps, impossible to get through either by phone or e-mail to the helpline. We were told we would be contacted by Tui by text or email if flights were delayed or cancelled. We heard nothing. Total lack of information and communication, even though the bad weather was forecast. All passengers and airline staff, cafe staff turned up, but no one from Tui. When I asked the Tui check in staff why no one had turned up the previous day, they said that they had all been contacted by Tui and told not to come in as it was too dangerous. What a pity the Tui staff did not have the courtesy to inform their passengers who turned up at 5.30 am. In the ice and snow. Extremely disappointed with lack of customer service from Tui.

❎ Not Verified | Whilst the exceptional local weather was expected and we were prepared that there might be some disruption or even cancellation or be coached to another airport, what we were not expecting was to have no information online prior to leaving home that the airport was closed or inside the airport or from any staff on arrival. It was only by Chinese Whispers that we were told. We all had to wait for information, only a couple of staff about who knew nothing. The cafe area was the only place with limited seating and was freezing thanks to the huge entrance doors opening and the vents blowing cold air in. Not enough seating, no information, no tannoy, no reps at all. Eventually by wandering around and trying to listen to anyone in a jacket we formed a queue to be counted - thinking we were going to be coached but no, back to grab a seat and wait and wait. No flights, no coach so turn up tomorrow and see. If we had been given a warm room all together, a free drink and some updated information as they received it we would all have been satisfied. Whilst everyone seemed in good spirits with each other as understanding the problems, the way the airport dealt with it was extremely poor. This weather had been predicted and as the plane was stuck at Gatwick last night Plan B should have kicked in sooner. Why no reps from Tui and it was impossible to contact anyone by email or phone. We are all home/hotelling etc cold.

❎ Not Verified | Great airport, no queues, very helpful and happy staff. Definitely recommend over going up to the London Airports. Just wish they removed the expensive drop off charge and made it free. Hopefully they will do this under the new administration. Would recommend this airport to anyone.

❎ Not Verified | Departures - Herded and wait outside in freezing conditions to board. Arrivals (coming home) - Queue and wait in an unheated cold concrete shed to be treated as an immigrant. Get stung for £3.00 minimum payment to be dropped off and/or picked up. No pedestrian access.