Fort Lauderdale Airport

✅ Trip Verified | Avoid Ft Lauderdale Airport like the plague. I would give this airport negative 5 stars. I had a flight out of Ft Lauderdale today to Cancun to celebrate my 50th birthday with a large group of close friends in Tulum. It’s been raining in all of south Florida for past three days, and due to this, Ft. Lauderdale Airport has closed for the past two days including today. I can understand weather being a major issue resulting in airport closures, but somehow Ft Lauderdale airport is the only airport that has closed. They are currently close and ironically it’s been sunny all day. All of my friends were able to fly out of Miami International Airport which is a 30 minute drive to the south and somehow Miami International did not close at all. And Miami is extremely prone to flooding as it’s lower than Ft. Lauderdale. West Palm Beach airport which is just to the north did not close either. So needless to say, all of my friends are celebrating my 50th in Tulum without me because the airport will not open till tomorrow with the airline not being able to book me another flight for next three days. Worst part is as we are all sitting in the airport waiting for some news, airport staff had no idea what was going on or when they would reopen. I will never fly out of there, heaven forbid it rains a little again and the airport is shut down for a week. What did Miami and West Palm Beach airports figure out what to do that Ft. Lauderdale couldn’t.

✅ Trip Verified | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is a total shambles. Unbelievable waiting times to park the plane, to access the luggage area and another two hours for customs and immigration. It really is a disgrace to treat visitors like this. I travel a lot globally and this is much worse than countries the US really does not want to be compared to. In Houston two weeks ago this thing ran extremely smoothly.

✅ Trip Verified | My first plane landed 45 late. They did not open door for another 10 min saying other planes are waiting. Then we were supposed to go through customs, but the guy letting people into customs area was not allowing anyone except those with global entry to go through customs. I showed him my next boarding pass and told him I am boarding now. He said there is not room for me and held me for 20 min standing before allowing to enter customs area. But he allowed those with global entry to enter. How come there is space for them but not for those who are missing connecting flights due to flight delays? This was very very rude. I missed a flight of course and had to spend a night in a cold hotel. I lost desire to fly with American Airlines. What is going on at the airports in USA is totally unacceptable.

✅ Trip Verified | Every time I use the Southwest terminal I find a couple of flights arriving, so hundreds of passengers waiting to go through the Custom's process and there are always two or three agents but no more. This is really disrespectful and unfair after traveling.

✅ Trip Verified | Absolute worst for layovers for international traveling. Our flight arrived 20 min early, only to have to wait for 25 minutes on the plane due to customs not being ready for us. The flight attendant said on intercom if you are changing flights to put the liquor you just bought into your checked luggage, because the TSA agents like to drink. I thought she was joking. Well when we finally got off the flight, we were held in a hallway for 40 minutes until we were allowed to go claim our luggage to take through customs. (Which took 90 min) After that, you have to check your luggage back in. I asked if we should put the liquor we just got from DR in the luggage and was told no, not if it’s sealed. Then we get to security and we’re told we can’t keep the liquor. I tell them to call down to the people we checked luggage in because we asked. First man says let it through. Second guy scans it and tells us either we surrender it, or let him re test it in a machine, but if it fails, my husband and all our belongings will be taken to another room for a recheck and a full body pat down. I think the flight attendant was trying to warn people. That they take your liquor here for their own use. 2 hours later, still trying to get our flight. TSA agents are rude, unprofessional and this entire process is ridiculous. Never again will I do a layover flight here.

✅ Trip Verified | The absolute worst service! Currently at airport as I wait online with 2 family members. Spirit decides to keep us inside a turned off airplane, no air circulating, no notice but that the airport is not ready to take us in. Not considering connecting flights and having to do immigration, this was an international flight. Gets better before even getting through immigration we were forced to collect our luggage...what! We have connecting flights are you kidding! On too of having to take our luggage, they are extremely damaged! Every single one of our suitcases were destroyed and mishandled! Than they take you only in small groups because the line to immigration is overwhelming and they can’t fit enough people, leaving our connecting flight with less than hour! Explain to me how this is normal. Incompetent, unprofessional staff goes on to tell us the next flight they can put us in will be tomorrow at the same time so 24 hours we have to wait in an airport because they will not accommodate a hotel because it wasn’t Spirit’s fault it was the airport and immigration! I’m sorry I paid Spirit to get me home, not an airport. You quickly washed your hands, hand over a new boarding pass and call it a day! You call this service?

Not Verified | Arrived from Cali Colombia with plenty of time to go through immigration. They had 5 agents for hundreds of people arriving. I spent 3 hours in a line and lost my connecting flight. Of course Spirit did not accommodate and had to spend $680 on a flight to get home. Worst experience ever, this is the last time I will use this airport, terrible experience!

✅ Trip Verified | The worst airport ever. Unprepared staff at all levels. Customs picked on me because the picture of my passport was 5 years old and I looked different. I was taken to another room and the officers were abrupt and very rude. They made me show my Drivers License and finally after holding for a long time waiting and an exhausting trip another agent came and asked if it was me on the picture. I said yes and I said I just look older. After that they let me go.

✅ Trip Verified | This airport is in need of some major redo. Seating very uncomfortable. No place to stretch out or lay down while waiting 13 hrs. The whole gate area is very dirty.

✅ Trip Verified | D Terminal: 2 pizza places and terrible sushi (salmon was dry and stinky). Shake shack was out of ice cream and burgers with a 35 minute wait line. Had a terrible portable mushroom burger (must have been deep fried cuz was greasy and gross). Didn't try Starbucks.