"One of the worst airports"
Janson Lai (Singapore)
Not Verified | One of the worst airports that I've seen. Insane queue lines and staff who are unhelpful. We were waiting anxiously in the queue and that was a sign. A custom staff approached us and "offered" sympathies that we are running out of time and then "offered" to usher & open up a free line for us. Then came the big reveal. Told us to pay up a sum of SGD $100 (for 4 pax) in order to clear immigration successfully. We didn't pay and he rudely told us to get back to the official queue line. Luckily in the end we managed to get on your flight at the last minute. Blatant corruption!
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | October 2022 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"I do not recommend this airport"
Hien Nguyen (United States)
Not Verified | This airport is is not a bad airport and has a good amount of seating and duty free to dirt your needs. The lounges have many amenities and clean restrooms, but that is where the good things end. Airport Immigration officers are absolutely the worst of the worst. As a Vietnamese entering Vietnam using a United States passport the immigration officers gave me so much attitude and kept saying I couldn’t bring this or I couldn’t bring that. They attempted to confiscate my MacBook that I had in my backpack. I do not recommend this airport.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | July 2022 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"immigration officers will make a hell of your time"
B Nelson (Singapore)
Not Verified | It's been at least 10 times since I flew in and out of Ho Chi Minh City and never once have they failed to amuse me with their tricks of extortion. For any passengers transiting or landing at their airport, always remember to print out the hard copy of your hotels booking, flight return and most important to show whatever evidence you have when hopping around in Vietnam. Those immigration officers will make a hell of your time just to "see" your hardcopy instead of acknowledging the ticket via mobile email in order to collect some money to drink their high class Vietnam cà phê đá".
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | February 2020 |
Type Of Traveller | Business |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"airport is being seriously overloaded"
Thanh Long Tran (Vietnam)
✅ Trip Verified | The domestic terminal is really atrocious. I don't want to write any complaints as a Vietnamese but the custom officers are so rude, usually ask for bribery, unprofessional, stressful, they are not trained well and there was no sense of service. The airport is being seriously overloaded and really needs to be updated. Extremely long queues and I saw there were 3 Singaporeans asked to requeue, cannot be worse. The airport acts as the first impression to foreigners, it is necessary to be improved.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | June 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Worst airport of all time"
L Chin (Singapore)
Not Verified | Worst airport of all time! Airport staff or on a power trip! People are rude and they stopped us for 30 minutes and almost made us miss our flight because they didn’t believe we were using a real Super 8 film. Clearly they have no idea what they are doing and want to be difficult! they don’t want to help and scream at customers who are waiting in line. And they charged $150USD per person for our rushed visa! It’s expensive and not a nice airport. Be warned. I would highly suggest to never fly to HCM or take VietJet Air unless you want to be very stressed and have a bad experience.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | January 2020 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"staff always on a power trip"
Jason Fitzpatrick (Australia)
✅ Trip Verified | Arrived from the domestic terminal and joined a massive queue for immigration and security check. Normal attitude from staff, always seems to be on a power trip when in uniform. Had intentionally finished a bottle of water, knowing we couldn’t take an open bottle thru security. Once thru immigration, went to get something to eat, every food outlet was priced in USD, and massively overpriced. Paid over 1 million dong for 3 basic dishes and 4 beers-robbed. Got a bottle of water each for the 9-hour flight, $5USD. Going downstairs to gate 26, a temporary security desk did a bag check, water was not allowed to be taken downstairs - had to be tipped out. Questions to staff, and the usual arrogant rubbish, buy water downstairs they say. Went downstairs with a really wanting to get out of this country. Every outlet downstairs had their drinks not for sale. Buy water upstairs, I was told. Got on the plane and had to harass flight attendants to get 2 x 500 bottles over 9 hours. Felt like it was an attempt to rip cash out of weary travelers. HCMC airport can go to hell. WIFI was impossible to access.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | January 2020 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"no sense of customer service"
Manon Nguyen (Singapore)
✅ Trip Verified | Ground staff was very rude and with no sense of customer service. A shop assistant didn’t want to give me a receipt for a wrong transaction with my Visa card. From now I will try to avoid this airport.
Experience At Airport | Transit |
Date Visit | January 2020 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | N/A |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"Ground service staff is rude"
Trung Hoang (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | China Airlines ground service staff is rude. Not professional. He didn’t allow check me in when I use carry on and personal items. He told me this is 2 carry on. I am a international’s tour guide but this is the first time someone don’t allow me to bring 1 carry on and 1 backpack (this is personal items). He just said if I put my backpack inside the carry on, he will check me in.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | December 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"should do more training"
T Huang (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | Tan Son Nhat airport outbound immigration. I traveled with my 89 years old mother, she is on wheelchair was help by the airport staff, so I walk with her together to the immigration counter 05 using the priority line. he told me that I can not use the priority line, I told him I am with my mother, he said no, because I am not on wheelchair, I cannot go with her together. then I told him that, I have been traveled with my mother to many different airport in different country, I have no problem to go with my mother as go through the immigration, even when I came in to Tan Son Nhat Airport, and he answer me roughly, this is Vietnam. Vietnam immigration Dept should do more training to this man to show how to respect and appreciate to the tourist.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | December 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Family Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |
"the lines were very long"
C Lirsen (United Kingdom)
✅ Trip Verified | This was an exceptionally busy time, and the lines were very long. The immigration staff generally do not speak good English, and most visitors are not prepared for arriving here. Fees are payable in US Dollars. And US Dollars only. The staff are not rude, but very busy. Overwhelmed and stressed. Stressed passengers who are not prepared for Vietnamese bureaucrats are in for a bad experience. Be prepared. Make sure all your paperwork is ready and 100% correct. Photos, Fees in US Dollars must all be organised before you arrive.
Experience At Airport | Arrival Only |
Date Visit | December 2019 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | N/A |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | no |