Sharm El Sheikh Airport

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2/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

The lines for passport control and in and out much better than I have experienced in the past. However the shops and catering are appalling. the shops have no or little prices on them. The best bit is that everything is priced in US dollars. What's that about other than to rip you off as no flights go from Sharm to the US. It is profiteering of the worse kind and the Egyptians need to sort that out. Often people take the first and last impressions of a country as their binding memory being well and truly ripped off is what they will remember.
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4/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Travelled on the dreaded "mad Thursday" but it was quick and efficient. Arrived and there was a queue just prior to getting into the terminal building but went straight to the queue for no visa (Sinai Only) then went straight through Passport Control. Waited about 10 minutes for suitcases to start and arrive. All in all about 30 minutes to leave the building. On return journey a slight queue whilst going through detectors (with suitcase as well as hand luggage0. No queue to obtain flight ticket and leave suitcase. No queue through passport control although it took around 10 minutes to get through security. Word of advice Sham airport has also adopted the no liquids in hand luggage policy. Only problem we did encounter was the information monitors showed our flight had departed when it had not boarded and panicked us slightly. A pleasant experience and a lot less hassle and kiosk than other airports have travelled from. Staff very keen to keep everyone moving to keep things moving quickly.
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5/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Just returned from Sharm El Shekh and experienced no problems at all. I think this might be due to arriving/leaving on a Wednesday. Thursday seems to be worse day. Too many flights arriving/leaving at the same time. We were through passport control within 5mins. Be prepared when you arrive tho' - you're greeted by a man in a mask/white gloves etc asking you to complete an H1N1 flu Form declaring you have no known symptoms. Otherwise no problems at all.
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1/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

I wrote about this airport in February 2008. It was bad then and it still has not improved. I travelled from Newcastle on a Thursday with Thomsons and I suspect a previous contributor was right when he called it 'crazy'Thursday. The Newcastle flight was fortunate in being the second to arrive but with 30 minutes some 6 or 7 other planes landed and everyone behind us was snared at the visa desk and it was bedlam. I have never seen a scene like it in my life. I understand some people stood for 2 hours or more waiting for the entry visa. Fortunately we went on a cruise and came home from Ebiza airport a much more civilised experience. Sharm is a shocker so be warned.
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3/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

We have travelled to Egypt now for 7 years and have noticed a gradual improvement every year. The most important thing at Sharm is on departure be aware of what time your flight departs and be aware that flight calls are not always made clearly and gate info is not always displayed accurately on the screens. Go through in departures at least 3/4 hour before departure and keep an eye on whats going on.
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5/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Having just missed a check in with Easyjet one of the airport officials kindly managed to get us on a flight with another passenger carrier one hour later to London. He also helped to carry my bags. He was so courteous and polite and a credit to the organisation.
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2/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Very nice airport but ladies toilets look like they have not been cleaned since the building was opened! Not the best memory of my holiday - due to the fact that our departure was delayed six hours you had no option but to use them. The men on plane said that the gents was just as bad.
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4/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Arrived and return to LGW via this airport (Terminal 2). Was pleasantly surprised - arrival was an example of efficiency and speed visas dealt with quickly bags arrived equally fast. Customs check on exit was hardly noticeable. Perhaps this speed was assisted by the fact that we were the only flight arriving at 10 pm on a Saturday night. Check-in on departure was fast although they were trying every method possible to find charges for excess baggage. Short queues to get airside plenty of space sufficient so that one could get away from the smokers. Duty free prices are in US Dollars and not really worth the cost or effort - stock up on the way out. Only complaint - water airside costs 24 times that landside and they work the "I have no change" fiddle extremely well with a polished "take it or leave it" attitude.
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1/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

Very busy airport. Despite recent modernisation the airport is still too little to contain the tourists. Queues at the check-in are terrible - it's all a mess. At the gates the same scenario : too cold because of the conditioning and a crowd too chaotic.
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1/10

Sharm El Sheikh Airport customer review

If there was "no star" to fill in I would take that one! Customs not polite rude etc. Buying in duty free shops = mob practices. They say they don't accept Visa and you have to pay cash. Then they take a currency rate which is sky high! Don't let them get you!
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