Southampton Airport

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3/10

"Poor departure information updates"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | Poor departure information updates. Arrived early for flight to Jersey as flight was showing on time. Only when we passed through to air side did the flight show a 90 min delay. When speaking to the air crew they advised that it they knew the were delayed long before due to 'operational' reasons. Thanks for wasting my valuable time Southampton.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitJuly 2023
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
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Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
Airport Staff 12345
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1/10

"Sort it out Southampton"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | No information on website for arrival details of plane therefore cannot time arrival at airport to greet passengers arriving. Telephone call to contact number on website 0344 481 7777 doesn’t help, automated service that despite what you say directs you to lost baggage? I visit most airports on a daily basis greeting passengers, Southampton is terrible, no information and nowhere to get the information from. Sort it out Southampton, never experienced this in any other airport!
Experience At AirportArrival Only
Date VisitJuly 2022
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages N/A
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3/10

"No staff available on arrival to claim missing baggage"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | No staff available on arrival to claim missing baggage. Suggestion: a board with information and email contacts in case your baggage is missing in the baggage area. The only staff member in the airport said it was not her job (she was in the lost and found department), suggestion: train staff in signposting - if it’s not their job train them how to referral to the responsible person. Never say to a customer: ‘it’s not my job’ - my suitcase arrived to the airport. I have to chase airport staff - finally I’m told it is booked with a courier. That’s a week ago, sorry not impressed. Especially as I’m not getting a response or an action plan from the airport - SOU airport do not have a chance in the competitive airport business with this level of service.
Experience At AirportArrival Only
Date VisitApril 2022
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
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Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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1/10

"still the same rude miserable offering"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | Despite being quiet on both the outward and inbound journeys after the pandemic you would half expect them to have got their act together with some decent facilities and delivered some much needed staff training in the area of basic communication skills and customer service. But no, still the same rude miserable offering. The airport needs to look at its car parking charges as they are almost as bad as energy bills! The cost of parking here must be one of the biggest disincentives to flying from Southampton airport. Would I really recommended flying from here to anybody, well the answer is not really unless your travel is for business purposes and the bill is picked up by your customer or the trip is to the Channel Islands and other a long drive to London not much choice really.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitMarch 2022
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
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2/10

"Terrible airport"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | Terrible airport. I flew from here 20x times in late 2021. Every single flight was departing late. Normally because the staff from Swissport manning the gates appear to be in no rush to do anything and are only resourced to board one aircraft at a time! Information boards at the airport never provide any information further to that on your ticket unless the flight is cancelled. I've seen bags get loaded onto the wrong aircraft about 15% of the time, causing delays. Altogether rubbish and awful food availability while you wait!
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitDecember 2021
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
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1/10

"incredibly poor service"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | The saddest thing about Southampton Airport is not that it is a small airport, with all the limitations that can be expected of an airport of its size, its the incredibly poor service and jobsworth attitude of the staff. If something can be done badly, or in a way to make your journey worse - that is how they will do it. From the miserable forced parking for drop off, to massive over-charges for a minor amendment to a ticket, or the smallest hand baggage limitations known to man - with zero tolerance, they all add up to an impressively rubbish experience. All delivered by staff who genuinely appear to enjoy making your experience miserable. Clearly this is an airport that only survives due its location, convenient for many in the South, but it shouldn't be like this. They should visit London City airport to see how a small airpot can be an utter joy.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitDecember 2019
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Airport Staff 12345
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4/10

"trip didn't start very well"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | I recently had a return trip from Southampton airport for a trip to Amsterdam, flying with Flybe. The trip didn't start very well, as I realized upon arriving at the airport at 5.30 a.m. that had overbooked for the short stay parking by a week. I asked the two employees at the information desk who I could contact to change my booking or get a partial refund and was given a card with customer services number - which didn't open until 9 a.m. (by that time I was already in Amsterdam). Then proceeded to queue for luggage check-in for about 30 minutes - which for such a small airport is quite a long time. I called the customer service number as soon as the call center opened and was told to send an email with my request to a different department, which I did and didn't think anything more of during my trip. Upon my arrival back to Southampton airport, I noticed that my luggage had been very badly damaged during the trip back and went straight to the help desk, where a gentleman wrote down some information and gave me a leaflet with information for "lost/late luggage" - again, didn't think anything of it, as I was told someone would contact me soon and it was by that time almost 11 p.m. A week later and I've called customer services twice about the refund (each time being given a new email address to send my request to), not heard anything about replacing the luggage, and no idea when I'll be able to get anything sorted because the different departments apparently don't speak to each other. Generally, not too happy.
Experience At AirportArrival and Departure
Date VisitDecember 2019
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
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1/10

"sad state of an airport"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | How can you still say flying from Southampton airport is a "breeze"? Stumbling baggage checks making for an impossible transit. I never thought I would say #wishidflownryanair from Bournemouth. The baggage police are the unfriendly face of this airport. Think about alternatives from the south coast. Very sad state of an airport.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitNovember 2019
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
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Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Wifi Connectivity 12345
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10/10

"Terrible customer service"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | Terrible customer service at bag-size check on 18th October (4.40pm). Extremely rude attendant (woman). Might have been a personal/employment issue but there was no need to take it out on customers, especially business ones who travel with the same hand bag size weekly. If Southampton wants to be recognised as a business friendly airport, it might help to re-train some of their staff who don't communicate a professional attitude.
Experience At AirportDeparture Only
Date VisitOctober 2019
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages N/A
Airport Staff 12345
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1/10

Southampton Airport customer review

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | It is the first time my wife and I have used this airport and, as frequent fliers, we would class it as one of the best we have used. However, on our trip out on 29th Sept to Jersey one of our party had left a laptop in the security tray provided. My wife and I had seen one of the security staff airside holding up a laptop and asking if anyone owned it. He then took it back from airside to the security area: As most of our group (40 in all) didn't know each other it was only later on our trip that we talked to the lady that had lost her laptop. We told her what we had seen referring to the security staff holding the laptop and suggested that on our return on 5th Oct we would accompany her to the lost property department. She had prearranged to meet the team leader on our arrival. At this point, I must emphasise that as I felt we were being fobbed off I was agitated and forceful as I determined to obtain a name that we could write to. In the first instance, the team leader told me that her company had just taken over the security and inferred that the matter was not their responsibility. I informed her that the responsibility was theirs and that I felt that because the laptop was in the previous company's care they should not just dismiss us. I admit again that I was very verbally forceful but didn't swear or make aggressive threats. I was then told by another member of the staff that we should email our complaints to a customer care department. I repeatedly stated that I needed a name to correspond with and was told there were no names in the department: This I found incredulous. Eventually, I obtained a name to complain to but informed the team leader that I would be writing to their CEO. Then we left: The following incident I have found the most worrying not just for me but for your company regarding how your security staff perceive their powers when confronted with someone that would not be fobbed off with excuses and emails to write to. The team leader followed us to the exit of the building (which was by the lost property department). She informed me that she didn't like the way she was spoken to and told me to come back inside: At first, I thought she had a change of heart. However, there was menace in her face and she ordered me inside. I told her "No thank you" and I boarded our coach. I felt rightly or wrongly that had I have gone back inside the building I would have been forcibly detained or worse as a measure of retribution. This behaviour I found to be threatening and worrying given her measure of responsibility: If this woman cannot deal with an extremely irate passenger without feeling the need to recourse to a misuse of power then you may wish to take this matter extremely seriously. Just to conclude: I was extremely verbally insistent that the matter of the lost laptop was their responsibility, I repeatedly asked for a name I could write to on the matter and didn't allow them to speak until I received one. In retrospect, my behaviour could have been more polite of course but not such that I risked this woman's wrath. The lady who lost the laptop is hoping to claim through her home insurance but if this is not possible we may have to pick the matter up again with the airport. Finally, I have three witnesses to the above circumstances.
Experience At AirportArrival Only
Date VisitOctober 2019
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Queuing Times 12345
Terminal Cleanliness 12345
Terminal Seating 12345
Terminal Signs 12345
Food Beverages 12345
Airport Shopping 12345
Airport Staff 12345
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