"clearly operating beyond capacity"
R Evans (United Kingdom)
✅ Trip Verified | Primitive airport. I was told to go to the airline’s office so they can verify airport check in was included in my booking even though I was showing staff proof I had a priority booking which included this service. Staff is rude and unhelpful. The airport is crowded, clearly operating beyond capacity. Absolute nightmare! Impossible to avoid since it’s the only airport in the country so practically a monopoly.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | August 2024 |
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 |
“Phenomenal airport”
43 reviews Diogo Freitas (Portugal)
Not Verified | Phenomenal airport, the best I ever experienced in Europe or anywhere else. Just the material definition of how an airport should be. Well done Albania.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | December 2023 |
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 | yes |
"security are super rude"
Ana Abdi (Belgium)
Not Verified | The staff at security are super rude. No manners, no ethics. I was wearing heels, which obviously I had to remove for the control process, so I asked for plastic bags. They started laughing as if it was a shame to ask for them, and replied to one another: Signorina want plastic bags hahaha and then replied to me: Guess what we don't have and you have to walk barefoot like it or not or you can go back home. The tone was unacceptable and as I saw they harassed with their manners and lack of ethics all the women in security check. Someone has to do them some training, we do need to deal with their frustration.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | May 2023 |
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 |
"extremely bad experience"
E Dino (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | I had extremely bad experience in this airport. The staff is very rude and unfriendly, the passports check are very, very arrogant, can you say good morning that don’t reply to you you say thank you they don’t reply to you and they have a really nasty attitude! Going through security check they kept my keychain no explanation no so I ever I don’t know what keychain could be a threat at the airport or the airplane for the matter of fact, I’ve been all over the Europe with that keychain hanging in my backpack never had a problem, not even a question, here no, that was a big problem you can’t have it.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | October 2022 |
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 |
"It's a bit of a chaotic place"
38 reviews H Bakker (Netherlands)
✅ Trip Verified | A small airport serving the capital. It's a bit of a chaotic place, long queues, staff aren't the friendliest and generally messy. The terminal itself is clean tho and seating is comfortable. As it's the only major airport in the country, this it what they can offer. Taxi trip to the center is 1200 lek.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | November 2021 |
Type Of Traveller | Solo Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | 12345 |
Airport Shopping | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"one of the worst airports I have ever had to travel to"
Michael Harrison (United Kingdom)
Not Verified | This airport is one of the worst airports I have ever had to travel to. As far as airports go, its infrastructure is mediocre at best. However, what really makes this pathetic excuse of an airport stand out are the police and airport staff. They are unbelievably rude and arrogant! I have travelled to the US before which is infamous for having strict airport staff and security who take their attitude too far - however Tirana airport takes the crown here! Once we landed and were shepherded to the terminal, I was accosted by what looked like a teenager in civilian clothing who started finger calling me and frantically pointing over to the queues. When I asked him what he wants me to do, he simply replied (shouted) 'just go' and waved me over to Customs! Upon making my way over to border control, I greeted the Customs officer 'Good Evening' - no response. Grabbed my passport, scanned it, once done, he simply slammed it down on the desk in front of me and simply stared back at me. At this point, I did not know what to do. I politely asked him, 'Is there anything else I can help with', to which he simply responded with a very stern 'No - go'. After I retrieved my baggage (which took a very long time to arrive, giving that we were the only late night flight arriving), I noticed people being ushered towards a scanner by people in civilian clothing with a 'Police' badge dangling from their necks. Once approached by the alleged 'police officer' he asks for my passport again (again no polite communication, just very stern shouting and ordering), and proceeds to ask me me personal and intrusive questions about how much money I have, where I work, as well as very random and trivial questions about where my birth place is located, which I found to be very inappropriate and infuriating giving that such questions are meaningless and mean nothing in the picture of airport security. Once he was done, he simply flicked the passport back to me with no 'Thank You' or 'Have a good evening'. Overall, if you would like to know what its like to be a free, law abiding citizen, but treated like a criminal, this airport will provide that experience for you! And the worst thing about it is, you cannot even complain to anyone, nor is there any sort of medium to submit complaints. Vile place and awfully rude people!
Experience At Airport | Arrival Only |
Date Visit | December 2020 |
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 |
"easy to navigate"
R John (United Kingdom)
Not Verified | Clean, easy to navigate, reasonably priced for an international airport. weak wifi signal. Security staff not very polite. The airport was easy to access.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | January 2019 |
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 | yes |
"experiences were smooth"
43 reviews N Manson (United States)
✅ Trip Verified | Visited Tirana on 12/12/18 and departed on 12/17/2018. Both the arrival and departure experiences were smooth. There was a slight delay at passport control on arrival as the scanner was not working at the booth where we presented our passports. This is a neat and bright medium sized airport. There is a lot of seating at the departure gates. There is a nice Business Lounge that we accessed through our Priority Pass card. The staff are friendly and professional. Check in was effortless. There is no online check in for TIA, so one has to check in at the counter. Wi-Fi is available however it appeared to be spotty. We did not have to wait very long for our luggage to arrive in baggage claim. There are no jet bridges at TIA. All passengers are bussed to and from the terminal to the aircraft.
Experience At Airport | Departure Only |
Date Visit | December 2018 |
Type Of Traveller | Couple Leisure |
Queuing Times | 12345 |
Terminal Cleanliness | 12345 |
Terminal Seating | 12345 |
Terminal Signs | 12345 |
Food Beverages | N/A |
Wifi Connectivity | 12345 |
Airport Staff | 12345 |
Recommended | yes |
"a better airport will be necessary"
S Varga (Hungary)
✅ Trip Verified | I was disappointed. I knew that Albania is a not so developed country, but I expected that at least the airport would come up to European standards. I failed. Checkin and passport control were okay. Security very eagerly took the small bottle opener which was easily allowed at other airports. There are a few shops outside, so it is worth buying things and drinking there before security check, because inside there are only very limited facilities, and they do not accept credit/bank cards. All prices are displayed only in Euros, which is strange in a country where Lek is the official currency. Wi-fi was okay, I cannot complain about that. Travellers have no other option than this airport, so let's hope Albania will step on the road to modernity soon. If more tourists come, a better equipped airport will be necessary.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | December 2018 |
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 |
"WiFi free but non-existent"
D Whalley (United Kingdom)
❎ Unverified | Arrival was great with no queues and security quick and easy. Luggage arrived on carrousel very quickly. Departure less good with long queues at security and long waits. Fortunately plenty of seats in departure lounge. Not much to do in lounge and poor range of food outlets. WiFi free but non-existent and unable to connect.
Experience At Airport | Arrival and Departure |
Date Visit | September 2017 |
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 |