Valencia Airport

Nice small airport; good signage no matter what your native language. Check in counters could be spaced farther apart to minimize the 'sea of people' effect during busy times. One word to the wise: there are 2 baggage claim areas and no one tells you which to use. If you come in from a non- Schengen country you sit and sit in the claim area; your bags may never come to this hall. If this is you go around the corner pass through the glass doors that look like a wall (you really feel like your trespassing at this point) and you're in a whole new baggage claim where you will hopefully find your things. Then out past Customs and you're done in 20 steps.

I am travelling to Valencia on a more or less regularly basis and I find this small airport a well organized and friendly one although it is rather old. It is easily accessible check-in is quick and efficient the place is clean and neat the food in the upstairs restaurant is at good quality although the place itself has the charms of a bus-station-fast-food-kiosk. Ways are short Security checks and Immigration is also fast and the friendly personnel loves to collect the necessaires of female passengers who forgot to take out the scissors. You can find them again next time in a shop nearby the airport where they are sold at good prices. Overall a rather nice place to touch down at compared to some other Spanish airports especially Alicante Palma & Madrid.

No jetways small lounges very small check in counters and smoking allowed everywhere (among other things). This airport was already outdated the day it was first opened. With so many domestic daily flights and international ones to Miami Bogota Aruba etc. it is a shame the industrial heartland of this country has such a pitiful airport.