Flughafen Hamburg (HAM), Fuhlsbüttel, Hamburg

Opens, spacious, airy and uncrowded and a really fast throughput of passengers at bag search. If you can deliver that, as Hamburg Airport does very well, then everything else is secondary.

On the secondary factors, Hamburg Airport also scores decently - a good choice of food in the central (upper) plaza area, compensates for the average snack bar facilities elsewhere. The shopping isn’t great, but unlike many, that really isn’t the reason I go to an airport.

My only quibble, as often with German airports, is that by comparison with the open spacious main concourses, the lounges can be small and overcrowded - sort of defeating their purpose.

I love this airport! It’s easy to get around, there are loads of little shops and stalls (though a bit expensive) and little eateries a-plenty. It is modern, clean and fancy looking.
One word of warning though, the airport is incredibly long and don’t leave leave getting to your gate until the last minute! I’ve been caught out a few times!

The airport is well situated in the Northwest of Hamburg. It can handle now even more passengers after it was rebuild. It is always pleasant to land in Hamburg, because there are usually not so many people.

godiscover

Hamburg Airport is okay. I like its open and spacious glass design. The connection with the Jasper bus into the city of Hamburg is good and reasonably priced. The airport feels safe and you cannot get lost. I once spent a night here.

Generally excellent, I’m knocking a star off since they managed to not load my luggage the other week and caused me no end of stress at the other end. However, considering I’ve flown out of here about 50 times, it’s not a bad ratio. Everything else about this place is great, and they’re gradually improving the food situation (there is now a half-decent sushi place).

If you’re flying within the Schengen zone then your plane will dock right next to the exit - it’s only the UK and Swiss flights where you have to walk for a kilometre!

Actually thinking of giving it the full 5 stars, since the first time I arrived here I saw a TU-154M take off, probably the most exciting airport experience I ever had!

Hamburg airport is pretty good in many respects;
It's efficient. It's close to the city. It's pleasant.

However, it does have two obvious drawbacks;
There is an incredibly poor selection of food (and shopping in general) available within the terminal buildings. I had a choice between three types of croisant, three types of sandwich and two types of muffin, and that was it.

The building is also incredibly long. My friend was told to check-in in terminal 1 for his Easyjet flight, and as I had over an hour to kill I wandered along (I also checked in at terminal 1) to find him for a chat. A mile later, I was still no-where near "B28", so I gave up. Also when trying to find gate "C04" it was interesting to see the gates numbered, C09, C08, C07, C05 and then C03?! Where was C04? Oh yeah, after C03, obviously.