Monastir Airport
They just stood around and laughed at peoples passport pictures and didn't take any notice of the weight of peoples bags or even ask what was inside them! - Donald
Recent Review
"Holiday makers airport - large comfortable lounges - plenty of shops/cafes etc - friendly people, few security guards around before 'airside but none seen on airside. Catered for holiday makers so no problems at all. Probably could sleep overnight without too many problems ? Only 'hassle was about 50 porters all fighting to take your luggage into the airport from the taxi/coach."
This airport on arrival at 2am is just about tolerable, but the taxi and luggage touts must be watched out for, they will grab your cases and take them to thier car and then demand money (Baksheesh is the Arabic word) from you. You must be firm and say NO THANKS, BEFORE they touch your bags, so they get the idea that you don't want thier custom! They are nice enough people and will back off, but they can be tiresome if you're just off a stupidly timed flight! Your bag will also be scanned on arrival, but I failed to see the point in this, not one member of staff even looked at the screen!
On departure the airport staff were next to useless! They just stood around and laughed at peoples passport pictures and didn't take any notice of the weight of peoples bags or even ask what was inside them! Given that we were on a charter flight and were the only flight leaving at the time I can only hope the lapse of competence was a one off thing. The terminal itself is nice enough, lots of marble and plants, quite dim lighting so it's quite a relaxing setting (or would be if the staff were good). Watch out for the passport control on the way out, they will demand you give them all your left over Dinars. Don't do it, they just pocket the money, it doesn't go back to the airport bank and you wont get any money back in your own currency! Dinars may be inexchangable outside Tunisia, but having one or two coins is a nice souvenier. I reccomend you change your money back to your home currency before getting to the airport if you don't wish to keep any.
Now for the actual sleeping. Well we were lucky in that the departure lounge was quite quiet when our flight was leaving. There is a very expensive coffee shop with horribly rude staff. they will shout at you and I found that the man charged whatever he felt like charging for the drinks. He charged me 3 for a cup of hot chocolate and my friend only 2.10 for the same thing! There is a very cheap and extensive duty free shop, with equally unhelpful staff and a nice view of the runway, apron and Tunisian coast. Would have been nice to see a sunrise or sunset here, but our flight times didn't let us! The seats in the lounge are not very comfortable at all, but the floor is alright for a few hours if you have a bag for a pillow. Me and my friend managed to get about 2 hours each. No one will move you on as such (no police or security staff anyway), but there are some annoying cleaning machines and staff who may ask you to move while they wipe the floor. They are friendly though and wont shout at you. Word of Warning, Tunisian Dinars will not be accepted in the departure lounge. They only accept UK Pounds, USA Dollars or Euros!
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Last Updated: 18 Nov 2010
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