Dusseldorf Weeze Airport
Lasting Impressions....
Memorable comments left by travellers:
"I ended up sleeping in a forest about a mile walk from the airport for 3 nights." (Paul Hosking)
FEATURED REVIEWS
by Agzas, 10/19/2009
I hitchhiked from Switzerland to there and as it went really good, I was 12 h early for my flight on Monday morning.
1 restaurant, 2 shops, 8x4 chairs before gates. I asked some staff, if there are such chairs also at gates, they said no, but next morning I saw some there too. Not sure about armrests though. Before gates the chairs had no armrests (great!). The seat is padded, the back-rest is not padded and from metal, so I put my bag behind my back.
I had no sleeping bag, just a towel and autumn jacket that I put on my feet. Not very warm this way, but I could sleep enough well. They said they sometimes close the airport during night, but you can choose whether to stay inside or not.
No electricity plugs in the lobby but for snack machines and photobooth. Though if you have exteder cable, that might work. 2 electricity plugs in the toilet. Toilets were very good and clean - toilet paper, soap, etc. In the main lobby there were 2 computers with internet for ~5Eur/hour (don't remember) and a wifi for similar charge.
Quite frequent anoncements during evening about 'warn the staf about unattended luggage', but I didn't hear anything in the night, maybe because I slept, maybe there were none.
by Paul
"I arrived in Dusseldorf Weeze (typical Ryanair budget Miles-out-of-town special) from London and discovered, that somewhere between London and Germany I'd lost my ATM card!
Disaster, but not a problem, I fly back in 3 days, so I just kip in the airport and get home. The (1) staff were friendly and let me use the phone to tell my friend I wouldn't make it, and then she told me the airport was closing at 10pm (Friday night!) and I couldn't sleep there, where I would sleep wasn't her problem.
The airport really is the middle of nowhere, and I ended up sleeping in a forest about a mile walk from the airport for 3 nights. Luckily it was a warm Autumn and I'd brought my sleeping bag else I would have froze!
Popping in the airport on the Saturday I was informed the last flight was at around 3pm, and the airport would close at 6!!!
Harsh, so I don't recommend it unless you like sleeping in the great outdoors!"
Airport Guide
Here is some information that we've picked out of from your reviews. Be sure to read the review pages for the most up-to-date experiences:
- friendly staff
- closes at 10PM
- no overnight sleeping
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