Mexico City Airport
Lasting Impressions....
"I recommend sleeping in jail before sleeping in Mexico City's airport." (Brock Kuhlman)
"the floor cleaners used an acid wash that really was acrid and sent us all out of the area for about an hour." (grolaw)
""This Airport Is crap It made me Hate the Country" " (?)
"laying on stone floor is strictly forbidden and discouraged." (Zdenko)
Quick Reference 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 info:
- no seats except in restaurant
- stores/food concessions close at night
- plastic chairs
- sitting on the floor is not permitted
- bucket seats
A few airport reviews from the archives
by lreyes
What a nice place. Free WIFI and just a walk to the food court and restrooms. Some stores open the whole night, including a mini 7-Eleven. The place for a good sleep was the departure area L1, just lay in the soft carpet anywhere, but the best place is against the wall. The security guys there are nice and welcoming. If you ask, they even watch your stuff when you to to the bathroom. Bring your eye mask, since the lights are on and intense.
by tewonawonga, 4/14/2009
A double-decker flight from Tokyo jammed up the customs line and I missed my connecting flight to Guadalajara. Thinking I had a chance to book another flight that evening, I rushed out of the boarding area and into the main terminal.
No flights until morning. And because I didn't have a boarding pass for a flight that night, security wouldn't let me return to the boarding area, where carpeted floors and chairs were available.
Despite being an enormous city, the airport stores and cafes were all closed by 10:00pm.
I ran down to Sala A, caught the subway, and headed downtown for a quick peak at the Zocalo. Many folks warned me against traveling solo through the city, but I had no trouble. To be safer, I locked my bag at an airport locker for 70MX.
There's only one place to sleep in the terminal, behind a glass-walled gallery near Sala E. There you'll find all of your fellow stranded passengers, sleeping underneath a row of statues--busts of aviation pioneers in Mexico.
I traveled with a sleeping bag and inflatable pad, so I was ready. Everyone else slept upright or with their faces on the cold marble floor.
Around 5:30am security will sweep you off the floor, sending you elsewhere, but gaining access to the boarding area was easy in the morning. Inside the boarding area there are ample places to sit, eat, and free computers with internet access.
