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Zakynthos Airport Survival Guide
The new airport which became fully operational in 2008 is a vast improvement over the old (cramped, dirty & smelly) airport. Now you don't have to spend an hour or two in the mid-day sun waiting to get inside to check in your luggage. But there are a couple of issues that it's best to be aware of:
1. More often than not they only open one check-in desk per flight resulting in a huge queue which can take anything up to 2 hours to complete. That's why the reps are so keen to get you to the airport early.
2. There is a shortage of seats both before and after passport control. There is plenty of space so hopefully they will sort this out.
3. The airlines have started charging for any tiny amount over your baggage allowance & it's not cheap! Try to remember the weight of your luggage on the way out & just because you were allowed a couple of kilos extra don't expect to get away with it on the way back! The duty-free shop inside has reasonable prices so buy your booze there & take it as hand luggage.
4. The snack bars make UK airports look cheap & don't display prices despite this being a legal requirement. Ask the price of everything just to annoy them!
5. Smoking is not allowed, although no one will actually stop you unless someone complains, so if you don't annoy anyone you will probably get away with it.
6. According to the staff at the airport you are not guaranteed to be allowed to board the aircraft unless you are at the airport at least 3 hours before the flight. Flights can & do sometimes leave an hour or two before the scheduled time & if you are arranging your own transfers you will probably not be aware of any changes.
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8/10 |
John Bradshaw (July 02, 2011) |
  But it's just an airport, you only use it to enter and leave the country. When you arrive surely you are happy because you are starting your holiday, and when you are leaving you are depressed coz you are coming home.
Just a thought
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7/10 |
Big Phill (June 15, 2011) |
| We Have been going to Zante for Many Years, So disagree with previous comments; Having just come back again, Although we Organised our own Holiday we Flew with Thomas Cook Airlines; We had Two - Three Check In Desks Open, There Was Ample Seating & All Duty Free Shops Were Open, Alas Like All Airports Snacks Are Not Cheap;
Bearing In Mind What Zante Airport Used To Be Like, Quewing Outside In Hot Sunshie, If You Were Lucky, With A Little Canvas Shelter; You Will Find Now That This New Modern Airport, Is Far Better, & In-Fact Is Still Improving/Developing Further; Although It May Not Seem Like It Due To The Current Global Ecconomy
So Don't Be Put Off Coming To Zante, By Stories About The Airport, I Good Now.;; Help The Greek Ecconmy Though, Don't Book All Inclusive & FEED TOUR OPERATORS, BOOK THE TRADTIONAL WAY HOTEL B&B, APARTMENTS, VILLAS, ETC. Please help the People of Zante, Use Their Bars, Hotels, Restaraunts Etc.
Lets Have The True Zante Back. The Reason So Many Bars Etc Have Gone Is. GREEDY TOUR OPERATORS, Trying To Force The Issue, & Getting Away With It. |
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1/10 |
paul cox (May 24, 2011) |
 O.M.G... I HAVE BEEN TO SOME AIRPORTS IN MY TIME..
we were told when the coach picked us up from our hotel that the flight was 15 mins early.
We arrived at the airport to check in. Its not like cardiff you have to have your bags weighd first then take them over to be put through xray and then loaded on to the plane.
WE were told that a small case that we were carrying was to heavy (no idea y as it carryed the same stuff in as it did out) but they put it through to go on the plane. we were then called to check in 10.. BUT NO ONE NEW Y ... then we went through passport controll... LOOKING AT THE FLIGHT BOARD R FLIGHT WAS ON TIME BUT NO ONE NEW WHAT GATE IT WAS... again we were called to passport controll.. r small bag had to be taken as hand luggage... NO ONE EVEN THE STAFF AT THE AIRPORT NEW WHAT GATE WE WERE LEAVING FROM.. IT ENEDED UP LEAVING 40 MINS LATE AND LEAVING FROM A GATE THAT HAD A DIFFRENT AIRPORT ON IT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.. CANT THEY GET ANYTHING RIGHT.. I WOULD ADVISE OTHER PEOPLE TO CHECK IN EARLYER OR DONT USE THE AIRPORT |
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| | tania morgan (August 10, 2010) |
Hi im due to fly into zante airport in 2 weeks time and travelling with two young toddlers, does anyone know if there are trolleys or baggage boys there to help you with your luggage as im could really you some help with my bags, thanks all |
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3/10 |
Paula Wallace (May 21, 2010) |
Comparing the ordeal to 10 years ago it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. The airport seemed alot more spacious and airy. Didn't like having to queue twice for check in though, once the check youself in and then once to send your bags through. Drinks and food expensive, if you want a drink is suggest you buy one from the duty free shop rather than the bar area.
Things in the duty free shop not that cheap so suggest you buy goods in resort. Also you don't get very long at the airport, good job too as there is not much to do.
Even though they have refurbished/built a new check in/lounge area not impresed with lack of technology, they had wrote all our seat numbers and names on the tickets, messed up though when they gave some people the same seat numbers, try wathcing that one be sorted out on the plane, especially when some people end up being split up through the airports error. Also check in very slow!  |
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7/10 |
janice wheeler (September 04, 2009) |
well was surprised that the airport wasnt as bad as i thought it was..
nice big duty free shop small snack shop expensive but always are in airports...
not bad but hot need air conditioning turnly up!!!
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10/10 |
Carol Ryan (September 03, 2009) |
They have a much better system to get people in quickly we were left standing out in the heat 2 years ago! The airport toilets are way better everything is new now its been modernised, the duty free shop is good lots of metaxa and ouzo!! I bought some of the strawberry sweets we like and greek chocolate. Lots more seats and as some people got up to go it wasnt long til our flight was called. Our daughter had a baggette and we had drinks was expensive but there again it always was!! Even so we love the new airport. |
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1/10 |
Zbigniew Wozniak (August 13, 2009) |
| We went to Zakynthos for 11 days for our honeymoon. When we arrived to the airport, everything was fine, we received our luggage very quickly. On the way back we showed our EU passports and our flight tickets at check-in desk but suddenly we became suspicious just because we were the only Europeans traveling with a British travel agency Thomas Cook and didn't have British passports. We were asked to move away from the check-in desk and wait because they went to check our passports.I even have the staff my passport and my ID. The British staff then came back with our passports and my ID which were fine and still wanted to see other forms of ID! Then they wanted to see any proof of residency in the UK like bank card, credit card or NI number. They also asked for our hotel details on Zakynthos. We felt like criminals there! Because we are in the EU and there is a free movement here, they haven't got any right to ask for this if we haven't done anything wrong. We have never had such bad experience on any other airport before. I understand that they have right to check our passports in their systems but do they have a right to treat us worse than others just because we haven't got British passports???We have lived in England for many years and paid tax here and spend our money here and we thought it would be a good idea to buy our holiday in UK travel agencies. But if they treat us this way, we will spend our money in European travel agencies and we will also tell our friends and relatives not to spend their money with British travel agencies for holiday. Maybe all Europeans traveling with British travel agencies should keep a proof of their DNA in their pockets to keep them happy! |
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| | Cheryl Beck (September 17, 2008) |
Waspies are abit of a nuisance,no sooner had we got outside arrivals 1 headed str8 into my daughters cleavage ,mass evacuation lol lol,happily she weren't stung and the waspie weren't too traumatised either,can't say that for my daughter tho!
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| | Chris Brownhill (September 05, 2008) |
| Having been in Tsilivi in October a couple of years ago I can confirm that wasps are a bit of a nuisance at this time of year. I nearly sat on one on the beach which would've been interesting! The best thing I can advise is to look on the net for Wasp Repellant, I have bought some this year and it works like a charm. |
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I have been in June and never really been bothered with them then. From July onwards they are more inclined to be around to annoy you unfortunately as I have experienced when staying in July/August/September!!
Val |
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| | b clarke (August 21, 2008) |
Am looking to go to zante for 2 weeks next year in either June or September. Have heard that they have a big problem with wasps and wonder if anyone who has been in either of those months can confirm or deny this. |
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7/10 |
Graham Sproston (August 04, 2008) |
I have just arrived back from Zante on 3rd August and I must say that the airport was fine. You do have to queue 'inside' for an hour or so but I can't see why people have to rush through the checkin procedure? Once through there is a shortage of chairs so you will almost definetly have to spend some of your time sitting on the floor, at least whilst waiting to check in everyone is in the same boat and it isn't as bad as some people suggest so don't let travelling home ruin your holiday. In fact when we flew out from Manchester at 7.20am, when we arrived at the airport we had to queue for 1 hour 15mins before we were checked in as there were so many flights out !!! In Zante airport the holiday reps tell you which queue to stand in and they are waiting at the front, middle and back of all the queues just in case you get confused in the mayhem so that should really put your mind at rest. One thing that I would say though is make sure you take a drink to the airport, (especially if you have kids) and drink it before you check your bags in. At least that way you won't die of thirst. |
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