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Sleeping in Airports: Heaven or Hell?

by Erica Johansson on 13/05/07 at 11:04 am

A few years ago I sat in the lounge area in London Heathrow Airport and waited for my flight back to Sweden to appear on the departure board. After a nine hour’s flight from New York I was quite tired. I lay down on a sofa and decided to rest for a couple of minutes. I woke up 45 minutes later and realized I had missed my flight. Luckily, a flight six hours later had a few free seats left.

That’s my closest experience to sleeping in airports. Although I’ve never spent a whole night in an airport I wouldn’t hesitate if it was convenient, safe and fairly comfortable.

Check out The Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping in Airports who lists the world’s best and worst airports.

Do you have any experience from sleeping in airports?