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In my previous posts I wrote that the López Sousa family had to spend the night at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and therefore claimed € 650 compensation for non-material damage from Air France.

To see what the family had gone through, I browsed www.sleepinginairports.net where people share their airport sleeping experiences with fellow airport sleepers around the world. And guess what? A poll over 2010 put Charles de Gaulle on top of the world’s worst airports. This is what travellers wrote:

"I could not believe the filth from hell, the bathrooms were worse than some I have seen in Africa!”

"I never imagined an airport in Europe could be so crappy. It’s the dirtiest airport I have ever set foot in.”

"The SAS-people told us: 'You are lucky, you can leave. We have to work here every day."

Reading this, € 650 compensation for the whole family does not seem much for experiencing such a nightmare.

The sleeping-in-airport-guys claim that airport sleeping is no longer just for the cheap young backpacker. “Nowadays, you'll find travellers of all ages and incomes stretched out on airport floors around the world.” There you are. Next time your flight is cancelled and you complain about having to spend the night in the airport terminal rather than in a hotel room, airline staff will probably be instructed to tell you this:

“Oh, come on. Stop nagging, you bum-on-seat. Sleeping in a hotel is for old fashioned Brussels eurocrats who have lost touch with modern life. Please do make yourself comfortable on the floor and enjoy the company of travellers of all ages and incomes. We hope you enjoyed your cancelled flight with us and look forward to welcoming you on board again soon. Nighty night, sleep tight.”


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