Airports

[Hi1985]

Has anyone flown to Treviso airport? I’m really nervous about it!!

Airports in general or that one in particular? What are you nervous about?

Years ago - like 20 years ago. Was basic but fine.

I have. Standard airport experience as far as I remember.
Why are you nervous? Are you mixing it up with Marco Polo and worried about the landing?

Why are you nervous?

Il nervous about it being a. Small and inexperienced airport and not an international airport( nervous flyer anyway)

It is an international airport, since flights land there from outside Italy. 🤨 Just because it's small doesn't mean it's badly organised or not safe.

Treviso is lovely. Just focus on that and don’t worry about the airport.

What? They have millions of passengers every year. It’s not “inexperienced” and small airports are a good thing in my book.

And of course it’s an international airport. Where are you flying from?!

There is no such thing as an 'inexperienced' airport within the EU - they all have to comply to the same very high standards, but Treviso has been open as an international airport since the 1950s and had a revamp in 2007, so it's hardly a new kid on the block. RyanAir alone has about 7000 flights in and out of there a year, and in 2023 it had over three million passengers (all facts easy to find on Google and Wikipedia).

I always think small airports are much nicer to go to and from - far calmer for a start, which might help your nerves a bit.

I'm not familiar with Treviso, but generally I'd prefer to fly from a smaller airport, from a safety point of view. One of the biggest risks in air travel is that of a collision with another aircraft in the air or on the ground during landing or take-off. This is much less likely to happen when there are 20-40 flights per day (e.g., Cardiff Airport) than when there are 1300 flights (Heathrow).

Treviso is fine , unmemorable