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Since when has Oxford been in London? For that matter; when did Stansted, Luton or Gatwick get a London postcode? If you jumped on a train that said it was going to London, but it was actually bound for Oxford, you’d be pretty annoyed. And rightly so. So how come they can get away with it when it comes to airports? Travel search site Skyscanner investigates the world of ambiguous airports, where the airport is actually nowhere near the city it claims to serve…
Since when has Oxford been in London? For that matter; when did Stansted, Luton or Gatwick get a London postcode? If you jumped on a train that said it was going to London, but it was actually bound for Oxford, you’d be pretty annoyed. And rightly so. So how come they can get away with it when it comes to airports?
Travel search site Skyscanner investigates the world of ambiguous airports, where the airport is actually nowhere near the city it claims to serve.
Barry Smith, Skyscanner co-founder and director commented: “It’s easy to get caught out by flying to an airport that is miles away from where you want to be, especially if you’re not familiar with your destination, and that low price flight could easily be offset by the cost of a bus or taxi fare. Double check the airport location before your book, especially when flying on low-cost airlines.”
Some of the worst offenders:
1. Munich West (Memmingen) – 70 miles (112km) from central Munich
2. Oslo (Torp) – 68 miles (110km) from central Oslo
3. Frankfurt (Hahn) – 68 miles (110km) from central Frankfurt.
4. London (Oxford) – 60 miles (97km) from central London
5. Stockholm (Skavsta) – 59 miles (95km) from central Stockholm
6. Barcelona (Girona) – 58 miles (94km) from central Barcelona
7. Barcelona (Reus) – 58 miles (94km) from central Barcelona
8. Paris (Beauvais ) – 55miles (88km) from central Paris
9. Dusseldorf (Weeze) – 50 miles (80 km) from central Dusseldorf
10. London (Stansted) – 40 miles (km) from central London
11. Tokyo (Narita) – 37 miles (60km) from central Tokyo
12. Verona (Brescia) – 33 miles (53km) from central Verona
13. Glasgow (Prestwick) – 32 miles (51km) from central Glasgow
14. London (Luton) – 32 miles (51km) from central London
15. Milan (Bergamo) – 31 miles (50km) from central Milan
And some of the closest airports
1. Taipei Sungshan Airport – 3 miles (5km) from central Taipei
2. Salt Lake City Airport – 3 miles (5km) from central Salt Lake City
3. Honolulu Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Honolulu
4. Lisbon Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Lisbon
5. Bucharest Otopeni Airport – 4 miles (7km) from central Bucharest
6. Mexico City Juarez International – 4miles (7km) from central Mexico
7. London City Airport – 6 miles (10km) from central London
8. Warsaw Airport – 6 miles (10km) from central Warsaw
9. Vancouver Airport – 8 miles (13km) from central Vancouver
10. Edinburgh Airport– 8 miles (13km) from central Edinburgh.
Tatiana is the news co-ordinator for TravelDailyNews Media Network (traveldailynews.gr, traveldailynews.com and traveldailynews.asia). Her role includes to monitor the hundrends of news sources of TravelDailyNews Media Network and skim the most important according to our strategy. She holds a Bachelor degree in Communication & Mass Media from Panteion University of Political & Social Studies of Athens and she has been editor and editor-in-chief in various economic magazines and newspapers.
