French Airport Beauvais-Tillé Ranks Last in European Passenger Survey

Beauvais-Tillé Airport ranked last among European airports in AirHelp survey, Digi Mart USA News (Beauvais, France): Travelers departing from Beauvais-Tillé do not always have a pleasant experience, according to reviews posted on Google. Long queues, outdated terminals and a lack of comfort are frequent complaints, with one user describing the facilities as “old and dirty.”

A ranking published in late October 2026 by AirHelp, a company that specializes in compensating air passengers, placed Beauvais-Tillé in 328th and last position among the European airports it studied. With an average of 2.5 stars out of 5, calculated from 24,258 Google reviews, the airport received the lowest rating in the ranking.

Comments published between September 8 and October 23, 2026, repeat the same criticisms: excessive waiting times, poor organization, unpleasant staff and poorly maintained restrooms. One passenger described the flow of travelers to baggage security checks as “infernal,” while another waited 45 minutes for a suitcase after a delayed flight and reported unpleasant restrooms.

Other accounts describe more specific problems. On October 10, a traveler with a disability said priority access was refused despite showing a disability card.

On October 23, a passenger said an item was removed from her carry-on bag at security and that she then had to pay 12 euros through the Troov platform to retrieve it.

The airport operator, Bellova, acknowledged a gap between passenger traffic and capacity. In a statement dated July 6, 2026, it said that “the current infrastructure is totally undersized for the passenger traffic handled,” with 6.67 million travelers in 2025.

Its modernization project includes a new building connecting the two terminals, intended to better absorb peak traffic and reduce waiting times.

The airport has faced similar criticism before. In October 2015, Sleeping in Airports, a specialist website, ranked Beauvais-Tillé among the ten worst airports in the world and second among the worst airports for overnight stays.

Travelers at that time also complained about a lack of seating, restroom hygiene, staff behavior and limited comfort. The AirHelp ranking did not include reviews published after October 1, when its data was closed.