There was no water fountain at the airport. Everyone was expected to buy the overpriced water bottles sold alongside the “Save Environment” banner. The bathrooms were slightly damp. The AC was only partially working. There wasn’t enough space to stand, let alone sit, in the boarding area. The boarding process was haphazard with little information being conveyed about why it was delayed. The restless passengers queued up in multiple lines that merge into each other at various points. Everyone was ready to leave escape.
This was the Cairo Airport. But I had similar experiences in the smaller airports in the Caribbean and Latin America. The airport is the last point of a traveler’s experience. How little the governments think about making it a positive experience is bewildering.