The profoundly ugly, boring, and at night dangerous city of Hannover has only one virtue:…read more Hochdeutsch being in origin the dialect of Hannover, the locals--those few of them who speak German--are at least rude to you with perfect Goethe Institut diction and accent. How surprising then at security at the airport to be bellowed at in plattdeutsch, and, upon complaining (in better German) that I did not understand, to be bellowed at in an "English" so heavily accented as to be incomprehensible to any native English-speaker. And that was not the end of the shouting. When I went through the scanner I was shouted at again--well, really the wall was shouted at, but I was supposed to intuit that I was the object of the hail--in proper German but, as the proper German revealed, in "du." Still, anyone wanting a taste of old-timey German official abuse and shrieking (in that odd falsetto I thought was confined to German officers in war movies) might find the experience of security at Hannover Airport edifying. And such a person will have plenty of time to study it: security is extremely slow and meticulous, and the bag scanner continuously has to be cleared of stuck bags. Personally, I find the silent insolence i AZof security at Franfurt more soothing.

Worst airport experience ever. Where to begin: disorganized security lines with over 100 people…read morewaiting and only one checkpoint open, nobody managing the lines to ensure the appropriate flow of people, incredibly rude and uncommunicative staff who are talking and laughing while things around them are clearly out of control. Total mess. Never again.

It was empty and clean. When I used the airport, COVID was pretty bad all over the world. So no…read morewaiting time. The lounge near a gate to Frankfurt had only the receptionist, a traveler, and me. I wish I could post on the lounge but Yelp shows only Lufthansa lounge....

This is a small, but solid and reliable airport. I love how you can take the Straßenbahn and arrive…read moreat the front door of the airport. And if you're arriving, it's a short ride with no transfers directly from the airport to the main train station. There are a couple of gates and actually more than one place to eat/drink before your flight. There are two lounges: One has Priority Pass access and the other one is airline-specific. I was there super early in the morning once and all of the seating was super dirty (during Covid!) like with trash and crumbs etc, indicating to me that they probably don't clean overnight. It feels like such a small airport but it's international. The main highlight is this airport's accessibility to the city via public transportation.

Small lounge next to the LH gate in Bremen Airport. They open early before the first flight. Up a…read moresmall stairway right off the waiting area. They have a Business and Senator Lounge section. The Senator side has more food options, but choices have declined in the last few years. Still better than the main waiting areas.

If you happen to find yourself in Hanover you should check out this well appointed Cocktail bar…read moredead opposite the Sheraton Hotel. Large selection of drink, well made. A separate cigar room and selection of fine cigars are available. There is a piano but over my three visits I never saw anyone play it. Eclectic music is piped in, bland but inoffensive. Prices range from 8-12€, the Moscow Mule is pretty damn good and if you have a few too many and happen to be staying at the Sheraton, you would have to be pretty damn slaughtered not to be able to stumble across the courtyard to bed.

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