Arrecife - Lanzarote

Operated By:

 Aena

Website:

 www.aena.es

Terminals:

 2

This Review:

 Terminal 1

Rating:

 4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives
  ACE
ARRECIFE
TT0107 /221750
 
Review created: 22/03/2020;
Last updated 02/12/2021

General:

 Reasonable sized airport split into two terminals - Terminal 1 handles all international flights and those back to the Spanish mainland. Terminal 2 handles inter-island flights.
   

Appearance:

 The terminal is modern with lots of spce and facilities. On my first visit in March 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most facilities were closed. On my return in November 2021 most shops and restaurants had reopend - though there were a couple of vacant spaces.

Inbound

Domestic
On arrival it's a short walk up the jet bridge and into the baggage reclaim hall.

International
On landing the airbridge takes you up into the building where there is an immigration checkpoint before you head down into the baggage reclaim hall. From baggage reclaim its a straight walk out of the terminal to the arrivals hall via a very small customs area

Immigration was quick, with anyone with a European passport being waived through

The large baggage reclaim hall is clearly set up for the height of summer season with lots of belts and space

There ware no specific customs channels, just customs staff standing around near the exit monitoring passengers (at the time of landing the only flights arriving were from other EU locations)

There are regular buses that head to the Intercambiador on the edge of the town centre (journey time about 15 minutes) during the week and at the weekends head through the town centre and round to the main bus station.

Outbound

Domestic
After checking in and passing through security you are in the large departures hall that spans virtually the entire length of the terminal building - meaning the walking distances to some gates can be quite long. There is no distinction between domestic and international flights, other than passport booths immediately at the top of some gates to cover for flights that are leaving the Schengen zone.

International
After checking in and passing through security you are in the large departures hall that spans virtually the entire length of the terminal building - meaning the walking distances to some gates can be quite long. There is no distinction between domestic and international flights, other than passport booths immediately at the top of some gates to cover for flights that are leaving the Schengen zone.

There are a couple of bars airside

There isn't very much landside, but once through to airside there are a large number of cafes and restaurants

There isn't very much landside, but once through to airside there are a large number of cafes and restaurants

A large duty free shop and several smaller shops. The main part of the terminal building is mostly made up of shops with occasional spaces for gates.

The toilets were clean