I step off my ride from Zagreb at 15h I have two hours to go before my flight to Basel. I know I write this in every post I make of Vienna airport, but the place really is just such a complete and utter rathole.
The many twists and turns also make it difficult to keep your orientation inside the terminal building. I pass through immigration and make the long schlepp to security. The pier itself is not very crowded, but the security checkpoint is very busy.
My boarding pass says that I have access to the priority lane for security. I ask one of the airport guides for help, who then escorts me to the line at the far end of the hall β which is cordoned off. Apparently, the priority line is only directly accessible to passengers starting their journey in Vienna.
The entrance to the lounge is the only thing I manage to take a photo of. So I leave the lounge and find a place to settle at one of the empty gates.
Just for future reference β a like the rest of the terminal, the seats are so unpleasant and uncomfortable to work on they give me a backache, and b the public wifi is a source of major suckage.
