CBD-experts CBDolie.nl determined the most stressful airports in Europe using data on flight punctuality in 2025 from EUROCONTROL for 61 major European airports with at least 30,000 scheduled arrivals in 2025.

This data was used to create an index of three factors to rank these airports. These factors were: the percentage of flights to and from an airport that were scheduled, the percentage of arrivals that were punctual, and the percentage of departures that were punctual.


Lisbon Airport in Portugal is the second-most stressful major European airport for travellers, scoring 72.1 out of 100 for delay-related stress. Lisbon has the worst percentage of punctual departures at 49.43%, and the second-worst percentage of punctual arrivals, at 65.64%. However, it's 95.54% of flights operating to schedule is above the study average of 94.55%.

A spokesperson from CBDolie.nl commented on the findings: “Flying is always a bit stressful. From packing to check-in, to security, to the trip to the gate, there are plenty of places where the stress can build, and that’s before you’ve even boarded your flight! A delayed flight can push that stress to even greater levels, since that delay might turn into a cancellation or a missed connecting flight, depending on how bad the delay becomes.

“With this in mind, we wanted to see which airports in Europe had the best record for minimising delays and the stress that comes with them, finding that Oslo Airport ranked best and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport ranked worst.

“What many travellers might not be aware of is that they may be entitled to financial compensation if their flight is significantly delayed under UK and EU law. This is in addition to the right to a full refund of the ticket, and the right to food, drink, accommodation, and travel to and from this accommodation paid for by the airline company, depending on the length of the delay and the flight that was delayed.”