Now, one website has some great advice for the stranded flyer - with the ultimate guide to sleeping in airports

The site has thousands of submitted reviews of airports all over the world assessed according to suitability for short term sleeping. If you follow this guide you should avoid sleeping in Cork airport, cos the seats are hard as rock. In Shannon the benches in front of the gift shop are really comfortable and the air conditioning is perfect. But anyone needing a pre cruise snooze in Dublin airport should search out one of the luxurious padded benches with no armrests, apparently located to the side of the escalator.

For the thrifty traveller the right airport can be just as good as a hotel, providing they don’t mind showering in the bathroom sink…