Which are the world’s best airports? Singapore’s Changi airport wins award for third year in a row
Everyone loves a holiday, but airports are often a caveat, with travellers enduring long queues just to check in. Then there are the hours spent in the waiting area, before joining the mad rush to find the departure gate.
But holidaymakers after a more enjoyable travel experience should check out some of these airports, named as the world's best at the 2015 World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Paris.
Singapore Changi grabbed first place for the third year running, and it also marked the sixth time the airport won. It's one of the best places to shop and dine in Singapore, as well as being home to the city state's tallest slide.
"Rather than dwell on earlier success, the airport continues to innovate and concentrate on making the customer experience in the airport environment the most enjoyable," Mr Edward Plaisted, chief executive of UK-based consultancy Skytrax that organised the awards, said.
However, if your air-miles won't stretch all the way to Singapore, there are some alternatives closer to home. Zurich Airport took sixth place, while London Heathrow came in eighth, followed by Amsterdam Schiphol.
The awards were based on 13.02 million customer nominations, and looked at customer satisfaction across performance indicators for airport service and product.
Ranking | Airport |
1. | Singapore Changi |
2. |
Incheon International Airport |
3. | Munich Airport |
4. | Hong Kong International |
5. | Tokyo International Haneda |
6. | Zurich Airport |
7. | Central Japan International |
8. | London Heathrow |
9. | Amsterdam Schiphol |
10. | Beijing Capital |
11. | Vancouver International Airport |
12. | Kansai International Airport |
13. | Frankfurt Airport |
14. | Narita International Airport |
15. | Auckland International Airport |
16. | Copenhagen Airport |
17. | Taiwan Taoyuan |
18. | Helsinki-Vantaa |
19. | Kuala Lumpur International |
20. | Brisbane Airport |
21 | Sydney Airport |
22. | Hamad International Airport |
23. | Cologne / Bonn |
24. | Johannesburg Airport |
25. | Melbourne Airport |
26. | Cape Town Airport |
27. | Madrid-Barajas |
28. | Durban International Airport |
29. | Abu Dhabi International Airport |
30. | Cincinnati |
31. | Shanghai Hongqiao |
32. | London City Airport |
33. | Denver International Airport |
34. | Dusseldorf Airport |
35. | Lima Airport |
36. | San Francisco International |
37. | Barcelona Airport |
38. | Vienna International Airport |
39. | Dubai International Airport |
40. | London Gatwick |
41. | Gimpo International Airport |
42. | Gold Coast Airport |
43. | Toronto Pearson |
44. | Atlanta |
45. | Hamburg Airport |
46. | Bahrain International Airport |
47. | Bangkok Airport |
48. | Paris CDG Airport |
49. | Oslo Airport |
50. | Chengdu Airport |
51. | Moscow Domodedovo |
52. | Lisbon Airport |
53. | Haikou Airport |
54. | Seattle-Tacoma |
55. | Athens Airport |
56. | Halifax Stanfield |
57. | Jakarta International Airport |
58. | Delhi International Airport |
59. | Guayaquil Airport |
60. | New York JFK |
61. | Stockholm Arlanda |
62. | Dallas/Fort Worth |
63. | Adelaide Airport |
64. | Bengaluru Airport |
65. | Porto Airport |
66. | Guangzhou Airport |
67. | Keflavik Airport |
68. | Billund Airport |
69. | Budapest International |
70. | Hyderabad Airport |
71. | Istanbul Atatürk |
72. | Shenzhen Airport |
73. | London Stansted |
74. | Xi'an International Airport |
75. | Perth Airport |
76. | Christchurch Airport |
77. | Muscat International Airport |
78. | Brussels Airport |
79. | Nice Côte d'Azur |
80. | Manchester Airport |
81. | Dublin Airport |
82. | Birmingham Airport |
83. | Sanya International Airport |
84. | Moscow Sheremetyevo |
85. | Prague Airport |
86. | Minneapolis-St Paul |
87. | Montréal Trudeau |
88. | Boston Logan |
89. | Panama Airport |
90. | Shanghai Pudong |
91. | Luxembourg Airport |
92. | Chicago O'Hare |
93. | Fukuoka Airport |
94. | Bogota El Dorado |
95. | Geneva Airport |
96. | Detroit Wayne County |
97. | Malta Airport |
98. | Los Angeles Airport |
99. | Raleigh-Durham |
100. | Mauritius Airport |