Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Singapore Changi Airport has been named the World's Best Airport at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2023, aka 'the Oscars of the airport industry'. The airport, home to a 40m-high indoor waterfall that's the world's biggest and the overall winner 11 times previously, also won the awards for World's Best Airport Dining, World's Best Airport Leisure Amenities and Best Airport in Asia.
The 2021 and 2022 Airport of the Year, Hamad International Airport in Doha, takes second place in the global ranking and won three top awards for the World's Best Airport Shopping, the Best Airport in the Middle East and the Cleanest Airport in the Middle East.
Tokyo Haneda Airport comes third in the global ranking and picked up a trio of awards at the ceremony, held at Passenger Terminal Expo in Amsterdam today (Wednesday) - World's Cleanest Airport, World's Best Domestic Airport and Best Airport PRM & Accessible Facilities.
Accolades also flew in for New York, with Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport receiving the award for World's Best New Airport Terminal, on the same day that it received the highest '5-Star Airport Terminal Rating' from Skytrax.
THE WORLD'S TOP 20 AIRPORTS FOR 2023
1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Hamad International Airport
3. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
4. Incheon International Airport
5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
6. Istanbul Airport
7. Munich Airport
8. Zurich Airport
9. Narita International Airport
10. Madrid-Barajas Airport
11. Vienna International Airport
12. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
13. Rome Fiumicino Airport
14. Copenhagen Airport
15. Kansai International Airport
16. Chubu Centrair International Airport
17. Dubai International Airport
18. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
19. Melbourne Airport
20. Vancouver International Airport
Source: Skytrax
(Winner Changi Airport is home to the world's biggest indoor waterfall (above))
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is fifth in the global ranking and was named the Best Airport in Europe, with Munich Airport winning the Best Airport Staff Service in Europe award, as well as the Best Airport in Central Europe.
Istanbul Airport won awards for the Most Family Friendly Airport and the Best Airport in Southern Europe.
A new award for 2023, Skytrax introduced the Art in the Airport category for the first time, with the winning airport being Houston Airport System in recognition of the art standards across its two airports, William P. Hobby Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport. For Art in the Airport, the results are based on the Skytrax judging panel and not customer survey results.
Elsewhere in North America, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport won the award for Best Airport in North America.
In the Australia/Pacific region, Melbourne Airport won the awards for the Best Airport in Australia & Pacific and the Best Airport Staff in Australia & Pacific. The UK, meanwhile, failed to land a single award in any category.
(Hamad International Airport in Doha takes second place in the global ranking)
(Tokyo Haneda Airport (above) comes third in the global ranking and picked up a trio of awards - World's Cleanest Airport, World's Best Domestic Airport and Best Airport PRM & Accessible Facilities)
(Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport received the award for World's Best New Airport Terminal)
Edward Plaisted of Skytrax said: 'We congratulate Singapore Changi Airport on being named the World's Best Airport for 2023. After being severely hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is pleasing to note that passenger numbers at Changi Airport are now at about 80 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels, and expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024.
'This recognition for Changi Airport is from the airport customers and serves to underline the airport's popularity with international air travellers.
Winning this award as the World's Best Airport is a very clear recognition of the team effort amongst all staff at the airport who contribute to Changi Airport's success.'
The World Airport Awards are voted for by customers in 'the largest, annual global airport customer satisfaction survey'.
Ref: Oscars for airports' names Singapore Changi best airport in the world for 2023, Terminal B at New York's LaGuardia declared 'best new terminal' - and the UK wins nothing (dailymail)
