Singapore’s Changi Airport has been named the “world’s best airport” for a record twelfth time.
The town-state’s airport reclaimed the title within the “World Airport Awards 2023” announced yesterday by the air transport research firm Skytrax.
Changi Airport had previously won first place in Skytrax’s annual rating for eight consecutive years from 2013 to 2020, but placed behind Doha’s Hamad International Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport for the past two years.
Global travelers representing greater than 100 nationalities participated within the Skytrax survey, which also named Singapore’s Changi Airport because the:
- Best Airport in Asia
- World’s Best Airport — Dining, and
- World’s Best Airport — Leisure Amenities.
Customers rated airports in accordance with many aspects, including shopping, check-in, arrivals, transfers and security and immigration.
Changi Airport’s newly revamped Terminal 2 departure hall.
Changi Airport Group
Doha’s Hamad International Airport got here in second, followed by Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in third and Incheon International Airport in fourth. Japan had two airports in the highest 10 this yr, with Narita International Airport coming in ninth.
Other top spots were filled by the major airports in Paris (fifth), Istanbul (sixth), Munich (seventh) and Zurich (eighth). All the airports in last yr’s top 10 list made a reappearance except Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, which was replaced by Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport (tenth).
The “Chandelier” is a 16-meter tall play structure that children can climb on in Changi Airport’s Terminal 4.
Changi Airport Group
The Skytrax survey also ranked airports on other metrics. The “world’s best airport staff” will be present in Seoul’s Incheon International Airport, while China’s Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport won “world’s most improved airport.”
What to find out about Changi Airport
Changi Airport has now won greater than 660 “Best Airport” awards because it opened in 1981. The airport plans to expand the capability of its Terminal 2 constructing by 5 million passengers per yr, and has begun upgrading works which are scheduled for completion by 2024.
Across its 4 terminals, Changi Airport features gym and shower facilities, napping areas, a 16-meter tall kid’s play structure and a swimming pool that overlooks a runway.
Terminal 1 links on to the 10-story retail complex Jewel Changi Airport, which has seven themed gardens, a forest valley of greater than 2,000 trees and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
Passengers in front of stores furnished to appear to be Peranakan shophouses in Terminal 4.
Changi Airport Group
Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted said the win “underline[s] the airport’s popularity with international air travelers,” who’ve returned to about 80% of pre-Covid 19 levels, he said.
More on Changi Airport
- Annual handling capability of 85 million passengers
- Serves greater than 90 airlines and connects Singapore to 140 cities worldwide
- In 2022, its top five passenger markets were Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Thailand
- Its lifestyle section, Jewel, has won 25 awards since opening in 2019
Correction: This story has been updated to correct that Changi Airport topped Skytrax’s annual rating for eight consecutive years from 2013 to 2020.