10 BEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD - 2014
#1 – SINGAPORE
CHANGI AIRPORT (SIN)
Yearly
passengers: 46.5 million
·
Has
won more than 430 awards from the year 1981
·
Has
won 30 awards for being the best in 30 categories in 2012 alone.
·
Has
the most opportunities for entertainment for the passengers – 3D Experience
Zone, Interactive Art Station, Movie theatre, Live Music, Gardens with
butterflies and koi, showers etc.
·
This
year, it won high marks for security, immigration processing, leisure options,
and cleanliness.
#2 – INCHEON
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ICN)
Yearly
passengers: 39.2
million
·
It
is one of the busiest airports in the world.
·
It
is the largest in South Korea.
·
It
has been rated the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International for
the past seven years in succession.
·
ICN
private sleeping rooms, ice skating rink, spa, indoor gardens, golf course,
casino, Museum of Korean Culture, shopping mall etc.
Yearly
passengers: 49.8 million
·
It
is the fourth busiest airport in Europe in accordance with passenger traffic
and therefore called as “Airport City”.
·
It
has a casino; children’s play area, museum of classical art, world’s first
airport library and spa.
·
Passengers
can download e-books, and free music free of cost.
·
Schiphol
was originally a military airfield and it has now been transformed into one of
the busiest airports of the world.
#4 – HONG
KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HKG)
Yearly
passengers: 53.3 million
·
It
is one of the world’s busiest passenger airports and it the biggest cargo
gateway of the world.
·
It
has the Aviation Discovery Center, exhibitions of Chinese medicinal workshops,
IMAX theatre, i-Sports simulators which help the passengers to play football,
basketball, boxing, shooting, car racing, nine-hole golf course and more.
·
It
is located less than five flying hours from half of the world’s population.
·
It
was awarded for its best dining, baggage delivery, cleanliness and shopping.
#5 – BEIJING
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Yearly
passengers: 78 million
·
It
is the busiest in Asia and the second-busiest in the world.
·
It
has mobile charging stations, lounges, free Wi-Fi, free 24-hour shuttle bus
which transports travelers to the Hilton hotel, where they can use the gym and
swimming pool.
·
Terminal
3 is the second largest airport terminal in the world, after Dubai International
Airport’s terminal 3.
·
The
luggage claim Lobby has four dressing rooms with mirrors, tables, and chairs
helping passengers to change after a long flight
#6 – MUNICH
AIRPORT (MAC)
Yearly
passengers: 37.8 million
·
It
has a very long name - Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß and is the second
busiest airport of Germany.
·
During
bad weather or delays it gives its passengers cots to curl up
·
It
has a massive shopping mall, business, and recreation area, Kempinski Fit and
Fly Spa, minigolf, cinema and several historic aircrafts that can be toured.
·
It
has the world’s first airport brewery where 7 kinds of beers are brewed.
#7 – ZURICH
AIRPORT (ZRH)
Yearly
passengers: 24.8 million
·
Switzerland’s
largest international airport is really awesome – it is clean, well-maintained
·
It
provides it passengers food, endless shopping, clinic, post office, banks and
prayer rooms.
·
One
can get rented bicycles, incline skates, and Nordic walking poles to enjoy
during waiting time.
·
It
has a automated train called the Skymetro to shuttle travelers around.
·
It
has highly ranked Skytraxs airport security processing, immigration and dinning
categories.
·
It
also has porter service by which passengers can pay a fee to have their baggage’s
picked up from anywhere in the airport and delivered to their final destination.
#8 – VANCOUVER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Yearly
passengers: 18 million
·
It
gives a little serenity into the stressful travel process. It is the least
busiest airport and gives its visitors a large collection of Pacific Northwest
Coast Native art.
·
Passengers
can relax in the Absolute spa and Hair salon.
·
The
Aquarium has a 30,000 gallon tank housing more than 5,000 sea creatures in a
single view.
·
It
has won many airport awards earlier in 2007, ’10, ’11, ’12 and ’13.
·
It
has been ranked top for its staff.
·
Volunteers
known as Green Coat Ambassadors, serve in the airport to help travelers get
where they are going.
#9 – TOKYO
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HANEDA)
Yearly
passengers: 62.2 million
·
It
is more famous as the Most Punctual Airport in the world with 94.3% of its
flight departing on time and 88.6 % arriving on time.
·
The
first terminal has a six-story building with restaurants, shopping areas and
rooftop observation deck with an open air café.
·
There
is an exclusive pet hotel in Terminal 2.
·
It
can accommodate upto 90 million passengers annually.
·
It
has won the World’s Best Domestic Airport and has a good quality security
processing and cleanliness.
#10
– LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT
Yearly
passengers: 69.4 million
·
Terminal
5’s Heathrow Boutique gives a complimentary to personal shoppers by which they
can select a gift or expand their travel wardrobe.
·
It
also has a gallery exhibition sculptures from present British artists.
·
It
is the 3rd busiest airport in the world.
·
It
has a good ranking for its ease of use, flight information, public transport,
security staff efficiency, and more.
