1. Singapore Changi Airport

Ask any frequent flyer where the best airports in the world are and chances are their answer will include Singapore’s Changi.  And if they don’t, it’s probably because they haven’t been there. 

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source : farehawker.com

So what makes this Asian hub so attractive to world travellers?  We can tell you from firsthand experience: it’s efficient, pays attention to aesthetics and most important of all, was designed by someone who knows just how boring an airport can be.  There’s a fully equipped gym – with showers of course – or rooftop pool to help overcome the effects of that sedentary flight.  If you prefer to while away the hours on a long layover in front of a big screen, there’ve thoughtfully provided a cinema, and there’s even a butterfly garden.  Yes, you did read that right.  The airport is such a great place to spend time that a thousand butterflies do just that full time.  A stopover at Changi is a pleasure, the longer the better, though if you can drag yourself away, the airport lays on a free city tour too.

2.  Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)

Rounding out the top three best airports in the world at the 2017 Skytrax World Airport Awards were Tokyo’s Haneda and Seoul’s Incheon.

Haneda and Incheon scored high marks for cleanliness too, and were beaten to the top spot for airport service only by Taiwan’s Taoyuan.  In fact, nine of the ten top airports for staff service were in Asia, with Vienna ruining the clean sweep by sneaking in at number ten.

3. Incheon International Airport 

4. Munich Airport

Doha’s Hamad International, Hong Kong and Nagoya follow hot on their heels.

5. Hong Kong International Airport

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Foodies will be keen to fly from Hong Kong when they learn that its airport took the honours for best airport for dining in the 2017 Skytrax World Airport Awards.  What do people love about its eateries?  Perhaps it’s that unique Hong Kong blend of Chinese and Western influences, which manifests itself in an especially wide variety of restaurants and cafes.  Whether it’s a Starbucks coffee you crave, a Michelin-starred hot pot at Kings Garden or a bowl of Ho Hung Kee’s signature wonton noodles, you’ll find it at the terminal.

6. Hamad International Airport

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7. Chubu Centrair Nagoya

8. Zurich Airport

Several European airports are worthy of their top ten rankings – Zurich, Munich, Frankfurt and London’s Heathrow.

Europe takes the top spot when it comes to shopping.  London’s Heathrow has been wowing passengers for years.  From Harrods to Hamleys, all the heritage London stores are represented, as well as home-grown designer labels such as Burberry and Stella McCartney.  You can even pick up an authentic Harry Potter or Paddington souvenir for the kids.  With the facility to reserve in advance or collect on return and personal shoppers on hand to help you pick the right gift for that important client – or spouse – it’s no surprise that Heathrow picks up the award.

9. London Heathrow Airport

10. Frankfurt Airport

Here’s the complete ranking:

  1. Singapore Changi Airport
  2. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
  3. Incheon International Airport
  4. Munich Airport
  5. Hong Kong International Airport
  6. Hamad International Airport
  7. Chubu Centrair Nagoya
  8. Zurich Airport
  9. London Heathrow Airport
  10. Frankfurt Airport
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