Skytrax has just released its annual ranking of the world’s best airports (World Airport Awards 2022). The British company, which was created in the field, annually nominates a kind of “Oscar” for the aviation industry, distinguishing between airports and airlines, which are best appreciated by travelers.
As in 2021, the first place goes to the share Doha: -Hamad, In Qatar. The top 10 is mainly dominated by Asia-Pacific airports, including the airport Tokyo: (Haneda ար Narita), i Singapore Changi և: Seoul Incheon. The surprise of the 2022 winners is the airport Paris -CDG: It is ranked 6th in the world (15th in 2021) and thus becomes the best airport in Europe. Another beautiful elevator to the airportIstanbul: which ranks 17th to 8th. Note that the other airport in Paris, Paris-Orlyis also doing much better than in 2021, moving from 73rd to 46th.
Paris-CDG also stands out in several thematic subcategories. Thus, Paris Airport is the 3rd cleanest in Europe, the 4th most suitable for families և the 8th in the category of “Best Airport Staff”.
Top 20 airports in the world according to the World Airport Awards 2022
- Doha Hamad
- Tokyo Haneda
- Singapore Changi
- Tokyo Narita
- Seoul Incheon
- Paris-CDG
- Munich:
- Istanbul:
- Zurich
- Kansai
- Helsinki-Vantaa
- Central Nagoya
- London Heathrow
- Dubai:
- Amsterdam-Schiphol
- Madrid Barajas
- Copenhagen
- Guangzhou
- Vienna:
- Hong Kong
Chaos at airports this summer?
Security checks և Immigration waiting times, easy access to the airport, prices charged at points of sale, availability of playgrounds for children … Dozens of criteria were assessed by travelers who took part in the Skytrax survey from September to May 2021. 2022 at worldairportsurvey.com.
Points related to the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic were also mentioned, such as the presence of signs of hydroalcoholic gel or the preservation of social distance. Skytrax has even created the Covid-19 Airport Excellence Awards, which awards groups that have established the strictest hygiene protocols. The ADP Group, which operates 28 airports worldwide, including Paris, is the second in this category after the Spanish AENA.
Skytrax’s 2022 ranking is published at a time when several European airports are down due to a lack of land-based flight crews. Several airlines are forced to cut flights this summer, such as easyJet և Lufthansa. Unmanned queues in recent weeks have paralyzed Amsterdam-Schiphol-London-Gatwick airports, both of which announced flight cuts in July and August. Passengers who plan to leave in early July are expected to go on strike at Paris airports. What will affect the 2023 ranking?
[Initialement publié le 9 août 2021, cet article a fait l’objet d’une mise à jour.]
Source: Le Figaro
