This Is the Best Airport in the World, According to a New Ranking – Niraranra

Hamad Worldwide Airport (HIA) in Qatar was simply named the very best airport on the planet within the 2024 Skytrax awards, knocking 12-time winner Singapore Changi Airport all the way down to second place.

The annual ranking is predicated on buyer satisfaction surveys of over 500 airports, evaluating elements reminiscent of cleanliness, friendliness of airport employees, the benefit of attending to and from the airport, terminal design, eating choices, and extra.

Hamad Worldwide Airport first opened in 2014, changing the adjoining Doha Worldwide Airport as Qatar’s foremost aviation hub. The airport is operated by Qatar Airways, which is constantly ranked one of many best international airlines within the Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards, and is the one airport designed particularly for the Airbus A380 airplane. This 12 months marks the third time the airport has received the celebrated business award.

So, what precisely units the airport other than the competitors? One in every of its latest—and most bold—options is the “Orchard,” a 6,000-square-meter indoor tropical backyard with 65 retail and eating venues launched in 2022 as a part of a multi-year enlargement venture. House to over 300 timber and 25,000 vegetation from sustainable forests around the globe, it’s one of many airport’s many inexperienced initiatives that features a waste administration program that recycles 3,979 tons of natural compost per 12 months for use as fertilizer.

“All through our younger historical past, we’ve got continued to showcase our dedication to environmental sustainability–from enhancing carbon effectivity to lowering greenhouse fuel emissions and managing wastewater,” Michael McMillan, the airport’s vp of services administration stated in a 2022 news release. “Sustainability has proudly been on the forefront of what we do since our inception.”

Over the previous couple years, the airport has additionally added a brand-new airport resort, Oryx Backyard Lodge, in addition to 4 new airport lounges, together with the glamorous Louis Vuitton Lounge. Along with Louis Vuitton, the airport’s huge retail heart Qatar Responsibility Free has a complete “road” referred to as Viale del Lusso dedicated to luxurious retailers like Dolce&Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, and Valentino. It maybe comes at no shock then that the airport additionally received Skytrax’s 2024 award for the world’s finest airport purchasing.

The airport served over 45 million passengers in 2023, a 31% enhance in comparison with the earlier 12 months, surpassing the earlier file set throughout the FIFA World Cup. HIA has additionally added new worldwide airline companions, together with Vistara, Iberia, Xiamen Airways, Garuda Indonesia, and Japan Airways, and serves over 250 locations. The airport’s fast development exhibits now indicators of stopping: the second section of the enlargement, scheduled to start in 2023, goals to develop the airport’s capability to over 70 million annual passengers.

“Our steady funding in our services and pioneering initiatives in retail and hospitality inside a single expansive terminal has made this achievement attainable,” Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, the CEO of Qatar Airways Group, stated in a news release. “We have now launched a various vary of experiences on the airport, together with ‘Souq Al Matar’, which brings Qatari hospitality and tradition nearer to vacationers; ‘Orchard’, the best place for leisure and rejuvenation between flights; and an array of high-end lounges.”

Different standout winners within the 2024 Skytrax airport awards embody Seoul’s Incheon Airport, the world’s most household pleasant airport; Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, the world’s cleanest airport; and the Istanbul Airport, for the world’s finest airport eating expertise.

Beneath, see the world’s best airports, in line with the 2024 Skytrax World Airport Awards. What number of have you ever been to?

The World’s Prime 20 Airports for 2024

1. Doha Hamad Airport
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Seoul Incheon Airport
4. Tokyo Haneda Airport
5. Tokyo Narita Airport
6. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
7. Dubai Airport
8. Munich Airport
9. Zurich Airport
10. Istanbul Airport
11. Hong Kong Airport
12. Rome Fiumicino Airport
13. Vienna Airport
14. Helsinki-Vantaa
15. Madrid-Barajas
16. Centrair Nagoya Airport
17. Vancouver Airport
18. Kansai Airport
19. Melbourne Airport
20. Copenhagen Airport