World’s Finest Airports: Only a single US hub is ranked amongst the world’s top rated 20 airports

Travelers searching to fly out of a modern day, desirable airport with effective safety, scrumptious restaurants and top rated-notch buying should really bypass the US

According to aviation ranking internet site Skytrak, only a single US airport ranks in the world’s top rated 20 — Seattle-Tacoma Airport in Washington state, at 18th. The rest of the continent is not so hot either. Only a single other combat hub in North America has that rating, Canada’s Vancouver International Airport, at 20th.

To fly in style, you will need to have to head to Europe and Asia, which boast nine and eight of the very best airports respectively, even though Australia’s Melbourne Airport also produced the reduce (No. 19).

Singapore’s Changi Airport topped the list, according to Skytrak, which primarily based its ranking on consumer satisfaction surveys of extra than 550 airports that assessed points which includes their terminal layout, safety procedures, seating, transportation selections, dining and buying.

Singapore’s biggest airport has typically dominated lists of the world’s very best airports, regardless of falling in the rankings in the course of the coronavirus pandemic. It has many shops and lush indoor gardens.

A appear at some of the strikingly modern day architecture at Singapore’s Changi Airport, not too long ago rated the very best airport in the globe by aviation rating internet site Skytrak. Getty Pictures

Singapore’s Changi Airport boasts a pepper plant, orchid garden and ponds Andrew Woodley/Education Pictures/Universal Pictures Group by means of Getty

Other higher-ranking airports in Asia contain Doha’s Hamad International Airport, which landed second on the Skytrax list, and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (No. three). Amongst the very best airports in Europe have been Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (No. five) and Munich International Airport (No. 7).

U.S. airports, most of which are publicly owned and operated by state or neighborhood governments or quasi-public entities such as airport or port authorities, have suffered from the nation’s imperfect investment in infrastructure, according to a report by the Congressional Study Service.

By comparison, 41% of European airports have private shareholders, according to the Airports Council International, an organization that oversees international airport requirements and business practices.

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If America’s airports never get respect, at least a single flight hub that was when viewed as the nation’s worst airport now stands out: New York’s LaGuardia Airport. SkyTrak named the facility’s Terminal B, which opened final year, as the very best new terminal in the globe. The project is the outcome of a multibillion-dollar public-private partnership, according to the Port Authority.

Right here are the top rated 20 airports in the globe according to Skytrak:

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