SINGAPORE: Changi Airport has bounced back from third
placing in 2009 to become the "World's Best Airport" this year in
Skytrax World Airport survey.
In the annual survey of travellers worldwide last year,
Changi was placed third, trailing behind Seoul's Incheon and Hong
Kong. But this year, Changi overtook Incheon and Hong Kong to top
the ranking. Changi also won the Skytrax award for Best Leisure
Amenities.
This is the third Best Airport award Changi has received this year.
Last month, the airport won the Top Worldwide Airport by Wanderlust
and Best Airport in Asia Pacific by DestinAsian.
Changi has won the awards by Wanderlust and DestinAsian eight and
five times
respectively.
Since its opening in 1981, Changi Airport has won more than 340
airport awards.
Changi Airport Group's CEO, Mr Lee Seow Hiang, expressed
appreciation to Changi Airport's many stakeholders for their
support.
He said: "changi's success would not be possible without the
affirmation, encouragement and feedback that we have received from
our stakeholders, including the millions of passengers and visitors
we serve every year.
"This has motivated us to continue to improve and innovate. We are
honoured to receive these awards and thank everyone for their vote
of confidence."
Mr Lee added: "In an ever-competitive operating landscape, these
awards are also a testament to the hard work and tireless efforts
of all airport staff and partners in the Changi community to
deliver the Changi Experience. I want to thank them too for their
contributions."
Mr Edward Plaisted, chairman of Skytrax, said: "This is the largest
ever Skytrax airport survey with 9.8 million travellers from over
100 nationalities taking part, and underlines the unrivalled,
global coverage of this study.
"Taking pride of place in being named World's Best Airport for 2010
is Singapore Changi Airport.
"Changi has always been one of the world's best performing airports
during the 10 years of the World Airport Survey, and I congratulate
them on achieving this number one position in 2010.... in what was
an extremely competitive survey environment".
World's top 10 rankings in the World Airport Awards for 2010:
1 Singapore
2 Seoul Incheon
3 Hong Kong
4 Munich
5 Kuala Lumpur
6 Zurich
7 Amsterdam
8 Beijing
9 Auckland
10 Bangkok
- CNA/ir