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