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That 'Hobart airport' and 'best airport' would ever appear close to each other in any context.What's so funny about Tasmania
That 'Hobart airport' and 'best airport' would ever appear close to each other in any context.What's so funny about Tasmania
‘Cos the runway is a nice shade of black.If you had to try and justify why MEL is Australia's best airport, how would you do it? Serious answers only...
There's no surprise that SIN has consistently taken out the award, year in, year out. I believe it is one of the few, if not maybe only, airport in the world which has been designed for humans to enjoy being at the airport.
Even if a bit kitsch in places, the aesthetics of the airport speaks to creating an enjoyable rather than utilitarian environment. Clear signage, accessible, effective movement between even the farthest gates, plenty of shops, food retail and other facilities, often at fairly reasonable prices, friendly and curteous customer service. Plus of course effective transport to and from the city centre.
I don't consider airline lounges in any of these assessments. I know Skytrax has separate awards for lounges, but I don't know if the survey feedback about lounges affects the airport rankings.
Probably the biggest bugbears about SIN are security at the gate for T1, T2 and T3 (some might argue this is an advantage); and the disconnectedness and transfers to/from T4.
Anyway, DOH beats them out this year... or the Qatari government has dropped a lot of money into Skytrax. Admittedly DOH does look quite elegant and sophisticated, but I'm not certain people would want to spend lots of time there. Then again, what would I know - my only experiences in DOH have been 95% in the lounges.
The only thing I can say is for international I have not had a bad departure experience since the lifting of the travel ban. Typically, from check in to duty free shop has been 5 mins or less for me...every time...without using the priority lane. That's all...arriving is an entirely different trauma.If you had to try and justify why MEL is Australia's best airport, how would you do it? Serious answers only...
It has always gotten us to where we wanted to go pretty cheaply and with good connections...Only downside is the Singapore MRT. It could use a major upgrade. I felt I was stepping back in time right after stepping onto the Changi Airport MRT escalator into Singapore MRT territory.
SIN and HKG are actually nice places for an airport. I mean, the ambiance, walkability and ways to spend time (outside of lounges) is good. When it comes to how to spend your time, SIN really wins it for me. The little gardens are a nice addition, you could go for a little swim (this was a big hit with the kids), and you have Jewel right next door.There's no surprise that SIN has consistently taken out the award, year in, year out. I believe it is one of the few, if not maybe only, airport in the world which has been designed for humans to enjoy being at the airport.
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52 for me.If you go to the full top 100 list, Skytrax, as usual, throws up some 'oddities'.. CDG #6, LHR 21, AMS 23 ... ADL .... 65 .
But DOH I understand
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Been to 60 of them. Hobart not listed amongst them
I don’t consider myself that well travelled. Certainly not a frequent flyer. So a bit surprised I've been to 23.52 for me.
I think @RooFlyer is on to something here, it’s not about the relative order of the list, which is highly subjective (and likely corrupted…), but rather how many of that 100 you’ve been able to get out to or through!
The absence of CBR also diminishes it.
While DOH is certainly big, shiny and impressive, I don't think it's actually that amazing. During peak times the place is ridiculously busy. Moving around is annoying being so crowded. Sure DOH as some nice lounges, but as @anat0l said, lounges excluded SIN is way more pax friendly.
I refuse to acknowledge any rating where CDG makes the top 200 let alone top 10. Absolute garbage airport that should be burnt to the ground and rebuilt from scratch
Have you ever been to ORY? When you thought things can’t get worse than CDG, there’s Orly (and high up on the list!). Maybe they’ve secretly thrown money at during covid to get ready for the Olympics?I refuse to acknowledge any rating where CDG makes the top 200 let alone top 10. Absolute garbage airport that should be burnt to the ground and rebuilt from scratch
I‘m surprised no one’s made a similar remark about LGA? But apparently it has transformed from ugly duckling to graceful swan?
I like the look of BNE International. The use of glass makes for an appealing terminal. The way they've done up the central part of the terminal is a nice place to wait (viz. when you've no lounge access).‘Cos the runway is a nice shade of black.
Having not been there much in recent years, a visit the other day had me wondering if it (or any other major Australian) airport has any positive feature at all. Awful place.
LGA is La Guardia, New York. Closest to Manhattan but was a hellscape from inception but has had some serious TLC.In 80 logged flights in and out of London, I've only ever used LHR (and have the scars to prove it). Tried to diversify last year, but had urgent change of plans and it was LHR again.