Best Airports in the World - 2009
1. Singapore Changi
"WOW, its like a hotel!"
"Terminal 3 is wonderful with filtered natural lighting and garden walls."
"Terminal One upstairs in the viewing gallery has a wide open floor space which is popular and usually full of 'campers' at night."
2. Seoul Incheon
3. Hong Kong
4. Amsterdam Schiphol
5. Dubai
6. Munich
7. Kuala Lumpur
8. Frankfurt Main
9. Zurich
10. Copenhagen
REGIONAL WINNERS
Best Airport in Africa
(1) Johannesburg
Best Airport in Asia
(1) Singapore
Best Airport in Central/South America + Caribbean
(1) Santiago de Chile
Best Airport in Europe
(1) Amsterdam
Best Airport in the Middle East
(1) Dubai
Best Airport in North America
(1) Vancouver
Best Airport in the South Pacific
(1) Auckland
Worst Airports in the World - 2009
1. PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE
"what a shit hole!"
"full of homeless people who smelled bad, touched themselves in inappropriate places"
"let's hope that Paris will invest in building a beautiful and clean airport in the future"
"The worst major airport in the developed world!!! Period. Bar none. The facility like the people are rude arrogant, indifferent and more than a little spiteful. Looking back on my experience though I've come to fully understand that CDG is an airport that Parisians actually deserve."
2. MOSCOW SHEREMETYEVO, Russia
3. NEW YORK JFK, USA
4. LOS ANGELES, USA
("forget about Guantanamo Bay - just send the prisoners here for some torture tactics")
5. DELHI, INDIA
6. Hanoi
7. Manila
8. Rome Fiumicino
9. Frankfurt Hahn
10. London Heathrow
REGIONAL WORST MAJOR AIRPORT LIST
Worst Airport in the South Pacific/Oceania:
Tonga
Worst Airport in Asia:
Delhi, India
Worst Airport in Africa:
Abuja, Nigeria
Worst Airport in the Middle East:
Doha, Qatar
Worst Airport in the Caribbean and Central America:
Havana, Cuba
Worst Airport in South America:
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Worst Airport in North America:
Los Angeles, USA
Worst Airport in Europe:
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France