Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has knocked Changi Airport out as the #1 World’s Best Airport in the 2024 World Airport Awards. Previously, 12-time winner Changi Airport was the best airport worldwide in 2023 according to airline consultancy Skytrax’s annual report on the world’s best airports.
World’s Best Airport 2024
The winners were announced at the World Airport Awards in Frankfurt in Germany on April 17. Although Changi Airport lost its title as the world’s best airport, it managed to scoop up awards as the best airport in Asia and the best airport immigration service worldwide.
Similarly, Hamad International Airport in Doha won the title of the world’s best airport shopping and the best airport in the Middle East.
Interestingly, Seoul Incheon jumped up to third place on the 2024 world’s best airport list and Tokyo Haneda Airport dropped to fourth place. Meanwhile, #5 place on the list belongs to Tokyo Narita Airport this year.
Here are the Top 10 World’s Best Airports 2024:
1. Doha Hamad
2. Singapore Changi
3. Seoul Incheon
4. Tokyo Haneda
5. Tokyo Narita
6. Paris CDG
7. Dubai International
8. Munich
9. Zurich
10. Istanbul
Changi Airport has accumulated hundreds of ”Best Airport” awards since opening in 1981. However, Changi Airport and Doha’s Hamad Airport have battled for first place for the last few years. In 2021, Changi Airport dropped to third place after an iconic eight-year reign as the best airport in the world.
The Skytrax awards survey customers and passengers from across the airline industry, who vote across a number of categories…you can see the full list of winners here.
Indeed, Changi Airport is one of the greatest airports globally with a range of shopping experiences, authentic restaurants, quirky exhibitions, the world’s largest indoor waterfall, top attractions like leisure activities in Jewel Changi Airport, a T2 digital waterfall, themed gardens, and so much more.
Editorial contribution by Megan Zara Walsh.