For four years running, Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the best airport in the world by the World Airport Awards. Beating three of Japan’s international airports, the crown jewel of Singapore’s tourism industry and the first point of contact between tourists and the island puts in a lot of effort to ensure that it retains the title. With features such as rooftop gardens, movie theatres, free foot massages, and even free sightseeing tours into the city for those flying in, the airport has certainly raised the bar in terms of passenger experiences. It does sound more like a haven for passengers or a holiday in itself than a stressful place of transit, and the staff behind Changi Airport are far from done by the looks of it. Come 2018, the Jewel Changi Airport will join the facilities. The bio dome complex will be home to an indoor forest, walking trails and gardens as well as a 40-meter tall Rain Vortex that will be the world’s tallest indoor waterfall upon its completion. The best airports ranking was determined from the results of 13 million surveys by passengers of 112 nationalities. Their satisfaction levels were rated from check-in to departure, across 39 indicators and involved 550 airports. The list of the World’s Top 10 Airports for 2016 includes Incheon International at second place, Munich at third, Tokyo at fourth and Hong Kong international at fifth spot. The remaining five spots went to Chubu Centair Nagoya, Zurich Airport, London Heathrow, Kansai International and Hamad International respectively.
