Heathrow voted worst airportSingapore's Changi ranks as the world's best airport By Reuters on 24 October 2009 in News |
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London's Heathrow Airport has been voted the worst airport in the world for the second year running in a poll of 14,500 frequent fliers while Singapore's Changi was again ranked as the best. The survey participants, all member of airport lounge programme Priority Pass, rated Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport as the world's second worst with Los Angeles Airport coming third despite a recent USD$1 billion overhaul. "A result that suggests anyone wanting a romantic break in Paris should avoid the Heathrow-Charles de Gaulle route if they don't want to kill the mood," said a statement from Priority Pass. "Sadly, Heathrow remains firmly entrenched as the airport the world loves to hate," added Jonathan French, head of brand for Priority Pass. Also coming in the bottom five in the online poll were Frankfurt and Miami airports. One of the few major countries whose travellers did not put Heathrow at or near the bottom of the list was the United States. US fliers rated Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and New York JFK as the worst. At the other end of the scale, the poll conducted in September among fliers from 160 countries found that Singapore Changi topped the list of the world's best airports followed by Hong Kong. This was the second consecutive year that these airports have come in the top two slots. The favourite airport in Europe was Amsterdam Schiphol. The respondents to the survey were all frequent travellers who have taken on average 17 flights in the past 12 months. CommentsBe the first to leave a comment Add Your CommentPlease note: all comments will be manually verified by our staff before appearing on the site. Please do not try and spam and do not use offending language. If you want to be notified when your post has been published, add your email address below. Related ItemsBA Cabin Crew Reballot to StrikeAirlines face ban from European airports over CO2 emissions Ryan Air Uses Waste for Advert BAA Sues Ryanair Over Charges In-Flight Mobile Telephony on Ryanair Buy our airline please! Airlines to fit extra-wide seats for fat passengers Yet another round of price-hikes for checked in luggage BA cabin crew starts ballot to strike Cape Verde Flying High UK: New coalition government to scrap APD Aer Lingus St Patrick's flights from £19.99 Ryanair charge for larger luggage allowance Pilots: Flying into storms to be avoided Survey finds Ryanair has worst customer service, easyJet best News Archives |
