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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Flying high

Auckland International Airport is the ninth-best in the world, and the best in the region, according to an annual survey of travellers by Skytrax. Auckland, which moves up one place this year, was the only airport from the region, and one of only four from outside of Asia, to make the top ten.

Last year, Seoul Incheon was the best in the world, but this year Singapore’s Changi airport took the crown. Brisbane was the highest-ranking Australian airport at 18. No other Australian airports made the top 25. The only US airport to make the top 25 was San Francisco, at number 20.

Winners of the top 25 airports in the World Airport Awards for 2010 are: 1. Singapore, 2. Seoul Incheon, 3. Hong Kong, 4. Munich, 5. Kuala Lumpur, 6. Zurich, 7. Amsterdam, 8. Beijing, 9. Auckland, 10. Bangkok, 11. Vancouver, 12. Kansai, 13. Centrair Nagoya, 14. Helsinki, 15. Copenhagen, 16. Frankfurt Main, 17. Tokyo Narita, 18. Brisbane, 19. Cape Town, 20. San Francisco, 21. London Heathrow, 22. Istanbul, 23. Bahrain, 24. Hamburg, 25. Vienna.

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