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Gulf Insider
19-05-2025
- Business
- Gulf Insider
Bahrain Named World's Cleanest Airport In 2025 By Skytrax
Bahrain International Airport has achieved global recognition as the World's Cleanest Airport for 2025 in the category of airports handling up to 25 million passengers, according to the UK- based air transport rating organization, Skytrax. This prestigious distinction places Bahrain at the forefront of global aviation hygiene standards, further reinforcing the Kingdom's commitment to excellence in travel infrastructure and passenger experience. Japan also celebrated significant success, with Tokyo Haneda Airport earning the title of the World's Cleanest Major International Airport, topping the global list for cleanliness among high- traffic terminals. The Japanese capital's gateway outshined other prominent hubs, while Centrair Nagoya, Tokyo Narita, Kansai, and Osaka Itami were also ranked among the cleanest airports in the world across both main and mid-sized categories. In Skytrax's World's Cleanest Airports 2025 (Up to 25 Million Passengers) list, Bahrain led the top 10, followed by: Bahrain International Airport New Chitose Airport (Japan) Centrair Nagoya (Japan) Osaka Itami Airport (Japan) Helsinki-Vantaa (Finland) Adelaide Airport (Australia) Cam Ranh International Airport (Vietnam) Quito International Airport (Ecuador) Houston Hobby Airport (USA) Brisbane Airport (Australia) Meanwhile, Singapore Changi Airport reclaimed the top honor as the World's Best Airport 2025, receiving multiple accolades including the World's Best Airport Dining, Best Airport Washrooms, and Best Airport in Asia. This marks the 13th time Changi has secured the leading title at the World Airport Awards, held last month at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. Yam Kum Weng, CEO of Changi Airport Group, expressed gratitude for the continued recognition: 'Changi Airport is honoured to be named by Skytrax as the World's Best Airport for the 13th time. It is indeed gratifying to receive this recognition, which certainly encourages us to continue striving to provide the best travel experience.' Doha's Hamad International Airport, previously a three-time winner of the World's Best Airport title, was ranked second overall in 2025 and won awards for the World's Best Airport Shopping and Best Airport in the Middle East. Tokyo Haneda Airport claimed third place globally in overall rankings, followed by: Singapore Changi Seoul Incheon Hong Kong International Centrair Nagoya Tokyo Narita Kansai International Taiwan Taoyuan Zurich Airport Dubai International (DXB) The dual triumph for Bahrain and Japan in cleanliness rankings highlights the rising importance of passenger hygiene satisfaction, especially in a post-pandemic era. These awards also serve as a testament to national and airport-level efforts in elevating global travel standards. Also read: GASTAT: Total Number of Passengers at Saudi Airports Jumps 15% to Over 128 Million in 2024
Daily Tribune
18-05-2025
- Daily Tribune
Bahrain Named World's Cleanest Airport in 2025 by Skytrax
TDT | Manama Bahrain International Airport has achieved global recognition as the World's Cleanest Airport for 2025 in the category of airports handling up to 25 million passengers, according to the UK-based air transport rating organization, Skytrax. This prestigious distinction places Bahrain at the forefront of global aviation hygiene standards, further reinforcing the Kingdom's commitment to excellence in travel infrastructure and passenger experience. Japan also celebrated significant success, with Tokyo Haneda Airport earning the title of the World's Cleanest Major International Airport, topping the global list for cleanliness among high-traffic terminals. The Japanese capital's gateway outshined other prominent hubs, while Centrair Nagoya, Tokyo Narita, Kansai, and Osaka Itami were also ranked among the cleanest airports in the world across both main and mid-sized categories. In Skytrax's World's Cleanest Airports 2025 (Up to 25 Million Passengers) list, Bahrain led the top 10, followed by: Bahrain International Airport New Chitose Airport (Japan) Centrair Nagoya (Japan) Osaka Itami Airport (Japan) Helsinki-Vantaa (Finland) Adelaide Airport (Australia) Cam Ranh International Airport (Vietnam) Quito International Airport (Ecuador) Houston Hobby Airport (USA) Brisbane Airport (Australia) Singapore Changi Airport Meanwhile, Singapore Changi Airport reclaimed the top honor as the World's Best Airport 2025, receiving multiple accolades including the World's Best Airport Dining, Best Airport Washrooms, and Best Airport in Asia. This marks the 13th time Changi has secured the leading title at the World Airport Awards, held last month at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Madrid. Yam Kum Weng, CEO of Changi Airport Group, expressed gratitude for the continued recognition: 'Changi Airport is honoured to be named by Skytrax as the World's Best Airport for the 13th time. It is indeed gratifying to receive this recognition, which certainly encourages us to continue striving to provide the best travel experience.' Doha's Hamad International Airport, previously a three-time winner of the World's Best Airport title, was ranked second overall in 2025 and won awards for the World's Best Airport Shopping and Best Airport in the Middle East. Tokyo Haneda Airport Tokyo Haneda Airport claimed third place globally in overall rankings, followed by: Singapore Changi Seoul Incheon Hong Kong International Centrair Nagoya Tokyo Narita Kansai International Taiwan Taoyuan Zurich Airport Dubai International (DXB) The dual triumph for Bahrain and Japan in cleanliness rankings highlights the rising importance of passenger hygiene satisfaction, especially in a post-pandemic era. These awards also serve as a testament to national and airport-level efforts in elevating global travel standards.
Independent Singapore
17-05-2025
- Independent Singapore
Changi Airport is ranked as the world's second most family-friendly airport in 2025
Photo: Depositphotos/[email protected](for illustration purposes only) Featured News Singapore News Travel SINGAPORE: Changi Airport has been ranked the world's second most family-friendly airport in a new survey by British air transport rating organisation Skytrax, as reported by VnExpress International. Istanbul Airport clinched the top spot as the World's Most Family-Friendly Airport 2025. Following Changi Airport were Seoul Incheon in third, Tokyo Narita in fourth, and Bahrain in fifth. Other airports in the top 10 included Munich (6), Amsterdam Schiphol (7), Doha Hamad (8), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) (9), and Rome Fiumicino (10). Skytrax's ranking was based on customer ratings of the quality and quantity of family-friendly initiatives at each airport. These included dedicated family security lanes, immigration clearance processes, play areas, and baby and childcare rooms. Changi Airport recently awarded S$4.75 billion in contracts for the construction of its Terminal 5 expansion. Changi Airport, which spans over one million square metres (sq m) across four terminals—roughly the size of 156 football fields—was named the world's best airport in December last year, according to the 2024 Airline Ratings Readers' Choice Awards. It was also ranked the fifth most Instagrammable airport in October by Singapore-based travel site Miss Tourist. /TISG Read also: S$5 billion Changi Airport fund top-up a strategic move to keep Singapore a global air transport hub, expert says
Globe and Mail
15-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Air Transat Flies South from Three New Canadian Cities: Windsor, Charlottetown and Fredericton
MONTREAL, May 15, 2025 /CNW/ - Air Transat, voted the 2024 World's Best Leisure Airline by Skytrax, continues to enhance its winter program with the addition of three new departure points in Canada. Starting in winter 2025-2026, travellers from Windsor (YQG) will enjoy weekly flights to Punta Cana (PUJ), while those from Charlottetown (YYG) and Fredericton (YFC) will have access to a new route to Cancún (CUN).
CNBC
15-05-2025
- Business
- CNBC
The world's best airport is building a mega terminal to ride the travel boom in Asia
Asia is set to see a travel boom, and countries in the region are gearing up to exploit this surge in demand. Singapore's Changi Airport on Wednesday broke ground on its fifth terminal, which is expected to be operational in the mid-2030s. The new terminal, which sits on a plot of land 1,080 hectares large, will almost double the size of Changi Airport's existing area. This will allow the airport to handle 140 million passengers per year from its current capacity of 90 million passengers. Changi, which was most recently awarded Skytrax's "World's Best Airport" in 2025 for the 13th time, welcomed 67.7 million passengers in 2024. Airports that can handle more than 100 million passengers annually are classified as mega airports, and three out of the 10 existing ones are in Asia, according to airport industry body Airport Council International. These are in Beijing, Tokyo and Shanghai. ACI projects that air travel will grow nearly 7% over the next 25 years. To cope with the demand, airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions are poised to undergo extensive development, with combined investments of $240 billion for upgrading existing facilities and building new airports between 2025 and 2035. Speaking at the groundbreaking event, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the decision to build Terminal 5 was because "over the longer term, air travel is on a rising trajectory, and the bulk of the growth will take place here in the Asia-Pacific region." Wong also said that with Terminal 5, Changi will aim to connect with 200 cities, up from the current 170 city links it has now. "[Changi] has connected our small island nation to the world, and brought the world to Singapore. And this connectivity has powered our growth as an air hub, driving industries like tourism, aerospace and logistics," Wong said, pointing out that the aviation ecosystem now contributes 5% of Singapore's GDP. Competition in the region is also intensifying, Wong noted. For example, airports in Asia are investing significantly in modernizing their infrastructure and adjacent facilities like entertainment and retail spaces. Hong Kong International Airport commissioned a third runway in November and is expanding the airport's Terminal 2. The airport's goal, it said, is to serve 120 million passengers and handle 10 million tonnes of cargo annually from 2035. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport opened a third runway in September 2024, boosting the airport's capacity to handle more flights, following the completion of a new satellite terminal a year airport operator also revealed a further "East Expansion" plan to increase the airport's capacity by 2027. In South Korea, Seoul's Incheon International Airport completed its "Phase 4 expansion" in December, allowing it to handle an annual passenger capacity of up to 106 million from 77 million, and making it the world's third-largest airport. Thomas Pellegrin, Transportation, Hospitality and Services Sector Leader from Deloitte Southeast Asia, told CNBC that Asia has become the "barycenter" of air travel growth after the Covid-19 pandemic. This growth in air travel is due to the expansion of the middle class, whose propensity to fly increases faster than income growth, as well as the high urbanization rate in the region, which connects people to air transport infrastructure, he noted. "The regional increase in passenger demand is now forecast at 7.9% in the near term and 5.1% in the long term, which is the highest worldwide and well above mature markets," Pellegrin added. This means that Asian airports will need to accommodate roughly twice as many passengers and aircraft by 2043, creating tremendous pressure on the existing infrastructure, he said. Terminal 5 will also feed into Singapore's plan to increase tourism revenue in the city-state from a record-breaking $29.8 billion in 2024 to $47 billion-$50 billion in the next 15 years. Its "Tourism 2040" strategy centers on increasing demand from two distinct groups — business and stopover travelers, Grace Fu, Singapore's minister for sustainability and the environment, said in April. In particular, officials aim to triple tourism revenue from business travelers attending meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions, Fu said. According to Singapore Tourism Board CEO Melissa Ow, transit and transfer passengers currently make up a third of Changi Airport's overall traffic. Terminal 5, as well as the broader Changi East development — which also includes a third runway and an industrial zone — will allow Singapore to retain and grow its market share as an air hub, increase connectivity and solidify Changi's standing as the best airport in the world, Deloitte's Pellegrin said. "All these effects combine to give Singapore outsized 'soft power' internationally."
