Here's some news that's sure to spark your city pride: Melbourne Airport has officially ranked among the top 20 best airports in the whole wide world, for the third consecutive year. Not only that, but it's also been crowned as the best airport in the Australia Pacific region, taking out the title for a fifth time. Turns out ol' Tulla is truly world-class.
The results of the annual Skytrax World Airport Awards (essentially the Oscars of the aviation industry) have just been announced in Madrid, and our very own Melbourne Airport has held steady in the top 20 rankings, claiming 16th place. That's three spots up from both 2024 and 2023, when it ranked 19th.
Melbourne is home to the only Australian airport to crack the top 20, with Brisbane Airport the next closest in 35th (down three spots from 2024) and Sydney Airport trailing even further behind in 54th (up one position from 2024). Perth Airport landed in 63rd, Adelaide Airport in 68th and Gold Coast Airport in 74th. Basically, Melbourne easily takes the cake for Aussie airports.
Singapore's Changi Airport stole back the coveted crown from Doha's Hamad International Airport, with the two switching places in the rankings to come in first and second place, respectively. Bronze went to Tokyo's Haneda Airport, followed by Seoul's Incheon Airport and Tokyo's Narita Airport rounding out the top five.
The prestigious awards are based on data collected from global satisfaction surveys across 565 airports worldwide, and take into consideration factors like check-ins, transfers, terminal layouts, food and retail options, security, immigration and overall level of comfort. So the next time you're jet-setting out of Melbourne, rest easy knowing that you're doing so via one of the best airports in the world.
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