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World’s best airports of 2016

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For the fourth year in a row, Singapore Changi Airport has bagged the World’s Best Airports title at the annual SkyTrax World Airport Awards, announced Wednesday in Cologne, Germany.

The Skytrax awards are based on millions of votes collected in passenger surveys.

Many of those passing through the island city-state are clearly pleased with the airport’s innovations, such as two 24-hour movie theaters screening the latest blockbusters for free, a rooftop swimming pool and a butterfly garden.

Coming second is South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, which has held the No. 2 spot since 2013.

This year’s top 10 list hasn’t changed much from previous years, though the addition of Doha’s Hamad International Airport, from 22nd place last year, marks the first Middle East airport to join the ranks.

Airport authorities in Japan are getting things right, too, with three of its airports among the top 10.

Once again, North America failed to have an airport in the top 10.

Vancouver International Airport, the No. 1 airport in North America for a record seventh consecutive year, fell from 11th place to 14th in this year’s rankings.

Here is the world’s best airports of 2016, see whether you have visited here or not.

2016 SkyTrax World’s Best Airports Awards

1. Singapore Changi Airport

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Singapore Changi Airport has retained the SkyTrax World’s Best Airport title for the fourth consecutive year. Passenger facilities include two 24-hour movie theaters screening the latest blockbusters for free, a rooftop swimming pool and a butterfly garden.

2. Incheon International Airport (South Korea)

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South Korea’s Incheon Airport has been runner-up since 2013.

3. Munich Airport (Germany)

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Germany’s Munich Airport has retained its position as the world’s No. 3 airport from previous years.

4. Tokyo International Airport Haneda

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Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, at No. 4, is one of three airports in Japan on this year’s top 10 list.

5. Hong Kong International Airport

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Vast, global transport hub with 2 terminals, hotels, shopping facilities & an express train station.

6. Chubu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya, Japan)

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Chubu Centrair International Airport, 22 miles south of Nagoya in central Japan, is the world’s No. 6 airport according to SkyTrax.

7. Zurich Airport (Switzerland)

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This international Swiss airport is both modern and green. Zurich Airport slipped one spot, falling from sixth to seventh in this year’s rankings.

8. London Heathrow Airport

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Europe’s busiest airport, Heathrow came in at number 8 on this year’s list. Terminal 2, pictured, features British artist Richard Wilson’s ‘Slipstream’ piece.
9. Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan)

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Kansai International Airport, located on an artificial island in the middle of Japan’s Osaka Bay, went up from 12th to ninth place this year.

10. Hamad International Airport (Doha, Qatar)

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Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar is the first Middle East airport to crack the top 10 on SkyTrax’s annual best airports list. The facility, built to replace Doha International Airport, opened in 2014.

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