eDreams has once again analyzed the reviews of its customers in order to come up with the ranking of the best airports in the world. The ranking is made up of 10 airports considering their overall quality and the three best airports in the following categories: shopping, restaurants and waiting areas. After analyzing more than 65,000 opinions gathered during the 12 months of 2016, we can proclaim Helsinki-Vantaa as the best airport in the world.
1 | Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL) | Finland | 4,30/5 |
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2 | Glasgow International airport (GLA) | UK | 4,20/5 |
3 | Zurich airport (ZRH) | Switzerland | 4,19/5 |
4 | Munich F, J, Strauss airport (MUC) | Germany | 4,15/5 |
5 | Frankfurt airport (FRA) | Germany | 4,10/5 |
6 | Geneva airport (GVA) | Switzerland | 4,08/5 |
7 | Bangkok International airport (BKK) | Thailand | 4,06/5 |
8 | Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport (TLV) | Israel | 4,06/5 |
9 | Oslo Gardermoen airport (OSL) | Norway | 4,04/5 |
10 | Dublin airport (DUB) | Ireland | 4,04/5 |
The airport of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, has received the highest score, thanks to the cleaning standards, efficiency of security checks and for all the services offered to the passengers that have passed there. In the top 10 there are eight European airports, including the new entries of this year Frankfurt, Geneva and Dublin.
1 | Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport 3,98/5 |
2 | Copenhagen airport 3,91/5 |
3 | Zurich airport 3,89/5 |
While waiting before boarding a flight or during the downtime on a stopover, the passengers enjoy being able to shop around and buy whatever is missing in their baggage, be it for pleasure or for need. Here are the best airports to do some last minute shopping.
1 | Dallas/Fort Worth airport 4,08/5 |
2 | Zurich airport 3,91/5 |
3 | Frankfurt airport 3,84/5 |
Allowing passengers to pick from a large number of restaurants that provide special attention to food intolerances or that offer specific styles of food is something highly appreciated to those that are in transit at an airport and want to enjoy a meal before or after their flight.
1 | Dallas/Fort Worth airport 4,10/5 |
2 | Zurich airport 3,90/5 |
3 | Frankfurt airport 3,79/5 |
Waiting areas for the departure of a flight are crucial for passengers and also for those that must spend the night at the airport and look for the best places to sleep in aiports taking in consideration comfort and safety. This is the rating of the three best airports for waiting areas.
By analyzing the comments received it's also possible to come up with a list of the worst airports in the world. This year the Schönefeld airport in Berlin is ranked in the first place and obtained a ranking of 3.17 / 5, while in second place of the podium it's the London Luton airport. The top 10 continues with other airports in major cities including LaGuardia and JFK in New York and the two main airports in Paris.
1 | Berlin Schönefeld airport (SXF) | Germany | 3,17/5 |
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2 | London Luton airport (LTN) | UK | 3,25/5 |
3 | New York LaGuardia airport (LGA) | United States | 3,30/5 |
4 | New York J. F. Kennedy airport (JFK) | United States | 3,40/5 |
5 | Brussels South Charleroi airport (CRL) | Belgium | 3,40/5 |
6 | Lima J. Chávez International airport (LIM) | Peru | 3,40/5 |
7 | Rome Ciampino International airport (CIA) | Italy | 3,47/5 |
8 | Berlin Tegel airport (TXL) | Germany | 3,49/5 |
9 | Paris Charles De Gaulle airport (CDG) | France | 3,54/5 |
10 | Paris Orly airport (ORY) | France | 3,56/5 |