{"id":7689,"date":"2011-02-18T20:02:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T20:02:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-02-21T04:02:11","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T04:02:11","slug":"Asia-s-Airports-Top-the-List","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=7689","title":{"rendered":"Asia\u2019s Airports Top the List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Airports haven\u2019t been the happiest places this year, with more than their fair share of weather delays. But on Wednesday, the Airport Council International announced its 2010 Airport Service Quality Awards.  <strong>Top of the list? Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, took home first place for best airport world-wide\u2014for the sixth year in a row.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia swept the rest of the overall world-wide list as well: Singapore\u2019s Changi International Airport came in second, followed by airports in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai Pudong. Shanghai\u2019s Hongqiao airport received the prize for most improved.<\/strong> \u201cThree of the six \u2018Best Improvement Award\u2019 winners were airports that hosted major events during the year,\u201d said Airport Council program director Craig Bradbrook, pointing to last year\u2019s Shanghai World Expo as a driver for local airports to improve their services. The other two were the airports in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics and Cape Town for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Airport Council surveyed 300,000 customers from 153 airports world-wide to compile its list.<\/strong> Criteria included cleanliness, check-in efficiency, comfortable waiting areas and clear signage. Top airports by region in other parts of the world included Indianapolis airport for North America, Dubai airport in the Middle East, and Malta airport in Europe. The Airport Council also listed noteworthy smaller airports catering to less than two million passengers, including Quebec City in Canada, Humberside in England, and George Airport in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/scene\/2011\/02\/18\/asias-airports-top-the-list\/?mod=WSJBlog&#038;mod=LifeCulture\" title=\"SOURCE\">SOURCE<\/a><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airports haven\u2019t been the happiest places this year, with more than their fair share of weather delays. 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