(CNN) -- Singapore Changi Airport has been crowned the best in the world for the second year in a row at the World Airport Awards, announced Wednesday in Barcelona, Spain.
Singapore
Changi Airport was named the world's best airport for the second year
in a row at the World Airport Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Changi also
won the award for best airport leisure amenities.
Hong
Kong International Airport kept its fourth-place spot in the best
airport award category. It also won awards for best dining experience
and best baggage delivery.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport came in fifth place in the best airport category this year, falling two spots.
Changi, which also won
the award for best airport leisure amenities, beat out second-place
Incheon International Airport in South Korea and third-place Munich
Airport in Germany.
The awards are based on
surveys conducted by Skytrax, an international travel research and
consultants firm, which polled 12.85 million passengers across 110
nationalities about 395 airports worldwide.
"Changi Airport offers a
travel experience in itself and continues to develop its quality
standards to be named the world's favourite airport again," Edward
Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax, said in a news release.
"Changi Airport is a
well-known leader and innovator for the airport industry and genuinely
delights and surprises travellers who are lucky enough to enjoy the
airport facilities. Changi Airport demonstrates how to make the airport
experience an enjoyable part of the journey that is so important in
today's fast-moving world."
Changi served more than
52 million passengers in 2012. No wonder it's popular: The airport has
an on-site movie theater, swimming pool, gardens and trails.
Five of this year's top
10 airports were based in East Asian cities, and four were in Europe,
just like last year's award winners. Just one North American airport --
Vancouver -- cracked the top 10.
The World's Best Airports 2014
1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Incheon International Airport (South Korea)
South
Korea's sprawling Incheon International Airport came in second place in
the best airport category for the second year in a row. It also won for
best immigration experience and best transit.
3. Munich Airport (Germany)
Munich
Airport jumped three spots to come in third place in the best airport
category this year, and no wonder: This airport has its own brewery and
beer garden.
4. Hong Kong International Airport
5. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
6. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
Tokyo's
Haneda Airport moved up three spots in the best airport category to
come in sixth place this year. It also topped the list for airport
cleanliness.
7. Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing
Capital International Airport dropped two spots from last year, still
coming in a respectable seventh place in the best airport category.
8. Zurich Airport (Switzerland)
Generating part of its energy requirements through a solar power system, Zurich Airport came in eighth place.
9. Vancouver International Airport (Canada)
Still
the only North American airport in the top 10, Vancouver International
Airport sets a calm mood with a 114,000-liter aquarium and an indoor
creek. It came in ninth place in the best airport category.
10. London Heathrow Airport (England)
London Heathrow Airport kept its 10th place spot for another year, also winning the award for best airport shopping.
A full list of the winners and prize categories from the World Airport Awards can be found at www.worldairportawards.com.
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