Suvarnabhumi voted 47th among world’s best 50 airports

[Lite Beer]

Suvarnabhumi voted 47th among world’s best 50 airports

BANGKOK: -- Singapore Changi Airport again was voted the world's best airport for the third year running in the annual SkyTrax World Airport Awards 2015 announced Wednesday in Paris. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi was also among the list of 50 best airports.

The result was based on more than 13 million surveys completed by 112 nationalities of airline customers between May and January, and included 550 airports worldwide.

The survey evaluates customer satisfaction across key performance indicators such as check-in, arrivals, transfers and shopping facilities.

Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport was named among the world’s top 50 airports, earning the 47th rank, one notch up from last year’s ranking.

Changi handles 5,000 arrivals and departures a week by 80 international airlines.

South Korea’s Incheon International Airport was named the No. 2 best airport for the third year running.

Germany’s Munich Airport retained its third rank as did Hong Kong International as fourth rank in 2014.

Tokyo International (Haneda) climbed one notch to No 5 from 6 in 2014.

The Skytrax World Airport Awards are the most prestigious and coveted awards to recognise product and service quality across the world’s airport industry.

Also known as the Passenger’s Choice Awards, it was launched by air transport advisory group SkyTrax since 1999.

Of the world’s top 10 airports, six Asian airports have made to the list.

The top 10 airports in 2015 according to SkyTrax are:

1. Singapore Changi Airport

2. Incheon International Airport

3. Munich Airport

4. Hong Kong International Airport

5. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)

6. Zurich Airport

7. Central Japan International Airport

8. London Heathrow Airport

9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

10. Beijing Capital International Airport

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/suvarnabhumi-voted-47th-among-worlds-best-50-airports

-- Thai PBS 2015-03-14

[clockman]

Thats nothing to be proud of! 47 out of 50.

[slipperylobster]

Thats nothing to be proud of! 47 out of 50.

I suppose there are hundreds of bad ones. This was a list of the "top" fifty.

[Costas2008]

Nothing wrong with Suvarnabhumi.

The people that are running it is the problem.

If they could organize the immigration queues and take away the monopoly from Kings Power it would have been a very pleasant airport.

[Chang_paarp]

I'm guessing that if Swampy was a little lower on the list we would be reading about the top 100.

[Rod Wallop]

Thailand still dreaming of becoming #1 in something...anything

[hanno]

I am certainly no Thailand basher but this has to be a joke (just like Heathrow at number 8). There is no decent food to be had anywhere and a few moths ago they saw it fit to kick out Asia Books so cannot even get a magazine. The duty free shops are a rip-off. I do not agree with the frequent long-line comments, I fly in 1-2 a moths and it is usually OK.

[Lupatria]

Nothing wrong with Suvarnabhumi.

The people that are running it is the problem.

If they could organize the immigration queues and take away the monopoly from Kings Power it would have been a very pleasant airport.

Nothing wrong with Suvarnabhumi.

Never read the news about the cracks in the runways?

[sirineou]

Thats nothing to be proud of! 47 out of 50.

yes it is,

it is not 47th of 50 it is 47th of 50 best

it made the top 50 list out of thousands of airports.

[sirineou]

Thailand still dreaming of becoming #1 in something...anything

Thailand is Number one in complaining expats no where in the world have I seen a more disgruntled bunch, if only they could leave, go some place else,

any place! but these dastardly Thais with their 47th ranking airports and cracked runways........... perhaps if they had better airports they would all leave

[hanno]

Thailand still dreaming of becoming #1 in something...anything

Thailand is Number one in complaining expats no where in the world have I seen a more disgruntled bunch, if only they could leave, go some place else,

any place! but these dastardly Thais with their 47th ranking airports and cracked runways........... perhaps if they had better airports they would all leave

This. I guess there are a lot of very happy expats in Thailand but it does seem that large numbers hate the place and reluctantly stay here for the sun and the s*x. Riles the heck out of me but then I guess they would complain just as much back home.....

[mogandave]

0ver 40,000 airports in the world, 47th is not bad.

What is it people expect to eat at an airport that you can't get there?

As far as the duty free, it seems to be the same as duty free everywhere to me.

I don't get all the whining (moaning?) about it, I go through at least once a month (three times this month) and I think it's fine. I don't get how Singapore in #1 either, yet people rave about it. I was through it a couple months ago and it seemed kind of dingy and dated to me.

Whatever

[Baerboxer]

I am certainly no Thailand basher but this has to be a joke (just like Heathrow at number 8). There is no decent food to be had anywhere and a few moths ago they saw it fit to kick out Asia Books so cannot even get a magazine. The duty free shops are a rip-off. I do not agree with the frequent long-line comments, I fly in 1-2 a moths and it is usually OK.

It's all down to personal preference. You obviously weren't one of those polled.

[Luxfare]

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Thailand still dreaming of becoming #1 in something...anything

Thailand is Number one in complaining expats alt=tongue.png> no where in the world have I seen a more disgruntled bunch, if only they could leave, go some place else,

any place! but these dastardly Thais with their 47th ranking airports and cracked runways........... perhaps if they had better airports they would all leave alt=laugh.png>

This. I guess there are a lot of very happy expats in Thailand but it does seem that large numbers hate the place and reluctantly stay here for the sun and the s*x. Riles the heck out of me but then I guess they would complain just as much back home.....

I get the impression that when these constant Thai bashers left their own country their towns had street parties in celebration. Everyone had cynical moments but to persistently complain about a nation that THEY CHOOSE to live in I'll never understand. Maybe the should try Syria, I hear it's lovely this time of year.

[Dannyboy666]

0ver 40,000 airports in the world, 47th is not bad.

What is it people expect to eat at an airport that you can't get there?

As far as the duty free, it seems to be the same as duty free everywhere to me.

I don't get all the whining (moaning?) about it, I go through at least once a month (three times this month) and I think it's fine. I don't get how Singapore in #1 either, yet people rave about it. I was through it a couple months ago and it seemed kind of dingy and dated to me.

Whatever

. Terminal 2 and 3 are The Best don't know about Term. 1

[Dannyboy666]

Il tell you everything Beats LAX, a National Disgrace, nonstop construction , should be Leveled or Condemned...

[sirineou]

Il tell you everything Beats LAX, a National Disgrace, nonstop construction , should be Leveled or Condemned...

LAX? try JFK aside from the fact that it is a dump, it takes me longer to get there, than to fly from there to Thailand

[bubba]

Il tell you everything Beats LAX, a National Disgrace, nonstop construction , should be Leveled or Condemned...

I was through the Bradley International Terminal last month. I don't know about the other terminals, but the construction at that terminal was complete and it actually looked rather nice. The new Star Alliance lounge is very nice indeed, particularly the outside part, which has a bar with gas burners along the tables and a nice view of the runway.

[bridge2bridge]

WOW 47 out of 50.

Thailand must be proud of itself?

[bridge2bridge]

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Thailand still dreaming of becoming #1 in something...anything

Thailand is Number one in complaining expats alt=tongue.png> no where in the world have I seen a more disgruntled bunch, if only they could leave, go some place else,

any place! but these dastardly Thais with their 47th ranking airports and cracked runways........... perhaps if they had better airports they would all leave alt=laugh.png>

This. I guess there are a lot of very happy expats in Thailand but it does seem that large numbers hate the place and reluctantly stay here for the sun and the s*x. Riles the heck out of me but then I guess they would complain just as much back home.....

I get the impression that when these constant Thai bashers left their own country their towns had street parties in celebration. Everyone had cynical moments but to persistently complain about a nation that THEY CHOOSE to live in I'll never understand. Maybe the should try Syria, I hear it's lovely this time of year.

WHY NOT complain if there is something to complain about.

[sirineou]

WOW 47 out of 50.

Thailand must be proud of itself?

There goes an other one who thinks there are only 50 airports in the world

[sirineou]

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Thailand is Number one in complaining expats alt=tongue.png> no where in the world have I seen a more disgruntled bunch, if only they could leave, go some place else,

any place! but these dastardly Thais with their 47th ranking airports and cracked runways........... perhaps if they had better airports they would all leave alt=laugh.png>

This. I guess there are a lot of very happy expats in Thailand but it does seem that large numbers hate the place and reluctantly stay here for the sun and the s*x. Riles the heck out of me but then I guess they would complain just as much back home.....

I get the impression that when these constant Thai bashers left their own country their towns had street parties in celebration. Everyone had cynical moments but to persistently complain about a nation that THEY CHOOSE to live in I'll never understand. Maybe the should try Syria, I hear it's lovely this time of year.

WHY NOT complain if there is something to complain about.

why complain about complaining of complainers?

[mogandave]

Il tell you everything Beats LAX, a National Disgrace, nonstop construction , should be Leveled or Condemned...

I was through the Bradley International Terminal last month. I don't know about the other terminals, but the construction at that terminal was complete and it actually looked rather nice. The new Star Alliance lounge is very nice indeed, particularly the outside part, which has a bar with gas burners along the tables and a nice view of the runway.

Yeah, the new Bradley terminal is nice. Immigration has improved a lot as well with the new system and what not.

I might be biased, but given the traffic and the fat that it's over 80 yeas old, I think LAX does okay.

[Geordie59]

And Heathrow above Schipol. Who would have thought it?
Not anyone who uses the places, unless of course you live in SE England.

[peterb17]

I like Swampy- as I have advised before use the meet and greet service- 1000 baht ( peanuts) never queue, porters to your car, buggy to bypass everyone - it's brilliant.

To step out into the heat ( not the same as Don Muang, where you were assailed by an intoxicating aroma of diesel , fish sauce and maybe durian) is coming home.

How on earth Heathrow got near the top? Terminal 5 is good- but use BA.

As someone else said, why on earth do some of you live here- it's all a bit of an adventure; Thailand throws up surprises and sometimes challenges. If you wish to live in a wonderful cocooned life of liveried door men , mini bars and gold plated taps - go to Dubai

Thailand is my home , warts and all- and I actually like Swampy.

[lensta]

Nothing wrong with Suvarnabhumi.

The people that are running it is the problem.

If they could organize the immigration queues and take away the monopoly from Kings Power it would have been a very pleasant airport.

Thats like saying if there wasn't an "effin" great hole in the middle of the runway, the runway would be fine,

[sirineou]

As someone else said, why on earth do some of you live here- it's all a bit of an adventure; Thailand throws up surprises and sometimes challenges. If you wish to live in a wonderful cocooned life of liveried door men , mini bars and gold plated taps - go to Dubai

Thailand is my home , warts and all- and I actually like Swampy.

well put brother!

I love Thailand too warts and all

[Vagabond1]

Swampy is way above average big airport in my experience. I am surprised Vienna is not on the list - one of the most efficient and comfortable airports (less so though after expansion a few years ago).

[mick01827]

Thats nothing to be proud of! 47 out of 50.

Typical farang with such negativity

[Jonmarleesco]

A questionable survey result, at best. Heathrow at eighth, for example: add a zero and that would still put it way above a realistic position.