A few months before the start of the Olympic Games, is the loss of this place good news for the largest French airport? Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle has indeed just left the Top 5 of the best airports in the world, as revealed by Skytrax in its 2024 ranking. With the World Airport Awards, the British organization, a true reference in the airport sector, airline, distinguishes each year the airports and airlines best evaluated by travelers. As in 2022, Roissy now finds itself in 6th place, while it managed to reach 5th place last year. It was overtaken by Tokyo Narita Airport, which gained four places in one year.
But he is not the only one to have regressed. Singapore-Changi loses its place as world leader in favor of Hamad International Airport (Qatar). The latter, a Qatar Airways hub, also won the title of “Best global airport for shopping” for the second year in a row, and that of “Best airport in the Middle East” for the... tenth year in a row! Hamad reached an important milestone in 2023, recording an exceptional increase in passenger traffic. With more than 45 million passengers, the airport saw a remarkable 31% increase from the previous year, surpassing the momentum established during the 2024 FIFA World Cup. Singapore Airport rises on the second place on the podium, as in 2022, followed in third place by Incheon International Airport, South Korea. Tokyo-Haneda and Tokyo-Narita complete this Top 5.
The rest of the ranking is therefore occupied by Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, but also Franz-Josef-Strauss of Munich (8th), which also loses a place, as does Zurich airport (9th). The biggest breakthrough was made by Dubai Airport in the United Arab Emirates, which gained ten points from 17th to 7th place. The latter could also break an attendance record in 2024, with nearly 89 million passengers expected.
Top 10 best airports in the world, according to the World Airport Awards 2024
Doha-Hamad (Qatar)
Singapore-Changi (Singapore)
Seoul-Incheon (South Korea)
Tokyo-Haneda (Japan)
Tokyo-Narita (Japan)
Paris-CDG (France)
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Franz-Josef-Strauss of Munich (Germany)
Zurich (Switzerland)
Istanbul (Türkiye)