Surprising Airport Ranking: This is the worst airport in the world

Created: 05/31/2022, 18:12

Queue in front of the airport in Lisbon: In 2016, the city's taxi drivers went on strike, travelers had to queue for a long time for metro tickets.

In the Airhelp ranking, Lisbon's airport comes off the worst in the world.

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Miguel A Lopes

Lisbon is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe.

However, according to a current ranking, the airport in the Portuguese capital is the worst in the world.

Lisbon - Sipping a “bica” (espresso) in the sun, exploring the picturesque Alfama district or riding the famous yellow tram number 28: all this and much more is what tourists looking forward to when traveling to Lisbon.

Although around 4.5 million people visit the Portuguese capital every year - which itself only has 500,000 inhabitants - Lisbon's airport is said to be the worst in the world.

This is the result of a current ranking of the

website .

In first place is an airport that football fans in particular are likely to travel to this year.

Airport ranking: These are the criteria

Airhelp's ranking included three factors:

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If a flight takes off or lands within 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival or departure time, full points are awarded.

Punctuality accounts for 60 percent of the overall rating.

Airhelp is very precise: The company specializes in compensation management - for example in the case of flight delays - and can therefore draw on a large database of flight times to determine the punctuality of the airports.

The quality of service as well as food and shops each account for 20 percent of the final score.

The quality of service includes cleanliness at the airport, the friendliness of customer service and the waiting time in security.

The reviews come directly from the customers.

Thousands of travelers were able to give their verdict on a scale of 1 to 5.

The Hamad International Airport in Doha, the capital of Qatar, is the best airport in the world according to the ranking of "Airhelp".

© IMAGO / Friedrich Stark

Airport Ranking: These are the ten best airports in the world

Hamad International Airport in Doha, the capital of Qatar, took first place in the ranking.

In 2022 the FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar.

According to FIFA, around 800,000 tickets have already been sold.

How many football fans will actually travel is currently unclear - on the one hand because of the comparatively high travel costs, on the other hand because of moral concerns.

Airport Ranking: These are the ten worst airports in the world

Lisbon is a popular holiday destination because of its picturesque old town and its proximity to the sea.

However, the airport in Portugal's capital is the worst in the world - according to the current Airhelp ranking.

© IMAGO/Jürgen Held

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