Skytrax: Paris CDG at the top in Europe, 7th worldwide

The results of the Skytrax World Airport Awards are in, confirming for the fourth time in a row Paris CDG's leadership as Europe's best airport. Singapore Changi regains its world title.
Philippe Pascal, CEO of the ADP Group, at the Skytrax World Airport Awards
Philippe Pascal, CEO of the ADP Group, at the Skytrax World Airport Awards

The World Airport Awards organised on Wednesday in Madrid by Skytrax have delivered their verdict. And Paris Airport can pride itself on leaving the ceremony with well-deserved laurels. For the 4th year running, Paris CDG has been appointed best European airport. The Group's flagship also retains its place in the world's top 10, although it slips (slightly) from sixth to 7th place.

Paris CDG
Paris CDG best airport in Europe according to Skytrax (Photo: Terminal C-Luc Citrinot)

A good start to the Philippe Pascal is the new Chairman of the ADP Group : " Che results are a source of great pride for all ADP Group employees "says the group's CEO. " The daily commitment of our teams and their ability to innovate and reinvent themselves mean that our airports around the world can now meet the expectations of our passengers. By making the new Paris Aéroport website their first travel companion, by allowing them to access Paris-airport in 20 minutes, and by offering them the possibility of using the airport's new website, we are able to offer them a wide range of services.Orly thanks to metro line 14And by offering them unique boarding room services thanks to Extime, we have everything it takes to become a global benchmark for hospitality ".

In addition to the good results for Paris CDG, the ADP group can congratulate itself on maintaining Orly in the top 30 worldwide, and to place 8 airports which it manages in the top 100 Paris-CDG and Orly, but also Delhi, Medina, Hyderabad, Goa, Ankara and Santiago.

Top 10 Europe :

  1. Paris CDG
  2. Rome Fiumicino
  3. Munich
  4. Zurich
  5. Helsinki-Vantaa
  6. Istanbul
  7. Vienna
  8. Copenhagen
  9. Amsterdam Schiphol
  10. London Heathrow
Augustin de Romanet
Source: Linkedin account of Augustin de Romanet, former CEO of ADP Group

Changi, the best airport... and the best toilets

La World Airport Awards Class of 2025 will also have given Singapore his title of best airport in the world, which he had snatched from Doha last year. Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytraxunderlines: " It is a great achievement for Singapore Changi Airport to receive the highest accolade as the World's Best Airport 2025, a record 13th time in the history of the awards it has won. The diversity and wide choice of restaurants is also recognised, with Changi Airport winning the award for the world's best airport restaurant. As toilets are a major factor in customer satisfaction with their airport experience, we congratulate Singapore Changi Airport on winning the first ever World's Best Airport Toilet Award. ". The devil is in the detail, some would say... Note that the hub of Singapore once again makes the double thanks to Crowne Plaza Changi Airportnamed best airport hotel in the world for the tenth time.

Singapore Airport
Changi Airport, Singapore (Photo FG)

The world rankings are therefore - as usual - largely dominated by Asian hubs. But European hubs are defending their status with four airports in the top 10 (Paris CDG, Rome, Munich, Zurich). The airport of Fiumicino climbed from 12th to 8th place in the rankings, a remarkable improvement for the Roman airport. Another European airport crowned by these World Airport Awards : Berlin. The Brandenburg platform is the one that has made the most progress worldwide according to Skytrax. All the more reason to restore the image of an airport that has been chaotic past, to say the least...