What makes airport? Facilities? Variety of locations you will get to from it? Low numbers of delays? Consolation? There are a great deal of elements to contemplate.
The very best airports on the planet doubtless have all of those traits coated. Nevertheless, making an attempt to nail down the perfect airport on the planet isn’t precisely straightforward. Mainly since you’d doubtless should go to all of them and who has time for that?
Properly, thankfully, you don’t should journey to each airport on planet earth to resolve as a result of the Air Transport Awards has introduced this yr’s winner.
Greater than 4,000 airport business specialists and Air Transport Information readers forged their votes and this yr’s winner was, for the fourth successive yr, iGA Istanbul Airport in Turkey.
So what makes Istanbul Airport stand out from the remainder? It’s solely been open for 5 years after an enormous construct totalling round £9.4billion ($12bn), that means it’s trendy and really well-equipped.
Maybe probably the most interesting amenities on provide within the airport are the remainder and recuperation areas.
Most of us have been stranded in an airport resulting from a delay in some unspecified time in the future, and infrequently in these situations you’ll find your self making an attempt to catch 40 winks on a tough, soiled, terminal flooring or a rickety metallic chair.
However at Istanbul’s new airport, there are devoted “sleepod” and “napzone” areas, in addition to on-site lodge and even a tv viewing space with a number of screens the place you’ll be able to whereas away the hours.
In case you’re bored of watching screens or need one thing to energise you after your relaxation, the airport has a museum, a library, and a youth lounge for the children.
When you’ve taken within the displays within the museum and skim to your coronary heart’s content material within the library, maybe you’ll really feel you’re in want of a little bit of a refresh. Properly why not head right down to the spa and permit your self some TLC earlier than your flight?
Istanbul airport has greater than sufficient eating places and outlets to maintain you busy too. In reality, it’s so properly catered for you might wish to miss your flight altogether.
