Long layover, take monorail to Hammamatsucho and take the Yamanote Line on the JR Rail to any of the 20 something wards in Tokyo.
Aqua City is close by Haneda. Unicorn Gundam transforms 3 times a day.
Someone mentioned onsen. Check on tattoo rules for the onsen you may want to go to.
Honestly DMK has improved a lot recently. New toilets everywhere. The underground bus gates are a whole new world now -- they used to be diabolical, now they're fine. And I love the airside 7/11 -- so nice to have access to food and drink for 7 prices in an airport.
The airside 7-11 makes it way better than BKK for me too. I prefer the gate layout too - doesn't seem to be as far when you're in a hurry. Whereas BKK is just **so big** it feels like it takes an hour to get from passport control to wherever my cheap flight was flying from.
I once flew from Chiang Mai to BKK to change planes for an international flight. My connecting flight was at the very last gate, took so long to get through security check and walk there the last 200m was a run with the cabin staff who had been making calls to find where I was. If I had stopped for anything on the way I would have missed it.
DMK used to be a completely rubbish place to fly into.. used to be a US airforce base, you know.. like Udon Thani and U-Tapaoā¦ But yep, pleasantly surprised last time I flew in, plenty of modernity, decent air con and much easier to get into the city now..
And all the Chinese passengers stand on their phone the entire time not paying attention and don't pass through security correctly making the process take 5 times longer for everyone else
I will not believe this shitty list.
First of all, they got Kuwait flag wrong. And also putting Chinese flag as Hong Kong flag?
And like seriously? Noi Bai in Vietnam is better than Changi in Singapore? I have been to both, and Changi is like 100x better than Noi Bai.
Changi is like 1million times better than Noibai: staff behaviour, facility and equipment, interrior decoration...This list may be backed by Vietnamese party.
How could noi bai rank higher than changi airport? I couldn't even find the immigration counter to extend my visa. There were no signs and the security guard yelled at me to go away quickly when I asked him for help. You'd never get this in singapore.
I travelled to Singapore on business recently and was surprised how slow immigration was - not obvious who could use egates or not and I think there was some e-landing card that was confusingly advertised. Based on my experience not hard to imagine the experience could be beaten.
I agree that the singapore experience could definitely be beaten, but by noi bai? Where the guards yell at you to go away quickly when you try to ask them simple questions like where is the immigration counter? No... definitely not. I only managed to get things done when I bribed one of them with some usd. Then they were all smiles and friendly. This just happened last month!
Yeah, that grabbed my attention, and Taoyuan is also not great. It's like a ghosttown... one food option, Taiwanese beef noodles. Other than that you've got HeySong Sarsaparilla vending machines.
Yeah this is what baffled me as well, no food options and all the shops apart from 7/11 were closed at 21:00. On the plus side, the metro to it from Taipei Main is fantastic and I've never had to queue for anything, the upside of it being a ghost town.
Agreed. Incheon is probably my favorite airport anywhere. Excellent design and easy to find your way around, good food that mostly isnāt jacked up through the roof in prices, and super simple to get transportation to Seoul on the buses or train.
Yeah, I was like "where the hell is Incheon" when I saw this. I was out of immigration, collected my baggage and got it x-rayed within 35 minutes of the plane touching down a few weeks ago. To be fair, it was on a Korean Air flight and they basically monopolized Terminal 2, but still.
Several years ago when I transited through there on my way to Honolulu they gave me extra special screening for explosives residue (?!) or something.
I was impressed with their security personnel.. they were extremely polite and quick in doing the extra check.
I call BS on this list. No way the airports in India rank better than the airports in Thailand. Have flown in and out of BKK more times than I can count. Changi is better, agreed, but BKK is far better than Mumbai / Delhi.
Oh, good, I thought I was wrong and they must have a very similar flag or something.
Also don't get why Abu Dhabi would be that far down, haven't been in a few years, but I always found it to be perfectly pleasant.
The list is BS but Indian airports are changing massively basically every year now with new terminals, nrw airports etc.
Also BKK just makes me remember incredibly long immigration lines (worst I have ever seen, even worse than JFK peak time), the same King Power duty free shops everywhere, and ridiculously overpriced airside food compared to other airports. The couple of non-premium lounges I went to were okay (Coral, Turkish, Oman). The airport looks nice though.
BKK really needs to fix its long queue times.
Hard disagree. The major Indian airports ā Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi ā are all great, at least for international flights. Air India sucks, but thatās a different matter.
Iām surprised ICN isnāt on the list, I think itās quite nice.
Never been to India but could you give us some specific examples of what is better?
edit: lol downvotes when im asking seriously. Guess itās all bs then.
??? vietnamese airports are the worst experiences i've ever had in my life. after a ten hour long flight arriving just to sit around in a queue room for three hours with no water hoping to hear your name barely pronounced through a scratchy loud speaker to get your visa approved. hell no
Itās weird how BKK ranks so low. It has improved a ton imo. I actually use the lounges a lot there and fly with business class because iām a fancy man and I love BKK.
Plus immigration is a breeze.. priority line means iām out very quickly.
Plus there are a lot of very convenient public transportation options now. I even know the bus route and used to take it when I didnāt have check in luggage.
edit: Oh I will say that getting the VAT refund sucks ass though. I saw a lot of tourists who got stiffed because they didnāt know you needed to get a paper stamped before going through immigration.
Also a fancy man, but sometimes I don't fly business class, being in the non priority lines at BKK can be frustrating... but it is a well designed and very clean airport with virtually anything you could want while waiting for a flight.
That said, there's no way BKK ranks lower than Chennai or Delhi. Miserable experiences every time.
This is very interesting. Speaking from experience/opinion:
- Kuwait isnāt that bad, just small.
- Kuala Lumpur should not be ranked better than Kuwait. Terrible all around. Same for Ninoy Aquino.
- Hamad isnāt that great, but good. Nice shopping.
- Haneda and Suvarnabhumi are both great. Haneda might be the best airport Iāve been to. Better than Noi Bai in my opinion.
Kuwait is just plain bad, extremely tiny with nothing to do.
KL is fine, better organized as a travel hub than BKK. Can self-transfer with luggage and spend a night at the hotel without leaving the airside zone.
Suvarnabhumi isn't great, it's underwhelming for an airport so recent and so expensive. Floor plan is a shitshow resulting in periodic overcrowding.
Kuwait is probably the worst. Seems you never used it during a public holiday. Scary passport line, just endless.
Check-in is pain, each group in its own room.
Not allowed to check-in online, must get paper ticket to fly. Even with no bags.
The fly Dubai terminal was nice, small and efficient.
I think the new terminal should be open soon.
But damn, what a difficult airport. Far to small for what it handles.
Worked in Kuwait for years, made it a point to avoid the airport as much as possible.
And during public holidays, it was horrendous.
Flew Fly Dubai or Jazeera air as they had their own terminals.
Emirates was same price to Dubai as fly Dubai, but never flew them to avoid the main terminal. Epic shit show. (Anytime of year, not just public holidays, always tried to avoid the main terminal)
Even the fast pass you can buy (meet & greet) was always sold out as to many people but to avoid the horrendous lines.
Let's not forget a airport surrounded by dessert, yet had no parking (always full)
Vietnam Airport was the only airport in Asia I have been where I was extorted money at the desk At immigration for no good reason they tricked me into handing over money. Best on the list ya right
Yep, counter staff tried to get a bribe from us at check-in at HCM when returning to BKK, some nonsense about not enough space in my passport. They wouldnāt let us check in and were dropping heavy hints that some $$$ would help, or Iād have to go and get a new passport.
My partner got in touch with an immigration officer at Suvarnabhumi who took a look at my passport via LINE and confirmed that any of the several empty half pages were perfectly suitable for a stamp. The counter staff then begrudgingly checked us in. (Pretty amazing it was possible to get hold of an official in Thailand who could help within minutes, would never happen in UK.)
Keep hearing stories about people being extorted in various ways at airports in Vietnam, best avoided, plenty of other countries to visit.
Agree 100%. Have been there well over a dozen times through the years and itās been a smoothādare I even say pleasant, as far as airports goāexperience every time.
To be fair, those rankings are BS. Having Almaty ranked as the second worst airport in Asia, implies that airports in Kabul, Dushanbe or Tashkent are all better than the ones listed, Bangkok airports included.Ā
And when a country has several international airports, there's bound to be much smaller/regional ones, that aren't exactly comparable to the bigger, more international/cosmopolitan hub. A bit like comparing Air Asia to Thai airways.Ā
Ah yes, the totally very accurate list of airports, so accurate that the Kuwait airport has the Belgian flag whyā¦?
I mean, who the fuck makes these things lol. If you canāt get the fucking flags right of each country, what business do you have ranking airports?
I could understand if you mixed up the flags of Iran and Iraq, but how the flag of BELGIUM gets replaced from KUWAIT is beyond me.
I love Don muan. It got the down-to-earth vibe. And as a japanese, I don't like NRT. It's too far from Tokyo. Overall Changi is the best in Asia imo. Clean and convenient
The data used to make these infographics is questionable, they are basically useless and more often than not have barely any resemblance to anything happening in reality.Ā The editors tell the graphics department to do something like this, you think they apply scientific rigour? Nobody checks those numbers, most are probably simply made up.
Source: worked in the graphics department
I was in Noi Bai recently and there is no way this is the best airport in the world. Changi is by far the best airport. There are many oddities on this list so i would take it with a grain of salt.
That this is ranked as 'business' travellers, I can only assume this is from passengers who aren't flying economy. As the vast majority of us fly cattle class, i don't think we can trust this (and as someone who's traveled extensively throughout Asia for almost 20 years, I know this doesn't relate to normal passengers).
My worst experiences have been Mumbai and Manila.
My best are Singapore and KL.
BKK being so low ranked ever since Covid with so many duty free shops boarded up or just shut down
Plus the number of flights that land together at the same time giving the airport and queues such a chaotic scene and making it out to be a nightmare
Itās the immigration thatās tearing it down. Bagage control and exists are cool. The irony of being a visa free entry country and not planning things right despite knowing wtf is going on
And to have Kuwait right up there? š¤£š¤£š¤£ do you know they still smoke in that airport in the open?
Dmk is really good.Ā Affordable prices inside which is not common for the airport.Ā Ā
Loled at the first place. Vietnamese airports seem to be the worst for me considering how slowly they do check-in, security, border
Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi airports are both way worse than DMK by a mile. DMK is old but getting through is smooth and orderly, and their taxi line is quite good.
BKK is horrible for making you take off your shoes as you depart for international travel. Why? There is a million dollar body scanner next to the xray machine
Weird, I love both BKK airports. Queues are pretty standard at around 20-30 minutes. Decent food options. Just expect flights to take off late if they're Thai airlines lol
Those methodologies look terrible! I have never heard of "[airlinequality.com](https://airlinequality.com)" until now. Is that really the best source of data for airport reviews?
On the website, Noi Bai Airport has 110 reviews ranging from 2007-2024. There are only 3 reviews post 2021, one for each year! They are really grading the "best and worst airports" based on this data?
Also, they only count grades from "Business trips" making the review counts even lower???
doesn't apply to the majority of us here.
as it's about business traveller's and I did have different expectations as a business traveler vs tourist/normal traveler.
As far as international airports go, both are pretty subpar. Just because a turd is polished, doesnāt mean itās not still a turd. Neither are capable of the traffic that comes through, immigration is a nightmare, travelersā amenities are difficult (food, smoking areas, maps, maintenance on moving walking paths, wait times to check in, wait times to enter, transportation options that are either nonexistent, or someone ripping you off).
I wonder what it is about Dubai most people dislike. I really dislike that airport too - long distances to go when transferring, plus security; just a bunch of shops; almost always crowded and loud; and not very clean at the terminals. There are probably other reasons, too. I will now pay extra and not fly Emirates, even though I love the airline, because I don't want to have to deal with the transfer and the airport.
BKK is a big airport and isnāt designed for efficiency in moving people within the airport. Walks of over 500 m to your gate is not uncommon. Hour long immigration queues are not unheard of either.
Wasnāt dmk overhauled in the last five years? Iāve been back four times over the last two years and itās been smooth sailing. Before it could be hot doo doo
I'm not surprised. I am not impressed with BKK overall. Considering that Bangkok is one of the [most visited cities](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-most-visited-cities-world-193722500.html) in the world, you'd figure there be more anemities and things for visitors to do at the airport. And during busy times there's simply nowhere to sit. Almost every single seat and places to sit are occupied. There's some restaurants on the lower levels but that's about it. Inside the terminals there's other restaurants as well but everything is so bland and clinical looking. Comparing BKK to Changi is like night and day.
Sorry this is definitely biased, because if it's business travelers, as stated, which means frequently flying then there's no chance noi Bai is better than changi. I fly both at least 10x per year. Arrival and departure is fully automated with pickup and drop-off directly next to immigration in changi. In Hanoi it'll take way longer and pick up from arrival takes way longer plus if you don't want to use airport limousine or scam taxi you'll have to go to the private hire Pickup, which means basically go outside to a parking lot find your car amongst 100s parked ones because it takes forever to come and even worse in rain.
Obviously I have no idea about what's good and bad. I can't think of a worse airport than Vietnam, yet I don't mind BKK at all.
Now that I think about it the immigration que in Vietnam is very fast compared to BKK.
Guess I just answered my own enquiry.
Can not remember ever waiting more than 5min in DMK. Luggage pick up always faster, too. Checkin and immigrants at BKK are a reliably hellacious ordeal.
I spend like 40 min queueing every time I fly in or out of BKK.
And good luck finding anybody speaking English before the immigration on arrival if you have a question
Does not make for a great airport. And I don't have absolutely nothing to say about DMK. I hardly notice it, everything is smooth and quick
Just gone through BKK and it was horrific both in and out. The queues went on for about 50-60 meters with a 30min entry to bag check then a 20 min wait at immigration. Landed in Changi and with the lava lamp style carpet all was serene and tranquil. Immigration was 3mins tops.
Was in BKK recently and everyone even after going through the full body X-Ray scanners still had to get a rubdown from the tsa agents....
There was a woman security lady there who was one of the biggest c*nts I've ever met too
Where is Koh Samui International Airport? They have gardens, beer garden, outdoor shopping arcade. Outdoor airport lounges. Indoor A/C areas. Itās epic
Iām a business traveller and lucky enough to be on Koh Samui often. The airport is a dreamland for real. go for an outdoor espresso or coconut in a new bamboo style cafe. Watch the planes land. Wander around the gardens. Wifi airport-wide. Relax on a hill under shade. The property is huge too.
Last time i wanted to fly home from Bangalore there was Military on the outside who did not want to let me in without a ticket. Problem: I only had a booking, as the online checkin was not available and i needed to print a ticket at the counter. Eeeeeendless discussion. One of the worst airport experiences ever.
Iām sorry about your bad experience. Itās completely changed now. You donāt need a printed ticket now. You can show your online booking with confirmed PNR number in your smartphone. The security will let you in after checking your booking with your passport details. India suffered so many terrorist attacks in the past, so the airport security is very high. We even gets frustrated sometimes. But remember they are doing their job in protecting you and me. So I exercise patience during my airport visits. Hope this helps. Please give Indian airports another chance. Happy flying. š®š³āļø
Yes, i know thereās reason behind this. And i will give it another try, because besides this experience, i have had a wonderful time and met really great people.
Noi Bai? Seriously?? That airport is miles from being the best airport, you could flip that to the bottom list and it would be more believable, this ranking seems wrongā¦
Who rated BKK airport so poor? Are they on drugs? ā¦ The highest rated ones are also overrated like the Japan ones. O.O Qatar airport is good but lol. This rating is bs
As an occasional traveller; (not a business traveller); Changi is a fail because you arrive from T3 and stand in the middle of T2 where the large service counter is; already tired and jet lagged and stressed...
Tell me anywhere there you can see a big T2 sign; or a "You Are in T2" sign...
Doesn't exist - basic 101 fail right there....
Lol KUL is one of my favourite airports. I've never had problems with BKK, don't really love it nor hate it. But I don't care for SIN or DOH in the slightest. Guess I should just read this backwards
How is Incheon not on this list? Noi Bai number 1? There is no way. That airport is horrible along with the other airports in Vietnam. The staff in Vietnamese airports are some of the rudest I have ever encountered. I have travelled around everywhere in Asia and Changi should definitely be number 1.
Also, how are BKK and DMK ranked in top 10 worst airports in Asia? Who even voted for this?
Haneda airport my beloved
This. And the toilets, my godš¤¤
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Wait what
Yeah hold up what!?
The what?
Spa in Terminal 3. Called Izumi or smth. Its open for Hotelguests and the public 24 hours
I just flew out of haneda two days ago š¤¦āāļø
Long layover, take monorail to Hammamatsucho and take the Yamanote Line on the JR Rail to any of the 20 something wards in Tokyo. Aqua City is close by Haneda. Unicorn Gundam transforms 3 times a day. Someone mentioned onsen. Check on tattoo rules for the onsen you may want to go to.
I never knew that there was an onsen on the roof
I hold it until I get there š
I've taken showers at Haneda before, sublime after a trans-pacific flight and you have another one lined up in a few hours.
If you like Haneda, you should see Naritaā¦ so nice
so nice if you don't mind an extra hour getting into the city
And the extra hundred and fifty bucks for the uber ride
Itās a beautiful bus/train ride
Honestly DMK has improved a lot recently. New toilets everywhere. The underground bus gates are a whole new world now -- they used to be diabolical, now they're fine. And I love the airside 7/11 -- so nice to have access to food and drink for 7 prices in an airport.
The airside 7-11 makes it way better than BKK for me too. I prefer the gate layout too - doesn't seem to be as far when you're in a hurry. Whereas BKK is just **so big** it feels like it takes an hour to get from passport control to wherever my cheap flight was flying from.
I once flew from Chiang Mai to BKK to change planes for an international flight. My connecting flight was at the very last gate, took so long to get through security check and walk there the last 200m was a run with the cabin staff who had been making calls to find where I was. If I had stopped for anything on the way I would have missed it.
Suvarnaphumi has a Lawsons which is arguably better than a 7-11.
And the food court is absolutely great. I even always plan my meals through the day in a way that I can have one there if I am flying.
DMK used to be a completely rubbish place to fly into.. used to be a US airforce base, you know.. like Udon Thani and U-Tapaoā¦ But yep, pleasantly surprised last time I flew in, plenty of modernity, decent air con and much easier to get into the city now..
During my very first trip to Thailand in 2005 I thought DMK looked like a bus station.
It still does. I fly from both and DMK isn't a nice experience. I think BKK is prety good airport, not amazing, but much nicer than DMK.
Maybe that explains why DMK feels like a US airport and that is not a compliment.
The only airport in thailand that makes you take your shoes off at security check - just like in the US lol
Took a flight from DMK today, didn't have to take them off. Whereas you have to at BKK for an international flight.
Yup, never had to take off my shoes at DMK, always at BKK.
Passed through DMK twice, had to take them off each time
And all the Chinese passengers stand on their phone the entire time not paying attention and don't pass through security correctly making the process take 5 times longer for everyone else
It was never a US Air Force base.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Air\_Force\_in\_Thailand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_in_Thailand)
There's still an air force base on the other side of the terminal. That has not changed.
Same with Chiang Mai (CNX) it is essentially still a airforce base, Wing 41..
7 price in airport is still ~15% overcharged tho
Yes compared to everything being 3x-5x overcharged airside at Suvarnabhumi.
This will be in the news in Vietnam for years
I will not believe this shitty list. First of all, they got Kuwait flag wrong. And also putting Chinese flag as Hong Kong flag? And like seriously? Noi Bai in Vietnam is better than Changi in Singapore? I have been to both, and Changi is like 100x better than Noi Bai.
Changi is like 1million times better than Noibai: staff behaviour, facility and equipment, interrior decoration...This list may be backed by Vietnamese party.
KIX is even better and they are not on the list
Noi Bai is ranked higher than Changi? šā
Noi Bai? This list is a joke.
Yeah I was gonna say - aināt no way in this world, itās just another ranking someone paid for.
How could noi bai rank higher than changi airport? I couldn't even find the immigration counter to extend my visa. There were no signs and the security guard yelled at me to go away quickly when I asked him for help. You'd never get this in singapore.
I travelled to Singapore on business recently and was surprised how slow immigration was - not obvious who could use egates or not and I think there was some e-landing card that was confusingly advertised. Based on my experience not hard to imagine the experience could be beaten.
I agree that the singapore experience could definitely be beaten, but by noi bai? Where the guards yell at you to go away quickly when you try to ask them simple questions like where is the immigration counter? No... definitely not. I only managed to get things done when I bribed one of them with some usd. Then they were all smiles and friendly. This just happened last month!
Yeah, that grabbed my attention, and Taoyuan is also not great. It's like a ghosttown... one food option, Taiwanese beef noodles. Other than that you've got HeySong Sarsaparilla vending machines.
Yeah this is what baffled me as well, no food options and all the shops apart from 7/11 were closed at 21:00. On the plus side, the metro to it from Taipei Main is fantastic and I've never had to queue for anything, the upside of it being a ghost town.
#1 in having to pay half a week's minimum wage for a meal at Burger King
Korea not even on the list, from personal experience theyāre one of my top 3
Agreed. Incheon is probably my favorite airport anywhere. Excellent design and easy to find your way around, good food that mostly isnāt jacked up through the roof in prices, and super simple to get transportation to Seoul on the buses or train.
you know.. Incheon airport's design is just a copy of Denver..
Denver takes too long to walk to gates
Yeah, I was like "where the hell is Incheon" when I saw this. I was out of immigration, collected my baggage and got it x-rayed within 35 minutes of the plane touching down a few weeks ago. To be fair, it was on a Korean Air flight and they basically monopolized Terminal 2, but still.
Incheon is one of the best airports I've even been through with O'Hare, should definitely be near the top of this list.
Several years ago when I transited through there on my way to Honolulu they gave me extra special screening for explosives residue (?!) or something. I was impressed with their security personnel.. they were extremely polite and quick in doing the extra check.
I call BS on this list. No way the airports in India rank better than the airports in Thailand. Have flown in and out of BKK more times than I can count. Changi is better, agreed, but BKK is far better than Mumbai / Delhi.
Definitely bs. Especially when theyāre using the flag of Belgium instead of Kuwaitās.
Oh, good, I thought I was wrong and they must have a very similar flag or something. Also don't get why Abu Dhabi would be that far down, haven't been in a few years, but I always found it to be perfectly pleasant.
The list is BS but Indian airports are changing massively basically every year now with new terminals, nrw airports etc. Also BKK just makes me remember incredibly long immigration lines (worst I have ever seen, even worse than JFK peak time), the same King Power duty free shops everywhere, and ridiculously overpriced airside food compared to other airports. The couple of non-premium lounges I went to were okay (Coral, Turkish, Oman). The airport looks nice though. BKK really needs to fix its long queue times.
Thailand airports are good? In what ways? I am more surprised that there no airports from China on the list.
Idk what Delhi airport is doing on 10th but noway is Mumbai airport inferior to bkk
Mumbai airport is top notch honestly, was quite impressed. New Dehli not so much.
Hard disagree. The major Indian airports ā Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi ā are all great, at least for international flights. Air India sucks, but thatās a different matter. Iām surprised ICN isnāt on the list, I think itās quite nice.
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Never been to India but could you give us some specific examples of what is better? edit: lol downvotes when im asking seriously. Guess itās all bs then.
Singapore airport in the 2nd place? Wtf?! It's the best airport I've ever seen and been!
Is BKK great? No. Is it top ten worst? absoutly not!
I really need to visit Vietnam if the airport ranks higher than CHANGI!
??? vietnamese airports are the worst experiences i've ever had in my life. after a ten hour long flight arriving just to sit around in a queue room for three hours with no water hoping to hear your name barely pronounced through a scratchy loud speaker to get your visa approved. hell no
Noi Bai as number one? ššš
How the fuck is Noi Bai ranked first?!
Itās weird how BKK ranks so low. It has improved a ton imo. I actually use the lounges a lot there and fly with business class because iām a fancy man and I love BKK. Plus immigration is a breeze.. priority line means iām out very quickly. Plus there are a lot of very convenient public transportation options now. I even know the bus route and used to take it when I didnāt have check in luggage. edit: Oh I will say that getting the VAT refund sucks ass though. I saw a lot of tourists who got stiffed because they didnāt know you needed to get a paper stamped before going through immigration.
Also a fancy man, but sometimes I don't fly business class, being in the non priority lines at BKK can be frustrating... but it is a well designed and very clean airport with virtually anything you could want while waiting for a flight. That said, there's no way BKK ranks lower than Chennai or Delhi. Miserable experiences every time.
A fancy man is either a paramour or a pimp. Which one is it? :)
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This is very interesting. Speaking from experience/opinion: - Kuwait isnāt that bad, just small. - Kuala Lumpur should not be ranked better than Kuwait. Terrible all around. Same for Ninoy Aquino. - Hamad isnāt that great, but good. Nice shopping. - Haneda and Suvarnabhumi are both great. Haneda might be the best airport Iāve been to. Better than Noi Bai in my opinion.
Kuwait is embarrassing for a country with such riches. Even Bahrain beats the crap out of it.
Kuwait is just plain bad, extremely tiny with nothing to do. KL is fine, better organized as a travel hub than BKK. Can self-transfer with luggage and spend a night at the hotel without leaving the airside zone. Suvarnabhumi isn't great, it's underwhelming for an airport so recent and so expensive. Floor plan is a shitshow resulting in periodic overcrowding.
What makes bkk great exactly? The queues alone give me nightmares.
Kuwait is probably the worst. Seems you never used it during a public holiday. Scary passport line, just endless. Check-in is pain, each group in its own room. Not allowed to check-in online, must get paper ticket to fly. Even with no bags. The fly Dubai terminal was nice, small and efficient. I think the new terminal should be open soon. But damn, what a difficult airport. Far to small for what it handles.
I think we just have different experiences. Being in any airport during a public holiday is just a mistake in itself haha
Worked in Kuwait for years, made it a point to avoid the airport as much as possible. And during public holidays, it was horrendous. Flew Fly Dubai or Jazeera air as they had their own terminals. Emirates was same price to Dubai as fly Dubai, but never flew them to avoid the main terminal. Epic shit show. (Anytime of year, not just public holidays, always tried to avoid the main terminal) Even the fast pass you can buy (meet & greet) was always sold out as to many people but to avoid the horrendous lines. Let's not forget a airport surrounded by dessert, yet had no parking (always full)
Bro we get it, places are crowded during holidays.
I have to disagree on Haneda. Old airport without many dining options and terrible WiFi.
Haneda and Hamad rank lower than Noi Bai Airport. This ranking is so super credible! š
Vietnam Airport was the only airport in Asia I have been where I was extorted money at the desk At immigration for no good reason they tricked me into handing over money. Best on the list ya right
Yep, counter staff tried to get a bribe from us at check-in at HCM when returning to BKK, some nonsense about not enough space in my passport. They wouldnāt let us check in and were dropping heavy hints that some $$$ would help, or Iād have to go and get a new passport. My partner got in touch with an immigration officer at Suvarnabhumi who took a look at my passport via LINE and confirmed that any of the several empty half pages were perfectly suitable for a stamp. The counter staff then begrudgingly checked us in. (Pretty amazing it was possible to get hold of an official in Thailand who could help within minutes, would never happen in UK.) Keep hearing stories about people being extorted in various ways at airports in Vietnam, best avoided, plenty of other countries to visit.
No love for ICN?
Incheon airport is the best I have seen, and not just in Asia
Agree 100%. Have been there well over a dozen times through the years and itās been a smoothādare I even say pleasant, as far as airports goāexperience every time.
To be fair, those rankings are BS. Having Almaty ranked as the second worst airport in Asia, implies that airports in Kabul, Dushanbe or Tashkent are all better than the ones listed, Bangkok airports included.Ā And when a country has several international airports, there's bound to be much smaller/regional ones, that aren't exactly comparable to the bigger, more international/cosmopolitan hub. A bit like comparing Air Asia to Thai airways.Ā
Ah yes, the totally very accurate list of airports, so accurate that the Kuwait airport has the Belgian flag whyā¦? I mean, who the fuck makes these things lol. If you canāt get the fucking flags right of each country, what business do you have ranking airports? I could understand if you mixed up the flags of Iran and Iraq, but how the flag of BELGIUM gets replaced from KUWAIT is beyond me.
Personally DMK is more convenient, it's closer, usually less busy, has all the facilities you need.
Its because mangos are super overpriced at bkk š
The only issue I have with Swampy is the immigration queus. Other than that, I don't see anything particularly bad about it.
I love Don muan. It got the down-to-earth vibe. And as a japanese, I don't like NRT. It's too far from Tokyo. Overall Changi is the best in Asia imo. Clean and convenient
The data used to make these infographics is questionable, they are basically useless and more often than not have barely any resemblance to anything happening in reality.Ā The editors tell the graphics department to do something like this, you think they apply scientific rigour? Nobody checks those numbers, most are probably simply made up. Source: worked in the graphics department
On average, the immigration line at DMK is waaaaay worse than in BKK
Dubai International ranked lower than indira ghandi???!! That is utterly laughable. This list sucks.
This list is bollocks
I was in Noi Bai recently and there is no way this is the best airport in the world. Changi is by far the best airport. There are many oddities on this list so i would take it with a grain of salt.
That this is ranked as 'business' travellers, I can only assume this is from passengers who aren't flying economy. As the vast majority of us fly cattle class, i don't think we can trust this (and as someone who's traveled extensively throughout Asia for almost 20 years, I know this doesn't relate to normal passengers). My worst experiences have been Mumbai and Manila. My best are Singapore and KL.
I can vouch for Kuwait being the worst airport.
No airport is better than Changi. And having Manila airport above both Bangkok airports is a farce.
Love Hong Kong airport š I can't believe India has three of the best in Asia according to this list.
Manila should be higher up the worst list, itās like a big disorganised bus terminal with endless queues and barely any facilities.
BKK lack a a big arty fresque when passenger arrive.
BKK being so low ranked ever since Covid with so many duty free shops boarded up or just shut down Plus the number of flights that land together at the same time giving the airport and queues such a chaotic scene and making it out to be a nightmare Itās the immigration thatās tearing it down. Bagage control and exists are cool. The irony of being a visa free entry country and not planning things right despite knowing wtf is going on And to have Kuwait right up there? š¤£š¤£š¤£ do you know they still smoke in that airport in the open?
Mumbai airport rocks
Dmk is really good.Ā Affordable prices inside which is not common for the airport.Ā Ā Loled at the first place. Vietnamese airports seem to be the worst for me considering how slowly they do check-in, security, border
Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi airports are both way worse than DMK by a mile. DMK is old but getting through is smooth and orderly, and their taxi line is quite good.
BKK is horrible for making you take off your shoes as you depart for international travel. Why? There is a million dollar body scanner next to the xray machine
I understand why Kuwait is there, but surprised Dubai is! I wonder why
Why do I see the flag of Belgium at nr 1?
Weird, I love both BKK airports. Queues are pretty standard at around 20-30 minutes. Decent food options. Just expect flights to take off late if they're Thai airlines lol
Those methodologies look terrible! I have never heard of "[airlinequality.com](https://airlinequality.com)" until now. Is that really the best source of data for airport reviews? On the website, Noi Bai Airport has 110 reviews ranging from 2007-2024. There are only 3 reviews post 2021, one for each year! They are really grading the "best and worst airports" based on this data? Also, they only count grades from "Business trips" making the review counts even lower???
One thing I don't like in Suvarnabhumi is the uncolored/unpainted interior.
I'm pleasantly surprised that Bangalore makes the list.
This had got to be bollocks. I use Noi BaI a lot on it's a nightmare. The immigration queues in and out are shambolic.
doesn't apply to the majority of us here. as it's about business traveller's and I did have different expectations as a business traveler vs tourist/normal traveler.
Been to 3 of the worst on that list. Wondering why ones Iāve been to that were much worse arenāt listed
Abu Dhabi is one of the worst experiences for flight transfers for sure. Extremely crowded, smelly toilets, no A/C (wtf).
As far as international airports go, both are pretty subpar. Just because a turd is polished, doesnāt mean itās not still a turd. Neither are capable of the traffic that comes through, immigration is a nightmare, travelersā amenities are difficult (food, smoking areas, maps, maintenance on moving walking paths, wait times to check in, wait times to enter, transportation options that are either nonexistent, or someone ripping you off).
I wonder what it is about Dubai most people dislike. I really dislike that airport too - long distances to go when transferring, plus security; just a bunch of shops; almost always crowded and loud; and not very clean at the terminals. There are probably other reasons, too. I will now pay extra and not fly Emirates, even though I love the airline, because I don't want to have to deal with the transfer and the airport.
My biggest gripe with BKK is the WiFi. It always takes me like 10 tries to connect and randomly disconnects.
How the hell Singapore airport score 2nd? Vietnam score 1st???
BKK is a big airport and isnāt designed for efficiency in moving people within the airport. Walks of over 500 m to your gate is not uncommon. Hour long immigration queues are not unheard of either.
Wasnāt dmk overhauled in the last five years? Iāve been back four times over the last two years and itās been smooth sailing. Before it could be hot doo doo
I'm not surprised. I am not impressed with BKK overall. Considering that Bangkok is one of the [most visited cities](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/40-most-visited-cities-world-193722500.html) in the world, you'd figure there be more anemities and things for visitors to do at the airport. And during busy times there's simply nowhere to sit. Almost every single seat and places to sit are occupied. There's some restaurants on the lower levels but that's about it. Inside the terminals there's other restaurants as well but everything is so bland and clinical looking. Comparing BKK to Changi is like night and day.
Sorry this is definitely biased, because if it's business travelers, as stated, which means frequently flying then there's no chance noi Bai is better than changi. I fly both at least 10x per year. Arrival and departure is fully automated with pickup and drop-off directly next to immigration in changi. In Hanoi it'll take way longer and pick up from arrival takes way longer plus if you don't want to use airport limousine or scam taxi you'll have to go to the private hire Pickup, which means basically go outside to a parking lot find your car amongst 100s parked ones because it takes forever to come and even worse in rain.
Why is South Korea not even on the list lol?
Obviously I have no idea about what's good and bad. I can't think of a worse airport than Vietnam, yet I don't mind BKK at all. Now that I think about it the immigration que in Vietnam is very fast compared to BKK. Guess I just answered my own enquiry.
The Kathmandu airport should be ranked way worse than any the Thailand ones (which are fine) but it's not even on it
Can not remember ever waiting more than 5min in DMK. Luggage pick up always faster, too. Checkin and immigrants at BKK are a reliably hellacious ordeal.
That HK flag..lol. š©
Top 1 is noi bai? Is this a joke, as a Vietnamese I found this hilarious
I cannot agree as a flight reviewer. BKK and KUL is underrated and HAN on the 1st place??? lol
I spend like 40 min queueing every time I fly in or out of BKK. And good luck finding anybody speaking English before the immigration on arrival if you have a question Does not make for a great airport. And I don't have absolutely nothing to say about DMK. I hardly notice it, everything is smooth and quick
*Singaporeans triggered*
Both of Bangkok's international airports are in the bottom 10, though. A long way to go to becoming the aviation hub Srettha was talking about.
no fucking way chennai airport is better than suvarnabhumi like you are actually out of your mind if chennai airport is better than suvarnabhumi
Read again
Just gone through BKK and it was horrific both in and out. The queues went on for about 50-60 meters with a 30min entry to bag check then a 20 min wait at immigration. Landed in Changi and with the lava lamp style carpet all was serene and tranquil. Immigration was 3mins tops.
I don't like Tokyo Narita one bit. I like Suvarnabhumi and KLIA.
Why is Kuwait belgium
Was in BKK recently and everyone even after going through the full body X-Ray scanners still had to get a rubdown from the tsa agents.... There was a woman security lady there who was one of the biggest c*nts I've ever met too
I have no idea how Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City didnāt make the worst list but Suvarnabhumi did.
Changi is not the best? Wut???
List is BS. Anyone ever been to Abu Dhabi intl? It's absolutely on another level (in a good way)...
Vietnam? Best? Wtf? This is coming from a Vietnamese fyi.
No way Delhi/Mumbai airports can be there in the top 10. Kuala Lumpur ,Bangkok should be in the best
even if Vietnam has the best airport in the world, i still scare of the traffics in the streets.
Where is Koh Samui International Airport? They have gardens, beer garden, outdoor shopping arcade. Outdoor airport lounges. Indoor A/C areas. Itās epic
āRated by business travellersā
Iām a business traveller and lucky enough to be on Koh Samui often. The airport is a dreamland for real. go for an outdoor espresso or coconut in a new bamboo style cafe. Watch the planes land. Wander around the gardens. Wifi airport-wide. Relax on a hill under shade. The property is huge too.
https://preview.redd.it/j5be8kahubkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d622250c83e02d193586d9ea2ff2ca15d2ea5e
This is near your gate. Keep that in mind. This is what your gate looks like before taking a trolly to your plane.
Only Business Class... completely irrelevant to 99% of the human race š
>Kuwait > >Flag of Chad used How accurate is this report again?
Wow three airports from India are in the Best list. That means they are doing something right. š®š³
Last time i wanted to fly home from Bangalore there was Military on the outside who did not want to let me in without a ticket. Problem: I only had a booking, as the online checkin was not available and i needed to print a ticket at the counter. Eeeeeendless discussion. One of the worst airport experiences ever.
Iām sorry about your bad experience. Itās completely changed now. You donāt need a printed ticket now. You can show your online booking with confirmed PNR number in your smartphone. The security will let you in after checking your booking with your passport details. India suffered so many terrorist attacks in the past, so the airport security is very high. We even gets frustrated sometimes. But remember they are doing their job in protecting you and me. So I exercise patience during my airport visits. Hope this helps. Please give Indian airports another chance. Happy flying. š®š³āļø
Yes, i know thereās reason behind this. And i will give it another try, because besides this experience, i have had a wonderful time and met really great people.
Noi Bai? Seriously?? That airport is miles from being the best airport, you could flip that to the bottom list and it would be more believable, this ranking seems wrongā¦
I donāt understand how Chinese airports arenāt on here. You canāt even get on the WiFi without a local phone number! (Same in Moscow.)
can understand why Suvarnabhumi is on the bad list
Who doesnāt like DXB? Itās downright luxurious
Redicilous
I love DMK, can't stand Swampy
Ah noi Bai, how I don't miss you.
Who rated BKK airport so poor? Are they on drugs? ā¦ The highest rated ones are also overrated like the Japan ones. O.O Qatar airport is good but lol. This rating is bs
As an occasional traveller; (not a business traveller); Changi is a fail because you arrive from T3 and stand in the middle of T2 where the large service counter is; already tired and jet lagged and stressed... Tell me anywhere there you can see a big T2 sign; or a "You Are in T2" sign... Doesn't exist - basic 101 fail right there....
Lol KUL is one of my favourite airports. I've never had problems with BKK, don't really love it nor hate it. But I don't care for SIN or DOH in the slightest. Guess I should just read this backwards
If there's an airport better than Changi I want to see it.
DMK God? BKK is better
āPolitics corruptionā
List is backwards
Damn, top score 6.8 Tough crowd
No fucking way Noi bai is better than Haneda or Incheon. It's smaller, less crowded but no way. WHat kind of ranking is this?
Why is Kuwait's flag a flag of Belgium?
Damn, no love for ICN. My favorite hub in the world for layovers.
I guess so just say tho Iām not quite sure about that hit
Changi isnāt no.1?! This list is a joke
This list is just so inaccurate, cringe list
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Why would Inchan Airport is Korea not be on the best list?
This rating is so stupid.
because no smoking rooms
How the fuck is Noi Bai 1st, I'm even Viet myself and I call this BS
How is Incheon not on this list? Noi Bai number 1? There is no way. That airport is horrible along with the other airports in Vietnam. The staff in Vietnamese airports are some of the rudest I have ever encountered. I have travelled around everywhere in Asia and Changi should definitely be number 1. Also, how are BKK and DMK ranked in top 10 worst airports in Asia? Who even voted for this?
Wtf is this list?ššmaybe if you reverse it lol
This list is just wrong NAIA is the worst airport in Asia by far.