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August 19th, 2006, 03:08 PM
What are your 5 favourite airports in europe today and in the future???
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View Full Version : BEST FIVE AIRPORTS IN EUROPE Frankfurt City August 19th, 2006, 03:08 PM What are your 5 favourite airports in europe today and in the future??? Frankfurt City August 19th, 2006, 03:24 PM Today: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Atlanta (ATL) 4. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 5. Orlando (MCO) In the future: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 4. Orlando (MCO) 5. Atlanta (ATL) staff August 19th, 2006, 03:26 PM For fuck's sake... Aokromes August 19th, 2006, 03:33 PM I wonder since when JFK, ATL, AKL and MCO are on Europe. :) Skyprince August 19th, 2006, 05:22 PM Been to many European airports I have to say Schiphol Amsterdam and Munich crossbowman August 19th, 2006, 06:13 PM Not another city vs. city thread...cause this is where it's going... :bash: DiggerD21 August 19th, 2006, 06:48 PM Been to many European airports I have to say Schiphol Amsterdam and Munich Been to Schiphol Airport and me and my colleagues had a hard time finding the exit of the arrival area. We searched for EXIT (or similar) signs almost half an hour. Also other passengers were not able to help us and airport service people were not in sight. We almost accidently checked in for a connecting flight! :lol: But at least the guy from the passport control could finally help us. Also the distance from the gate to the terminal was very long. But at least the train station under the airport is very convenient. -Corey- August 19th, 2006, 11:09 PM Today: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Atlanta (ATL) 4. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 5. Orlando (MCO) In the future: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 4. Orlando (MCO) 5. Atlanta (ATL) Europe :? crossbowman August 20th, 2006, 12:38 AM ^^ he obviously wanted to point out that the Frankfurt Airport is the best in Europe :hahano: :D -Corey- August 20th, 2006, 01:14 AM ^^ he obviously wanted to point out that the Frankfurt Airport is the best in Europe :hahano: :D Or he may thinks that those cities are european haha AdamChobits August 20th, 2006, 02:24 AM :crazy: The best Airports in Europe? -Grand Central New York -Tokyo Disney Land -Guantanamo -Fish and chips -The mamas and the papas Frog August 20th, 2006, 02:31 AM HKG is the best airport in Europe :okay: Bsrt August 20th, 2006, 03:13 AM The best one is MAD, jeje... Without jokes, talking about major airports I only know LHR, and MAD, and before the opening of Barajas' 4th terminal, the best one I think was CDG, but know the T4 in Madrid and the refurbishment that is now starting in the old terminals is making Madrid the best one in my opinion, T4 is amazing, specially in the night. LHR is caothic and the terminals are most of them old and without any car in the looking... I don't like too new Terminal 5 porject, I think is very big but this place could be better used with other kind of terminals... Is only my opinion... zergcerebrates August 20th, 2006, 01:14 PM Today: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Atlanta (ATL) 4. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 5. Orlando (MCO) In the future: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 4. Orlando (MCO) 5. Atlanta (ATL) What the heck.. isn't this about Europe, besides Frankfurt they're all Americans! If you want to talk about airports of the future 90% will be in Asia. Blue Viking August 21st, 2006, 11:04 AM :crazy: The best Airports in Europe? -Grand Central New York -Tokyo Disney Land -Guantanamo -Fish and chips -The mamas and the papas :rofl: :rofl: Ok, on a serious note: Once, I would have insisted on including Copenhagen Airport in a top-5 of European airports, but within the last year it has really gone down hill! The service is horrible, the information and luggage systems don't work and quees are everywhere. I don't know what the reason is, but about a year ago, the airport got a new owner. Maybe it's a coincidence, and maybe not. Qatar Son 333 August 21st, 2006, 11:37 AM 1 frankfurt 2 charlesdegul 3 that londen air port cant remember thats all xDieselJockx August 21st, 2006, 12:16 PM For fuck's sake... Yeah, no kiddin...... huistenmark August 21st, 2006, 05:46 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Frankfurt City Today: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Atlanta (ATL) 4. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 5. Orlando (MCO) In the future: 1. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 2. New York (JFK) 3. Auckland (AKL, Newsealand) 4. Orlando (MCO) 5. Atlanta (ATL) What the heck.. isn't this about Europe, besides Frankfurt they're all Americans! If you want to talk about airports of the future 90% will be in Asia. ahem.. are you sure? the last time i checked, AKL's still firmly rooted in New Zealand, unless NZ ceded it to America last night... :bash: zergcerebrates August 21st, 2006, 11:56 PM Quote: Originally Posted by Frankfurt City ahem.. are you sure? the last time i checked, AKL's still firmly rooted in New Zealand, unless NZ ceded it to America last night... :bash: Oops my bad. I just browse through the 3 letter destination code without really going into details, what I meant is only one is in Europe while the rest isn't so this thread is lame. zee August 22nd, 2006, 12:06 AM my favourite european airport has to be amsterdam (schiphol) airport Daniil N. August 22nd, 2006, 12:46 AM i've been in Schiphol, Heathrow, CDG, FRA, MUC, Scoenefeld, BCN, Malpensa, Fiumicino, CPH, TXL, Edinborough, Budapest, ZRH, Beijing, Bangkok, Shanghai-Pudong, Dalian, Harbin... Guys, should say - Zurich is fucking brilliant!!! absolutely!!!!!! :):):):):):):) Cani August 22nd, 2006, 11:02 AM 1. Zurich Kloten Airport (the best one for me, been there so many times) 2. London Heathrow Airport 3. Manchester Ringway Airport 4. Frankfurt Int'l Airport I visited many airports: Poland (Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan), Lithuania (Palanga, Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallin), Germany (Hannover, Frankfurt), United Kingdom (Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, Manchester), Switzerland (Zurich, Basle), Portugal (Lisbon), United States (Reno, JFK, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City), Canada (Charlottetown, Montreal-Mirabel, Toronto, Calgary, Halifax) Obidos August 22nd, 2006, 11:11 AM Best one in Europe is Porto/Oporto edo-padova August 22nd, 2006, 01:52 PM 1) Schipol 2) Munich 3) Frankfurt 4) Barcelona 5) Lyon TallBox August 22nd, 2006, 04:05 PM Heathrow is nowhere near the Top 5 best airports in Europe... It's great at what it does (connect the world), but the best ones are in a different league. Schipol is probably the best I've been to in Europe. Bitxofo August 22nd, 2006, 09:43 PM In alphabetical order, my favourite: -Amsterdam Schiphol. -Athens Eleftherios Venizelos. -Barcelona El Prat. -Frankfurt. -London Heathrow. -Madrid Barajas (only the new T4 terminal). -Paris Charles de Gaulle. -Porto Sa Carneiro. ;) They are more than 5, sorry! :wink2: matherto August 23rd, 2006, 12:51 AM I love Manchester GrigorisSokratis August 23rd, 2006, 02:25 AM Actually I think New York City Subway system is the best airport in Europe while London Westminster is the best airport in North America. Now I guess that after the Versilles new terminal works are finished finally Oceania will get the largest airport on earth. :) Bitxofo August 23rd, 2006, 04:44 AM ^^You are :weird:, man! :crazy: GrigorisSokratis August 23rd, 2006, 11:43 PM It's a joke bitfoxo, as in hahaha. sweek August 28th, 2006, 04:12 PM I'm going to have to go for Yesterday by the Beatles here. On a more serious note, Schiphol is my home airport and I like it quite a lot. About the previous poster that missed the exit signs... the thing is, it depends on how and where you want to exit the airport. Do you want to go to the bus station, taxi stands, train station, hotel shuttles, long term / short term car park etc. etc. There are definitely signs to all of those things; it's simply more specific than there being just one exit. goschio August 30th, 2006, 11:18 AM Frankfurt is probably the worst big airport in Europe. Only Heathrow is worse. Reason why I hate Frankfurt airport: I had to wait 1:30 hours to get my baggae in Freankfurt and that after a 50 minute national flight. WTF People are actually allowed to smoke in the airport. You can smell it. disgusting. The shopping and food service in the departure area is a bad joke. T1 is a bit better than T2. Overall it looks old (well its an old airport) and dirty. Hopefully the billion Euro renovation project will increase quality a bit. GlasgowMan August 30th, 2006, 12:47 PM 1. London - Stansted 2. Glasgow - International (Slightly bias maybe?) 3. Amsterdam 4. Barcelona 5. Copenhagen Greg August 30th, 2006, 12:57 PM Zurich Airport, without a doubt. ;) Irish Blood English Heart September 2nd, 2006, 11:54 AM For me: Prague Hamburg Manchester Dublin Brussells Ive also flown from Belfast City and Int, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Budapest (low cost terminal), Gdansk, Newcastle, Liverpool, Hannover Birmingham, and outside of Europe JFK, Kuala Lumpur (the best by far) and Brunei... Am flying to Berlin soon, and then Chicago and San Francisco I cant wait! yin_yang September 4th, 2006, 03:22 AM 1. frankfurt 2. madrid 3. helsinki 4. athens 5. zurich Sodnal September 4th, 2006, 07:14 AM 1. Athens Eleftherios Venizelos. 2. Frankfurt (even though I agree the smoking sucks!) 3. Amsterdam Schipol (old and big but I like it!) 4.-5. Who cares? coldstar September 4th, 2006, 11:30 AM 1. Munich (no doubt. best in Europe) 2. Madrid Barajas (new terminal is awesome) 3. Paris Charles de Gaulle (still I love it) 4. Zurich 5. Schipol Athens and Rome's Fiumicino are also good. Frankfurt is worst, (really sucks!), London Heathrow is second worst, IMO. Nikom September 4th, 2006, 11:59 AM 1-Heathrow-London 2-Orly-Paris 3-Portela-Lisbon 4-Frankfurt 5-Schiphol-Amsterdam :):) TeKnO_Lx September 4th, 2006, 12:16 PM in no specific order OPorto Schipool Athens Copenhagen Frankfurt Heatrow Orgoglioso September 4th, 2006, 02:23 PM 1. Leeds/Bradford :) 2. Amsterdam 3. London Heathrow 4. Pisa 5. Prague Arpels September 4th, 2006, 02:53 PM Frankfurt Madrid Barajas Paris (Charles de Gaulle) Londres (Heathrow) Barcelona (El Prat) Lyon Athens Porto (Sa Carneiro) misterdz September 6th, 2006, 01:23 PM dubai frankfort hong kong paris shangaia fernlope September 7th, 2006, 09:46 AM 1. Zurich Kloten Airport (the best one for me, been there so many times) 2. London Heathrow Airport 3. Manchester Ringway Airport 4. Frankfurt Int'l Airport I visited many airports: Poland (Gdansk, Warsaw, Poznan), Lithuania (Palanga, Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallin), Germany (Hannover, Frankfurt), United Kingdom (Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, Manchester), Switzerland (Zurich, Basle), Portugal (Lisbon), United States (Reno, JFK, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City), Canada (Charlottetown, Montreal-Mirabel, Toronto, Calgary, Halifax) How possible Heathrow in the best five, it you say in the World 5 Worse one yes. Its old, overcrowded, staff unfriendly, hard to get from one point to the other...Its a nightmare, I think Amstedam its really nice, Zurich is very good too. In terms of design T4 in Madrid is now de nicest one. Still have to improve the old ones and the service. I havent been there but they say Conpenhaguen its also nice torke September 7th, 2006, 10:43 PM 1 MADRID - BARAJAS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Barajas_overview1.jpg/800px-Barajas_overview1.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f237/barajasinauguracion/IMG_5151.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Barajas_interior1.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Barajas_interior2.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/Barajas_interior7.jpg/509px-Barajas_interior7.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/19/Barajas_interior9.jpg/450px-Barajas_interior9.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/ce/Barajas_interior6.jpg/800px-Barajas_interior6.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/49/Barajas_interior5.JPG/800px-Barajas_interior5.JPG http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f237/barajasinauguracion/IMG_5151.jpg 2 PORTO - F. SA CARNEIRO http://www.martifer.com/images/sitePictures/491AeroportoPorto01.jpg http://invictadesign.com/aeroporto.jpg 3 COPENHAGEN http://www.eri.dk/pict/terminal.jpg 4 BILBAO - LOIU http://www.cgtaena.org/bilbao_archivos/image007.jpg http://static.flickr.com/36/123640958_731124e1c8_m.jpg http://www.guiarte.com/noticias/images/florenciacalatrava2.jpg Bitxofo September 8th, 2006, 03:30 AM ^^And your 5th one? :? mic of Orion September 9th, 2006, 02:13 PM :crazy: The best Airports in Europe? -Grand Central New York -Tokyo Disney Land -Guantanamo -Fish and chips -The mamas and the papas LMAO :D :hilarious: good one :cheers: Jape September 9th, 2006, 02:40 PM IMO Heatrow and Charles De Gaulle are way too chaotic. Sure they are exciting but how comfort are they? How easy is it to take a RER train to Paris from CDG or a tube to London city from Heatrow? How long does it take to get your luggage? Have you ever considered such things when listing your airports? I don't have too much experience from European airports, but so far I'd say, the best are Amsterdam-Schiphol, Copenhagen-Kastrup and my home airport Helsinki-Vantaa. These airports are particularly comfort and the general plan is simple - it's easy to go around without getting lost. In the sense of interior design, Copenhagen-Kastrup and Helsinki-Vantaa are top-class. To support my statement about Helsinki-Vantaa being one of the bests in Europe, I have to mention these facts: 1997 Best in Europe (IATA) 1998 Best in world (IATA) 1999 Best in world by size (IATA) 2000 Best in world by size and Best in Europe (IATA) 2004 Best in world by size and second best in Europe (AETRA). A few pics from Helsinki-Vantaa: http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/3598/fcaa2yz2.jpg http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/4582/54tu3.jpg http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/7885/55fk5.jpg Manu84 September 9th, 2006, 02:53 PM Madrid Barajas Munich International Paris CH. D G. London Heatrow Frankfurt. a. M. kickass923 September 10th, 2006, 01:38 AM 1 copenhagen 2 zurich 3 munich 4 amsterdam 5 athens other airports i have been to old athens, london heatrow, dublin shannon, munich, frankfurt, reykajeck, barcelona, paris charles de gulle, pallma de mallorca, dubai, ryadih, kuwait, doha, jeddah, medina, muscat, bahrain, sallahla(in oman), colombo, singapore, bangkok, chang mai, ko somoi(thailand), johanasburg, cape town, boston logon(like a thousand times), new york jfk, newyork la quardia, portland jetport(east cost), rockland, bar harbour, washington dulles, and sanfrancisco, and i think thats it Dallas star September 10th, 2006, 01:50 AM Frankfurt hahn #1 margog September 10th, 2006, 04:12 AM my favourites is : 1. amsterdam airport (holland) 2. hethrow (ENGLAND) 3. nareta (JPN) 4. dubai (UAE) 5. malaga (spain) picassoborseli October 1st, 2006, 10:43 PM 1) Amsterdam Schiphol 2) Madrid Barajas 3) Copenhagen 4) London Heathrow 5) Paris ChdG Video of Madrid new T-4 Terminal: http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-3079309382668834508&q=barajas torke October 2nd, 2006, 02:14 AM GREAT, GREAT. GREAT VIDEO!!!! http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-3079309382668834508&q=barajas YOU ALL SHOULD WATCH IT!!! Andre_Filipe October 2nd, 2006, 04:56 AM Porto airport has been considered this year the best airport in Europe. That's this case solved... Heilig October 2nd, 2006, 05:04 AM Welcome back Pangeia! :D Newcastle Guy October 15th, 2006, 09:30 PM LHR is caothic and the terminals are most of them old and without any car in the looking... I don't like too new Terminal 5 porject, I think is very big but this place could be better used with other kind of terminals... Is only my opinion... Not for long, T1 and T2 will be replaced by 'Heathrow Terminal East' soon, and there is a sixth terminal and third runway on the cards too. So with these and T5, the only 'old' terminals will be 3 and 4 Heathrow Terminal East: http://www.heathrowairport.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/AerialShotHET_wide.jpg http://www.heathrowairport.com/assets/B2CPortal/Static%20Files/forecourt_external_wide.jpg BenL October 15th, 2006, 10:39 PM T3 and T2 are probably the worst terminals but T4 isn't particuarly old: It was built in the 80s. globetrekker October 16th, 2006, 05:53 AM For fuck's sake... rofl! Daniel_Portugal October 16th, 2006, 10:06 AM Porto airport is one of the best in Europe for sure ;) if not the better. (it is considered the best in Europe last month ;)) tinou October 26th, 2006, 12:12 AM For sure, I would say Washington D.C. Dulles in Virginia!! A real nightmare, overcrowded! Why oh why are concourses not connected to the baggage claim? You have to take those stupid army buses... and why oh why did they wait 40 years to built a train system to connect the capital city of America to its airport? Why oh why does it always take 2 hours to leave that aiport and 2 hours to get in it?...I just wonder... BenL October 26th, 2006, 12:44 AM Firstly it's best airports and secondly it's in Europe! Read the title next time. :) frozen October 28th, 2006, 03:32 AM 1-MADRID BARAJAS (ready for 70 millions of passangers per year and it's presently the gate for central and south american flights) 2-LONDON HEATHROW 3-FRANKFURT 4-BARCELONA 5-AMSTERDAM SCHIPOL (I stayed in all these airports except Frankfurt) frozen October 28th, 2006, 03:45 AM Porto airport has been considered this year the best airport in Europe. That's this case solved... im sorry but i dont know where is your information. According to my information, Madrid was considered the best airport in 2006 ;) This information was obtained and collected by Torke, im just copying Look: 1- Best Public Space 2006 Madrid Barajas International Airport By Richard Rogers Partnership "In this dramatic new airport terminal, the ceiling—rolling sine waves of bamboo-clad steel—is held up by brightly painted columns, and there's sunlight everywhere. Rogers's design is "reminiscent of a sailboat or a classic ship," the jury remarked. "There's a lightness to it—a buoyancy." From arrival halls to check-in, from security to departure, spaces are clearly organized and easy to navigate, unified by the soaring central corridor." http://www.travelandleisure.com/desi...ublicspace.cfm 2-Wallpaper's Best New Airport "Its other virtues aside, architect Richard Rogers' Madrid's Barajas Airport is a breathtaking study in the use of light and space...more: http://www.wallpaper.com/design/1098" 3-RIBA (Royal Institut of British Architects) European Award winner 2006: Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership Co-architect: Estudio Lamela Client: AENA http://www.architecture.com/go/Archi...ards_5439.html The building presents a straightforward linear diagram, in the form of a clear sequence of spectacular spaces for both departing and arriving passengers. The parallel linear floor planes are separated from each other by dramatic, light-filled canyons across which bridges span. A restrained and functional approach is consistently applied to great effect, resulting in a visually clean, remarkably uncluttered and soothing environment. Please, show your informations andysimo123 October 28th, 2006, 05:03 PM I thought this is meant to be the best airports not biggest airports. Heathrow is shite. Might be the biggest but defo does not mean its the best. Rat October 28th, 2006, 10:09 PM 1. Heatrow London 2. Frankfurt 3. Munich 4. Paris C.d.G. 5. Amsterdam andysimo123 October 28th, 2006, 10:12 PM I'll REPEAT NOT THE BIGGEST THE BEST. Anyone here ever even been Heathrow or C.D.G.? Nikom October 28th, 2006, 10:15 PM I've been at CDG and Heathrow twice :) -Corey- October 28th, 2006, 10:23 PM Alright.. We all know that the best Airport in all Europe this year is Bajarajas International Airport in Madrid, Spain.. :D 1. Bajarajas (Madrid) 2. Heatrow (London) 3. Paris 4. Frankfurt 5. AMsterdam BenL October 28th, 2006, 11:05 PM Andy - some people feel that the size of an airport does make it the best. Whilst I do not think Heathrow is the best airport in Europe, the size of it can be overwhelming, which does have an exciting, impressive effect - with a constant row of planes taking off and landing. With T5 and Heathrow East, I do believe that Heathrow will be the best airport in Europe. pflo777 October 29th, 2006, 12:23 PM http://www.carto.net/neumann/travelling/japan_2004_09/01_munich_tokyo_2004_09_05-06/02_munich_airport.jpg time and again munich is voted under the best european airports, so I think we should show some picturs of it here in the thread..... chico_pastor October 29th, 2006, 03:20 PM im sorry but i dont know where is your information. According to my information, Madrid was considered the best airport in 2006 ;) This information was obtained and collected by Torke, im just copying Look: 1- Best Public Space 2006 Madrid Barajas International Airport By Richard Rogers Partnership "In this dramatic new airport terminal, the ceiling—rolling sine waves of bamboo-clad steel—is held up by brightly painted columns, and there's sunlight everywhere. Rogers's design is "reminiscent of a sailboat or a classic ship," the jury remarked. "There's a lightness to it—a buoyancy." From arrival halls to check-in, from security to departure, spaces are clearly organized and easy to navigate, unified by the soaring central corridor." http://www.travelandleisure.com/desi...ublicspace.cfm 2-Wallpaper's Best New Airport "Its other virtues aside, architect Richard Rogers' Madrid's Barajas Airport is a breathtaking study in the use of light and space...more: http://www.wallpaper.com/design/1098" 3-RIBA (Royal Institut of British Architects) European Award winner 2006: Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership Co-architect: Estudio Lamela Client: AENA http://www.architecture.com/go/Archi...ards_5439.html The building presents a straightforward linear diagram, in the form of a clear sequence of spectacular spaces for both departing and arriving passengers. The parallel linear floor planes are separated from each other by dramatic, light-filled canyons across which bridges span. A restrained and functional approach is consistently applied to great effect, resulting in a visually clean, remarkably uncluttered and soothing environment. Please, show your informations I think, the information was taken from ANA's Airports page and the information was issued by ACI (Airport Council International) Here's a part of the the text in Portuguese: Um recente estudo apresentado pela ACI (Airport Council International), organização que representa os interesses dos Aeroportos a nível mundial, baseado na opinião dos passageiros, considerou o Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro como o melhor aeroporto da Europa, na avaliação de passageiros domésticos, e como o 4º melhor na avaliação feita pelos passageiros internacionais. I'm going to try to find the information on ACI's site ;) [I love OPO and LHR] Nemo October 29th, 2006, 03:27 PM Schiphol Amsterdam ; Winner of best airport award many times in many years. http://www.crosinfo.nl/images/plaza.jpg Madrid had just won a few prizes, but not near that many as Schiphol has in the last ten years. frozen October 29th, 2006, 03:39 PM Schiphol Amsterdam ; Winner of best airport award many times in many years. http://www.crosinfo.nl/images/plaza.jpg Madrid had just won a few prizes, but not near that many as Schiphol has in the last ten years. Because the new terminal was finished this year... So that's why PRESENTLY, Madrid Barajas it's nicer,at least, this year. now it's going to renew the old-fashioned Barajas terminals 1,2,3. I stayed in Schipol and have to confess that i love it ;) This is the video of new terminal, it explains absolutly all of the new terminal :) http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-3079309382668834508&q=barajas chico_pastor October 29th, 2006, 03:51 PM Well, I've searched a litle bit more about where the information provided by Andre_Filipe was taken, and I have some more information about this. Porto was considereded the best airport in Europe for its SERVICE QUALITY by European Passengers, and the 4th by non-european passengers according to the information that Ana Airports provides on its website (www.ana-aeroportos.pt). The study is made each 3 months, and is issued by Airport Council International (ACI) more specifically by its departement of Airport Service Quality (ASq). You can find more about this department on http://airportservicequality.ch/home . The list of the airports that use this system is also available on that page, and I think Porto had this classifcation for the last quarter of 2006, (July to September 2006). I can't find the data on ASQ site, but if you have a little bit more information about ASQ and this benchmarking , please share with us :) I'm curious about this benckhmarking program :) Regards, ;) Novak October 29th, 2006, 04:05 PM 1. Munich International Airport http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Muenchen_Flughafen_Nacht.jpg/400px-Muenchen_Flughafen_Nacht.jpg 2. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/SchipholviaFL100.jpg/400px-SchipholviaFL100.jpg 3. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/298/0941100gs0.jpg 4. Frankfurt International Airport 5. Copenhagen Airport BenL October 29th, 2006, 06:30 PM I hate Frankfurt airport. It feels really oppressive. For me: 1) Munich 2) Amsterdam Schipol 3) Madrid Barajas 4) Zurich 5) Heathrow - This is slightly biased as I am a Londoner, but I find the huge size of the airport quite exciting and T5 is close to completion... Cell.Phone October 30th, 2006, 11:07 AM HKG is the best airport in Europe :okay: :? Hong Kong?????? Europe????? Wow what a crazy World i live in! Last time i checked Hong Kong was in Asia and is a park of China. Man i have to study up on my geography please dont confuse me casue i might end up killing myself!!!! :soon: :badnews: Nemo November 3rd, 2006, 03:34 PM AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/schiphol-plaza/s_schiphol-plaza-0006.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/piers/s_schiphol-pier-0007.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/terminal-west/s_schiphol-terminal-west-0004.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/terminal-west/s_schiphol-terminal-west-0005.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/lounge-2/s_schiphol-lounge2-0005.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/lounge-1/s_schiphol-lounge1-0005.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/lounge-1/s_schiphol-lounge1-0003.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/airports/cargo-building/s_schiphol-vrachtloods-cargo-0001.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/offices/wtc-schiphol/s_schiphol-wtc-worldtradecenter-0006.jpg/Image http://www.benthemcrouwel.nl/www.benthemcrouwel.nl/portal_presentation/offices/wtc-schiphol/s_schiphol-wtc-worldtradecenter-0001.jpg/Image |