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princess



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:03 pm    Post subject: Top 10 world airports Reply with quote

Forbes just listed the world's top 10 airports. Here they are in order.

1. Hong Kong...no surprise there. I thought HK airport was the best!

2. Singapore..I'll be seeing this one soon.

3. Seoul/Incheon...WHAT????????? What's so great about Incehon airport?

4. Kansai...yes, good

5. Kuala Lumpur

6. Munich

7. Copenhagen

8. Zurich

9. Helsinki

10. Cape Town

I wonder how much money Korea paid to Forbes to get the number 3 slot? Laughing Laughing Laughing
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forbes, you say? Got curious what the criteria were, but I don't see any such listing on the Forbes website...
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oskinny1



Joined: 10 Nov 2006
Location: Right behind you!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

peppermint wrote:
Forbes, you say? Got curious what the criteria were, but I don't see any such listing on the Forbes website...


I found it (though it is 3 years old).



http://www.forbes.com/2005/04/07/cx_ld_0407bestairports.html
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Dome Vans
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Incheon is really decent as airports go, nice and spacious.

If you've ever been to Heathrow then you've got something to compare it to. What a dump, except terminal 1, that's passable. Arlanda in Sweden in very nice as well. Schipol Airport in Amsterdam is nice and new too.

Nice. Ouch! Sorry for the repetition of that word.
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Incheon is a fantastically easy airport to get in and out of. It really works that way. Spacious and easy to navigate. But, it is soul-less. No character at all.
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Saxiif



Joined: 15 May 2003
Location: Seongnam

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Incheon is the best that I can recall, at least as good as Singapore. Nice and spacious and only one big terminal so you don't have to get moved around by a train or bus which makes things soooooooooo much easier.
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davyteacher



Joined: 27 Aug 2004
Location: Busan, South Korea.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like Schipol Airport which is in Amsterdam.
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Lekker



Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

davyteacher wrote:
I like Schipol Airport which is in Amsterdam.


Cool Amsterdammage. Cool
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Lekker



Joined: 09 Feb 2008
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

davyteacher wrote:
I like Schipol Airport which is in Amsterdam.


Cool Amsterdammage. Cool
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saxiif wrote:
Incheon is the best that I can recall, at least as good as Singapore. Nice and spacious and only one big terminal so you don't have to get moved around by a train or bus which makes things soooooooooo much easier.


When was the last time you were there? There is a new terminal with a train you have to take to get there.
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Stormy



Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Singapore airport rocks. Everything from a free cinema to an outdoor cactus garden. Very comfy stop-over en-route to somewhere else.
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sistersarah



Joined: 03 Jan 2004
Location: hiding out

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, Incheon is pretty good. So easy to get around and lots of room to relax.
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Jandar



Joined: 11 Jun 2008

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It didn't take much to google this gem.

http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2008/Airport2008.htm
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crazy_arcade



Joined: 05 Nov 2006

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Incheon is a great aiport. Princess isn't the brightest star in the sky.

Taipei was really bad, is it still?

I don't remember Kuala Lumpur being that great either (but that was 11 years ago...)
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nautilus



Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Incheon really isn't bad.

Restaurants are too expensive though. The service staff are either over attentive (won't leave you alone), or totally absent when you need something.

For an international airport, it still feels like you're in a village in Chungchongchingbukdo. Its full of only Koreans who stare at you. This is an INTERNATIONAL airport for pity's sakes!!

otherwise no complaints.
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