Revealed: Top 10 airports of the world for business travellers

A global study also ranked best and worst airports, including Chhatrapati Shivaji in India

Published: July 15, 2019 15:20 Last updated: November 17, 2019 19:47 Mariam M. Al Serkal, Web Chief Reporter

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, at the launch of new Dubai Airport logo in Dubai Design District on February 2019. Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

Dubai: A global study published earlier this week has ranked Dubai in the top ten list of best airports in the world for business travellers.

The survey, carried out by Globehunters, analysed 45 of the world’s busiest airports used for business travel, and looked into factors such as on-time arrival performance, price of airport parking and number of airlines facilitated.

Japan’s Narita International Airport was ranked as the best airport, followed by Los Angeles International Airport and Frankfurt Airport in second and third place respectively.

Dubai International Airport came in at tenth place, scoring high marks in the category of transit time by car and public transport, as well as the number of airlines facilitated.

Home to the busiest airports in the world, Dubai International Airport won the title earlier this year after it recorded nearly 90 million passengers in 2018, surpassing London and Hong Kong International Airports, which recorded 75 million and 74 million respectively.

This summer, airport authorities said it expected the number of passengers to peak at 16 million during July and August with people either transiting or departing from Dubai.

Top 10 airports for business travellers

Narita International Airport, Japan
Los Angeles International Airport, USA
Frankfurt Airport, Germany
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, USA
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
Munich Airport, Germany
Madrid Barajas Airport, Spain
Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan
Dubai International Airport, UAE

Bottom 5 airports for business travellers

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, China
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines
London Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom

Transit time by car

1.519690_2504263873 — Buildings on Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Image Credit: GN Archives

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