The ‘world’s worst’ airports for 2013 are… By Staff/AFP Published Friday, October 18, 2013 The Philippines main Manila airport terminal has been named the worlds worst for the second year in a row in a survey by an online travel website. Officials on Friday brushed off the survey results, insisting conditions were being improved. The Guide to Sleeping in Airports website said Manilas crowded Terminal 1 was ranked the worlds worst by travellers based on comfort, convenience, cleanliness and customer service. Reviews posted on the site mentioned dilapidated facilities, dishonest airport workers -- particularly taxi drivers -- long waiting times and rude officials. These are old issues, Terminal 1 manager Dante Basanta told AFP, adding that the problems were already being addressed by the government. He conceded that the Manila airport, with a capacity of about 6.5 million passengers annually, was overstretched, handling 8.1 million travellers last year. Terminal 1, the oldest of its four passenger terminals, was built 32 years ago. The government has launched a 2.5-billion-peso ($58 million) renovation programme for the terminal. It is also attempting to decongest it by moving at least three million passengers a year to a newer terminal. World’s Worst Airports for 2013 1. Manila NAIA (Terminal 1) 2. Bergamo 3. Calcutta 4. Islamabad 5. Paris Beauvais 6. Chennai 7. Frankfurt Hahn 8. Mumbai 9. Rome Flumicino 10. Los Angeles World’s Best Airports for 2013 1. Singapore Changi 2. Seoul Incheon 3. Amsterdam 4. Hong Kong 5. Helsinki Vantaa 6. Munich 7. Zurich 8. Kuala Lumpur 9. Vancouver 10. Frankfurt am Main
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:48:38 +0000
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