Auckland Airport moves a step higher in top airports list

Auckland Airport has moved up a spot in this year’s Skytrax Best Airports of the World list, moving up from its tenth position to ninth, and remains the only airport in the Southern Hemisphere named in the top ten.

The next best airport in the Southern Hemisphere is Brisbane coming in at 18th and Cape Town coming in at 19th. No other New Zealand or Australian airports made the top 20.

The Skytrax World Airport Awards for 2010:

* Singapore
* Seoul Incheon
* Hong Kong
* Munich
* Kuala Lumpur
* Zurich
* Amsterdam
* Beijing
* Auckland
* Bangkok
* Vancouver
* Kansai
* Centrair Nagoya
* Helsinki
* Copenhagen
* Frankfurt Main
* Tokyo Narita
* Brisbane
* Cape Town
* San Francisco