2006 Airport Review - Ed's Choice!

1. Changi International Airport, Singapore (9/10)
- If I have to choose to spend my time in an airport, this will be the one! Green, clean, spoil for shopping and resturant choices, wi-fi access, free internet kioks, massages, etc. You will never get bored in this airport.

2. Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong (8.5/10)
- Nice, clean and busy airport with good amenties and facilities to structure your time. The only drawback for me is the train connection between terminal buildings.

3. Sydney International Airport, Australia (8/10)

4. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia (8/10)

- Modern, clean and rather efficient. Lacks greenary and the silver structures look cold!

5. Hong Qiao International Airport, China (7.5/10)

- Not spectacular but clean and reasonable. However, unorganized custom clearance resulting in long queue and, sometime, rowdy scene.

6. Incheon International Airport, Korea (7.5/10)

- Good, clean and well-organized airport. Not-too-efficient and not tourist friendly. Most signs were in Korean.

7. Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand (7.5/10)

- Nice, clean and well organized airport but boring.

8. Narita International Airport, Japan (7.5/10)

9. Taiwan Tao Yuen International Airport, ROC (7/10)

10. Los Angeles International Airport (7/10)

11. Melbourne Airport, Australia (7/10)

12. O'Hare International Airport (7/10)

13. Brisbane Airport, Australia (7/10)

14. Don Muang International Airport, Thailand (6.5/10)
- Decommissioned to become a domestice airport recently. Not fantastic but reasonable. I like this better than the new airport.

15. Suvarnavhumi International Airport, Thailand (6.5/10)

16. Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Mauritius (6/10)

17. Phuket International Airport, Thailand (5.5/10)

18. Chiang Mai International Airport, Thailand (5/10)

- Old, rundown and lacking in amenities. However, clean and efficient.

19. Tan Son Nhat Airport, Vietnam (4/10)

- Old and boring! Limited shops and only 1 resturant serving mediocre food.

20. Bangalore Airport (3/10)

- What more do I need to say? They are building a new airport to replace this one!

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Notes -

1. Restricted to airport that I have been
2. Restricted to 20
3. You may not like it but they are my choices!

Legend

• Excellent for transit/spend time if "Rating > 8.5"
• Clean and good environment, Efficient with sufficient choice to structure time if "8.5 >Rating > 7"
• Boring but reasonable environment for transitif "7 >Rating >5"
• Forget it! Be there only if needed if "Rating <5'

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