Ben Gurion International Airport is ranked 100th out of 395 airports worldwide on the basis of 12.1 million passenger reviews. Ben Gurion Airport rose one place from the 2012 Best Airport Rankings. The airport handles over 12 million passengers a year.
The World Airport Awards are managed by the air transport rating organisation, Skytrax Research of London, UK. The Airport Survey has operated since 1999, and the 2013 Awards are based on 12.1 million airline passenger nominations, and include 395 airports worldwide. The survey evaluates 39 airport Service and Product key performance indicators - from check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, security and immigration through to departure at the gate.
Singapore Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport at the 2013 World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Geneva. This is the fourth time Changi airport has achieved the top prize - last claiming victory back in 2010.
Last year's winner, Seoul's Incheon International Airport achieved a second place finish in the global rankings, and achieved major success in taking the awards for Best Airport Staff Service - Asia and Best International Transfer Airport.
Hong Kong International Airport achieved fourth position in this year's global rankings being usurped from the top-3 for the first time in 12 years - the airport did however achieve top-5 finished in 6 of the awards categories indicating that it continues to be highly regarded amongst passengers
Beijing Capital International Airport retained its top-5 position in the global rankings and with it took the award for Best Airport in China.
Munich Airport again proved popular with survey respondents finishing in sixth place in global standings and securing the awards for Best Airport in Central Europe and for the first time, being named as having the Best Airport Dining Experience.
Zurich Airport secured seventh place in this year alongside the awards Best Airport Baggage Delivery and Best Airport Staff Service - Europe.
Vancouver International Airport improved its position by one place in the overall global rankings moving up into eighth in this year's survey, and this ensured it retained its award for Best Airport in North America.
Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) stormed into the top-10 of the global survey this year moving up 5 places to ninth and in doing so it took home the prize for World's Best Domestic Airport - a new award introduced for 2013. Haneda also secured the award for Best Airport Terminal Cleanliness for the first time this year.
Heathrow Airport achieved its best ever result entering the top-10 airports for the first time and also scooping the awards for World's Best Airport Terminal for Terminal 5 and for the third year running the prize for Best Airport Shopping.
