In July 2025, Travel+Leisure, a travel and lifestyle magazine, released the Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favourite International Airports of 2025 List. As per the list, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport(CSMIA) in Mumbai (Maharashtra) has been ranked ninth on the list with the reader score of 84.23.
- Istanbul Airport(Turkey) has been ranked first for the second consecutive year with a score of 98.57.
About Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Airports list:
i.The list is part of the magazine’s 2025 World’s Best Awards, an annual survey voted by its readers to rank global travel experiences, including hotels, cities, islands, cruise line, and airports.
ii.The airports were evaluated based on accessibility, check-in experience, security, dining options, shopping and overall design.
Top 5 International Airports:
| Rank | Airport | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istanbul Airport | Turkey | 98.57 |
| 2 | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | 95.20 |
| 3 | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | 92.34 |
| 4 | Zayed International Airport | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 89.48 |
| 5 | Dubai International Airport | UAE | 88.38 |
| 9 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Maharashtra, India | 84.23 |
Key Highlights:
i.Istanbul Airport has retained the first spot with an improvement in its performance from the score of 95.79 in 2024. It was ranked in seventh place in 2023, with a score of 83.36.
ii.The Singapore Changi Airport, claimed 2nd place, featuring Jewel Changi Complex, comprising world’s largest indoor waterfall, rainforest with around 6 lakh plants, canopy bridge, and the other amenities such as Cinemas, sleeping pods.
iii.Hong Kong International Airport, China ranked 6th with a score of 86.22, followed closely by Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Finland ranked 7th with a score of 86.18.
- Helsinki-Vantaa Airport , known for its minimalist design and operational efficiency, is the only new airport featured in the 2025 list.
iv.Haneda Airport in Tokyo secured the 8th position with a score of 84.47, while Incheon International Airport in South Korea ranked 10th with 83.67.
v.8 out of 10 airports are from Asia and the Middle East regions. 5 airports across Asia from countries such as Singapore, China (Hong Kong International Airport), Japan (Haneda Airport), UAE, India, and South Korea (Incheon International Airport) have been ranked among top 10.
vi.3 airports across the Middle East region such as Doha (Qatar), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Dubai (UAE) have featured among top 5.
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