The Skytrax World Airport Awards were announced at the first live ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, as part of Passenger Terminal Expo. Attended by top management from airports around the world, 30 different awards were presented by the Chairman of Skytrax, Mr Edward Plaisted.

The top title as World's Best Airport went to Singapore Changi Airport, named Airport of the Year 2010 - Singapore Changi Airport also taking the titles for Best Airport Leisure Amenities and Best Airport Asia.

Commenting on their success, Changi Airport Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lee Seow Hiang, CEO of Changi Airport group said "Changi’s success would not be possible without the affirmation, encouragement and feedback that we have received from our stakeholders, including the millions of passengers and visitors we serve every year. This has motivated us to continue to improve and innovate. We are honoured to receive the Skytrax World's Best Airport award and thank everyone for their vote of confidence. In an ever-competitive operating landscape, this is also a testament to the hard work and tireless efforts of all airport staff and partners in the Changi community to deliver the Changi Experience. I want to thank them too for their contributions."

"This was yet again an extremely competitive survey, and with over 9.8 million completed survey interviews, it was a very close finish with Singapore Changi edging ahead from Incheon International Airport, to take the 2010 title as World's Best Airport" said Edward Plaisted.

WORLD'S TOP 10 AIRPORTS 2010   2009 1 Singapore Changi Airport 3 2 Incheon International Airport 1 3 Hong Kong International Airport 2 4 Munich Airport 5 5 Kuala Lumpur International Airport 7 6 Zurich Airport 4 7 Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 8 8 Beijing Capital International Airport 17 9 Auckland Int'l Airport 10 10 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport 16 © 2010 Copyright Skytrax (All rights reserved)