World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

A woman tests Vueling’s new biometric recognition system at El Prat airport, January 19, 2023, in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.  David Zorrakino | Europa Press | Getty Images As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. … Read more

Here are 15 of the world’s most punctual airports

Here are 15 of the world’s most punctual airports

Indoor waterfalls, rooftop pools, yoga studios. Airports have many bells and whistles these days. But most travelers would gladly trade them for flights that consistently arrive on time. The passenger rights company AirHelp ranked 239 airports in 69 countries, with an emphasis on the on-time performance of flights operating from May 2023 to April 2024. … Read more

Skytrax names best airports of 2024. Singapore’s Changi no longer No. 1

Skytrax names best airports of 2024. Singapore’s Changi no longer No. 1

Singapore’s Changi Airport has lost its pole position as the world’s best airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport, according to air transport rating firm Skytrax.  This is the third time Hamad International Airport clinched the top spot, after winning the title in 2021 and 2022. Travelers of more than 100 nationalities participated in the Skytrax … Read more