The prestigious Skytrax awards for World’s Best Airport are out, and it’s a mixed bag for Canada.
Vancouver International rose from 28th spot in 2022 to 20th in this year’s rankings, while Montreal Trudeau leapt from 66th to 45th; a gain of 21 points.
Toronto Pearson, the airport Canadians love to hate, plummeted from 43rd in the world last year to 64th this time around. That’s a fall of 21 positions, the same number that Montreal had in the improvement column.
Toronto Billy Bishop, aka Toronto City Airport and the Toronto Island Airport, was named eighth in the world for airports with less than 5 million passengers a year, and was pegged as the ninth best regional airport in North America.
The 2023 Awards are based on millions of airport survey questionnaires completed by more than 100 different nationalities of air travellers, covering 550 airports worldwide.
Passenger information board at Toronto Pearson Airport. JIM BYERS PHOTO
“What an incredible honour to be named one of the best airports in the world by Skytrax World Airport Awards,” said RJ Steenstra, President and Chief Executive Officer of PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. “To be recognized by Skytrax speaks volumes about our approach to customer service, our unbeatable convenience, and the passenger experience that makes YTZ truly unique. Further, this international ranking demonstrates how well Billy Bishop Airport serves its passengers and the value it brings to Toronto as a downtown airport, supporting trade and tourism, providing connectivity and unlocking opportunities that make our city world class.”
Seattle-Tacoma Airport is the only U.S. facility that cracked the world’s top 20, finishing 18th.
Here are the top 10 World Airports as ranked by Skytrax:
- Singapore Changi
- Doha Hamad
- Tokyo Haneda
- Seoul Incheon
- Paris CDG
- Istanbul
- Munich
- Zurich
- Tokyo Narita
- Madrid Barajas
