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INSIDER

Only two airports in the Americas rank in Skytrax’s

top 20 Best Airports list for 2023

Only two North American airports In a great shout out to New York, winning the awards as the Best Regional
scored in the top 20 listing of Skytrax’ however, LaGuardia International Airport’s Airport in Central America & Caribbean
best airports for 2023, and they both recently updated Terminal B is the best new and the Best Airport Staff in Central
came in at or near the bottom of the list. terminal in the world, according to Skytrax. America & Caribbean.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, #18, In South America, Bogota’s El Dorado The best airports were largely
(SEA) is the best airport in North America International Airport (#37) won the Best concentrated in Asia, Europe and the
for the second year running. Vancouver Airport in South America award. Middle East.
International Airport (YVR) followed SEA Quito International Airport (#40) According to Skytrax, these are the 20
in the listings, coming in at #20. Until received the awards as the Best Regional best airports this year:
2022, YVR had been rated North America’s Airport in South America and the Best 1. Singapore Changi Airport
best airport for 12 consecutive years. Airport Staff in South America. 2. Hamad International Airport
To no one’s surprise, Singapore Changi San José’s Juan Santamaría 3. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
Airport tops the list for the 12th time. International Airport took top honors by 4. Incheon International Airport
5. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
6. Istanbul Airport
7. Munich Airport
8. Zurich Airport
9. Narita International Airport
10. Madrid-Barajas Airport
11. Vienna International Airport
12. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
13. Rome Fiumicino Airport
14. Copenhagen Airport
15. Kansai International Airport
16. Chubu Centrair International Airport
17. Dubai International Airport
18. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
19. Melbourne Airport
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 20. Vancouver International Airport

MIA reports record passenger traffic in 2022

Miami International Airport (MIA) was one million less than in 2019 but 8.3 its subsidiary Envoy served 31.5 million
served more than 50.6 million passengers million more than in 2021. passengers at MIA in 2022, representing
in 2022, shattering its record of 45.9 MIA is now the top U.S. airport for 63% of the airport’s total. This was an
million set in 2019 by nearly 10% and international passengers and international increase of nearly one million passengers
surpassing Orlando International Airport’s freight. over 2019.
(MCO) 2022 total of 50.1 million travelers Compared to 2021, when the aviation Since 2019, MIA has also added
last year by half a million. industry was still recovering from the low-cost carriers Spirit Airlines, Southwest
MIA welcomed a record 29.3 million pandemic, MIA served 13.3 million more Airlines, and JetBlue Airways, which now
domestic travelers in 2022 compared to passengers in 2022 than in 2021 (37.3 rank as the airport’s second, fourth, and
23.5 million in 2019. It also served 21.3 million), up 35% year over year. eighth-busiest passenger airlines in seat
million international passengers, which Hub carrier American Airlines and capacity, respectively.
MIA also welcomed 15 new
MIA reports that its record-breaking year follows its highest rankings ever among international routes in 2022: six in the
airports in the U.S. and worldwide in 2022, according to Airports Council International’s Caribbean (Camaguey, Holguin, Santa
annual report: Clara, Santiago de Cuba, and Varadero,
#1 U.S. airport for international passengers and international freight Cuba; and San Salvador, Bahamas); five
#4 U.S. airport for total freight in South America (Brasilia, Fortaleza and
#10 U.S. airport for total passengers Manaus, Brazil; and Bucaramanga and
#9 global airport for international freight and total flight operations Santa Marta, Colombia); three in Europe
#10 global airport for total freight (Dublin, Ireland; Paris, France; and Rome,
#11 global airport for international passengers Italy); and Vancouver, Canada.
#12 global airport for total passengers

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