If you’re flying through Europe anytime soon, chances are you’ll arrive at one of the 10 award-winning airports leading the way with their technology, sustainability and service.
And if you happen to be travelling to Rome, you’ll be flying into Europe’s best airport – a title awarded for the seventh year in a row.
The latest ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards, which honour airports pushing boundaries across the continent, once again recognised Rome Fiumicino for its impressive commitment to passenger experience, sustainability and innovation.
With air travel bouncing back strong over the last couple of years, and even more growth expected in 2025, airports are having to adapt to new challenges in security, operations, staff wellbeing and environmental goals.
This year’s awards focused on the airports that met these challenges directly, with several special awards handed out besides those based on passenger numbers.
Germany‘s Munich Airport won the Digital Transformation Award thanks to its use of service robots and AI to improve operations and passenger experience.
Maastricht-Aachen Airport in the Netherlands took home the Eco-Innovation Award for its bold ‘Electrify’ project, which aims for fully electric international travel.
France’s Lyon Airport was recognised with the HR Excellence Award for its strong focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in managing its workforce.
The latest ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards, which honour airports that are pushing boundaries across the continent, once again recognised Rome Fiumicino for its impressive commitment to passenger experience and innovation
Germany ‘s Munich Airport won the Digital Transformation Award thanks to its use of service robots and AI to improve operations and passenger experience
A special Award for Exceptional Resilience was given to Ukrainian airports, which honoured their incredible efforts to maintain operations and care for staff despite huge challenges amid ongoing conflict with Russia.
Other winners included Ireland’s Cork Airport, praised for growth and sustainability in the under five million passengers category.
Vasil Levski Sofia Airport, based in Bulgaria, was recognised for its ambitious and ‘compelling’ efforts towards net-zero emissions in the 5 to 10 million passenger range.
Another German airport, Hamburg, also impressed judges with its carbon-free goals and passenger comfort, winning in the 10 to 25 million passenger group.
Athens International Airport, Greece’s busiest airport, stood out in the 25 to 40 million category for tackling challenges like seasonality and tourism collaboration.
But it’s Rome Fiumicino that continues to dominate the biggest category: airports handling over 40 million passengers.
Its recent launch of Europe’s largest solar farm, which cuts over 11,000 tons of CO2 a year, along with its data-driven approach to management, helped secure its seventh consecutive win.
London’s Heathrow Airport was also highly commended, but the popular Italian airport remains firmly on top.
A special Award for Exceptional Resilience was given to Ukrainian airports (pictured, Boryspil in Kiev), which honoured their incredible efforts to maintain operations and care for staff despite huge challenges
Athens International Airport, Greece’s busiest airport, stood out in the 25 to 40 million category for tackling challenges like seasonality and tourism collaboration
Earlier this year, the most dangerous airports in the world were revealed – and one is so feared that only eight pilots are approved to land there.
In a video shared to TikTok by @spreadinggeo, it’s said that Paro Airport, in Bhutan, has the fifth most precarious landing on the planet.
The runway at Bhutan’s only international airport is completely surrounded by the Himalayas and, when landing, planes have to dive through narrow valleys with no radar.
For this reason, just 17 pilots are certified to land here, and can only do so during daylight hours, and at specific times in the afternoon during windy seasons.
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