Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad ranked as world’s best airports

New Delhi: The airports of Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad have secured the No 1 position in their respective categories in the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) ratings for 2017, confirmed the airport officials on Tuesday.

It is worth mentioning that the awards are distributed by Airports Council International (ACI).

The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai have become world’s number 1 airport in the highest category of serving over 40 million passengers per annum (MPPA). The Hyderabad airport has become number one in the 5-15 million passengers per annum category for the year 2017.

It is worth mentioning that the Delhi and Hyderabad airports are managed by a consortium with the GMR group being its leader while Mumbai airport is run by a consortium with the GVK group as its lead member.

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During the year 2017, the Delhi airport catered over 63.5 million passengers. It is now the seventh busiest airport in Asia and is also one of the 20 busiest airports across the world.

The worldwide survey was carried out by ACI in which passengers were surveyed across international airports for their feedback on 34 key performance indicators including airport access, check-in, security screening, restrooms, stores and restaurants.