Taoyuan int'l airport tops world for baggage delivery: Skytrax

Taipei, April 10 (CNA) Taoyuan International Airport was ranked the best airport in the world for baggage delivery by the air transport rating organization Skytrax, with Taiwan's main international gateway also placing 43rd in the "World's Best Airports 2025" list, climbing 23 spots from last year.

Skytrax announced the "World Airport Awards" on Wednesday, with Taoyuan International Airport winning the top award of "World's Best Airport for Baggage Delivery 2025," ahead of Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan (2nd) and Singapore's Changi Airport (3rd).

The airport was ranked 43rd in the "World's Best Airports 2025" list of the top 100 airports worldwide -- an improvement from last year's 66th -- while also placing in the top 10 in seven other award categories.

In the category for the world's best airports serving 40 to 50 million passengers, Taoyuan International Airport claimed 6th position, with Rome's Fiumicino Airport topping the list.

In other award categories, the airport ranked 4th in "World's Best Airport Immigration Service 2025," 5th in "The World's Most Improved Airports 2025," 7th in "Best Airport Staff in Asia 2025," and 9th in both "World's Cleanest Airports 2025 - Major Airports" and "World's Best Airport Washrooms 2025."

Yang Wei-fuu (楊偉甫), chairman of Taoyuan International Airport Corp. Ltd (TIAC), said that returning to the top 50 airports worldwide is down to the collective hard work of the 35,000 staff who work at the airport, according to a press statement by TIAC.

For the top award for baggage delivery, Yang said that TIAC has been working closely with airlines and ground handling companies to improve services since the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the airport ranked 8th last year and had previously placed as high as 4th.

The TIAC statement also quoted Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted at the award ceremony as praising Taoyuan International Airport for "demonstrating a strong commitment to operational efficiency and service quality."

Those awards "highlight its (Taoyuan International Airport's) efforts and achievements in enhancing the overall passenger experience," Plaisted said, according to the statement.

TIAC said that the north concourse of Terminal 3 is scheduled for completion in the second half of this year. With the new facility, the airport aims to provide enhanced infrastructure and improved services for both travelers and airlines, the company added.

Skytrax's "World Airport Awards," which began in 1999, are regarded as a "quality benchmark" for the airport industry around the world, assessing customer service and facilities at more than 500 airports, according to the organization.

Singapore's Changi Airport topped this year's list of the "World's Best Airports 2025, followed by Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar (2nd) and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan (3rd).