Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at news@mustsharenews.com.
Featured image adapted from Klook (left) and newzealand.com (right)
Singapore Changi Airport has been awarded Airport of the Year for 2026 in the Skytrax World Airport Awards.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot have also achieved third and fifth place, respectively, in the World’s Best Airlines for 2026 by Airline Ratings.
The national carrier sits in third, behind Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific in second, with Qatar Airways clinching top spot.
The airport received the accolade at the 2026 World Airport Awards ceremony held at PTE World in London on Wednesday (18 March).
Source: Cyrill on Pexels. Image for illustration purposes only.
Changi Airport Group CEO Yam Kum Weng was present to receive the award.
The airport was also awarded four other awards: World’s Best Airport Dining, World’s Best Airport in the 60 to 70 million passenger category, World’s Best Airport Immigration Service, and Best Airport in Asia.
Source: Changi Airport
Changi Airport was awarded its first Airport of the Year in 2000.
Wins in 2006 and 2010 followed before an eight-year winning streak from 2013 to 2020.
This is Changi Airport’s 14th win overall.
National carrier SIA earned third place in the World’s Best Full-Service Airlines ranking for 2026 by AirlineRatings.com.
Source: Skytrax
Its low-cost subsidiary Scoot received fifth place in the World’s Best Low-Cost Carriers ranking for 2026.
This is a two-place jump for SIA, the airline previously earning fifth place in 2025.
Scoot also improved its ranking, up three spots from last year’s eighth position.
The ratings place focus on “in-flight product and passenger experience”, and are based on “measurable onboard criteria rather than public opinion or voting”.
In another category, SIA finished joint second for the World’s Best Economy Class in the World’s Best Airline Cabin Awards 2026.
Source: Singapore Airlines
The airline was ranked alongside Korean Air for this category, with Air New Zealand claiming top spot.
However, SIA keeps first place for the World’s Best First Class category, for the second year running.
Also Read: SGH ranked 10th best hospital in the world, NUH & TTSH also in top 100
Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at news@mustsharenews.com.
Featured image adapted from Klook (left) and newzealand.com (right)