World Best Airports of the future- You Can Count on them
Technology is changing fast and these modern airports are ready to give visitors a taste of what the future will be like.
1. Changi Airport, Singapore
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Regularly voted best airport in the world, Changi Airport in Singapore is already impressive but when their T4 terminal opens in 2017 it will have Biometric scanning, self-service check-ins, digital boarding via mobile among many other modern features. Get ready for virtual concierges and lots more futuristic stuff.
2. Dubai International Airport, UAE
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Dubai airport is home to the second largest building in the world by floor space and the biggest airport terminal in the world. It is filled with palm trees, mirrored spaces and even yoga pavilions - definitely worth checking it out.
3. Los Angeles International Airport, USA
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LAX has teamed up with Moment Factory to turn the place into a sensorial and soothing experience. They have seven giant LED screens built at strategic locations around the terminal with inspirational displays. But the central feature is the four-sided, 72-feet Time Tower, a haptic illusion wrapped around one of the terminals main lifts. This trompe l’oeil feature tells the story of Los Angeles through old Hollywood films and mesmerising images.
4. London Heathrow Airport, England
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Heathrow is currently testing iQueue, a Bluetooth-based product that will help understand passenger behaviour and reduce bottlenecks at the airport.
5. Incheon international Airport, South Korea
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Incheon Airport has a golf course, a spa, private sleeping rooms, an ice rink, a casino, indoor gardens and even a Museum of Korean Culture. Departure will soon operate a biometric immigration system that uses facial recognition and boarding passes will be scrapped in favour of machine-readable passports.
6. Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
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Due to open in 2016, the new Kuwait International Airport will be a world leader in Energy and Environmental design (LEED) with a gold certified passenger terminal. For the passengers, they will have cooling internal waterfalls and landscaped oasis-style gardens to enjoy in transit.
7. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands
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A beautiful building that is far beyond being just an airport. The terminals feature Dutch masterpieces borrowed from the Rijksmuseum, making your time in the airport a very cultural one.
8. New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
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A shopaholics dream… India’s New Delhi Airport takes duty-free shopping to a new level. Here you can make quick, luxury purchases using QR code on your smartphones.
9. San Francisco International Airport, USA
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With a state-of-the-art yoga centre that will surely help anyone relax and enjoy the experience of travelling (or hanging about the departure lounge) this is one airport on the cutting edge of what people want.
10. San Diego International Airport, USA
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Currently in works is an enhanced lounge, designed to reflect the local terrain with interactive projections. Lamps also react to each traveller and display flight information as they recline in departure lounge seating.
11. Frankfurt Airport, Germany
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Frankfurt Airport is one of the very first in Europe to use shopping walls so that travellers can buy whatever they wish using QR codes on their smartphones.
Technology is changing fast and these modern airports are ready to give visitors a taste of what the future will be like.
1. Changi Airport, Singapore
Regularly voted best airport in the world, Changi Airport in Singapore is already impressive but when their T4 terminal opens in 2017 it will have Biometric scanning, self-service check-ins, digital boarding via mobile among many other modern features. Get ready for virtual concierges and lots more futuristic stuff.
2. Dubai International Airport, UAE
Dubai airport is home to the second largest building in the world by floor space and the biggest airport terminal in the world. It is filled with palm trees, mirrored spaces and even yoga pavilions - definitely worth checking it out.
3. Los Angeles International Airport, USA
LAX has teamed up with Moment Factory to turn the place into a sensorial and soothing experience. They have seven giant LED screens built at strategic locations around the terminal with inspirational displays. But the central feature is the four-sided, 72-feet Time Tower, a haptic illusion wrapped around one of the terminals main lifts. This trompe l’oeil feature tells the story of Los Angeles through old Hollywood films and mesmerising images.
4. London Heathrow Airport, England
Heathrow is currently testing iQueue, a Bluetooth-based product that will help understand passenger behaviour and reduce bottlenecks at the airport.
5. Incheon international Airport, South Korea
Incheon Airport has a golf course, a spa, private sleeping rooms, an ice rink, a casino, indoor gardens and even a Museum of Korean Culture. Departure will soon operate a biometric immigration system that uses facial recognition and boarding passes will be scrapped in favour of machine-readable passports.
6. Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait
Due to open in 2016, the new Kuwait International Airport will be a world leader in Energy and Environmental design (LEED) with a gold certified passenger terminal. For the passengers, they will have cooling internal waterfalls and landscaped oasis-style gardens to enjoy in transit.
7. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands
A beautiful building that is far beyond being just an airport. The terminals feature Dutch masterpieces borrowed from the Rijksmuseum, making your time in the airport a very cultural one.
8. New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, India
A shopaholics dream… India’s New Delhi Airport takes duty-free shopping to a new level. Here you can make quick, luxury purchases using QR code on your smartphones.
9. San Francisco International Airport, USA
With a state-of-the-art yoga centre that will surely help anyone relax and enjoy the experience of travelling (or hanging about the departure lounge) this is one airport on the cutting edge of what people want.
10. San Diego International Airport, USA
Currently in works is an enhanced lounge, designed to reflect the local terrain with interactive projections. Lamps also react to each traveller and display flight information as they recline in departure lounge seating.
11. Frankfurt Airport, Germany
Frankfurt Airport is one of the very first in Europe to use shopping walls so that travellers can buy whatever they wish using QR codes on their smartphones.