Jaipur and Lucknow airports get best airport tag in the world

Jaipur/Lucknow, Mar 17 (ANI): Ambience, cleanliness, amenities, efficiency and more – air travellers now expect all such facilities from airports. Jaipur and Lucknow airports in India, which are managed by the Airports Authority of India, have won the first and second place of the 2015 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers per annum. The ASQ awards, organised by the Montreal-based Airports Council International, are the result of more than 55,000 in-depth passenger satisfactions surveys carried out last year at more than 300 airports across 80 countries. Further, Jaipur Airport has also been rated as the best airport by “Regions and Size” in the Asia Pacific region in the category of 2-5 million passengers per annum. The Goa and Trivandrum airports are at 4th and 5th positions in the same category. In the category of Airports upto 2 million passengers per annum, Airports Authority of India's Srinagar Airport has been rated as the second best airport in the World. Airports Authority of India owns and maintains 125 airports comprising 95 operational airports in the country. Efforts are high to improve infrastructure and facilities at all airports with the next expansion phase covering airports at Agartala, Guwahati, Chennai, Pune, Leh, Trichy, Ahmedabad and Patna. The Airports Authority of India wants its airports to be commercially viable by attracting air travellers to shop, relax and use the best available facilities. The airport infrastructure, loaded with world-class facilities, is developing in the country as the demand is rising with more people travelling through domestic and international airports.