TAIPEI (Taiwan Information) — Over the previous 4 years, Taoyuan Worldwide Airport has dropped within the U.Ok.’s SKYTRAX “High 100 Airport” rankings, plummeting to 82nd place in 2023.
Elements contributing to the decline embrace failure to accommodate an uptick in tourism post-COVID. Taoyuan Worldwide Airport as soon as ranked as excessive as 13 in 2019. Nonetheless, it has since struggled with labor shortages and has but to implement “good airport” ideas and expertise, per UDN.
Taking a look at airports in neighboring international locations, rankings have been secure through the COVID epidemic and post-epidemic. Many airports within the area have additionally carried out renovations. For instance, Singapore’s Changi Airport added multifunction services and a shopping center.
Moreover, Japan’s Haneda Airport added an “airport backyard” to deal with a surge in worldwide vacationers anticipated for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After Seoul’s Incheon Airport’s part 4 growth subsequent yr, it can develop into the third-largest airport on the planet when it comes to passenger capability.
Shih Hsin College Division of Tourism Professor Chen Chia-yu (陳家瑜) mentioned regional airports are continuously striving to enhance. He famous Haneda Airport added extra industrial services, seeks to develop into a barrier-free area in response to its growing older inhabitants, and appears into small particulars to enhance the customer expertise.
He mentioned Singapore’s Changi Airport added a shopping center, a convention heart, and a leisure space for each worldwide passengers and Singapore residents. Chen believes Changi utterly breaks the mildew of an airport as a transportation hub to create one thing extra alluring for worldwide and home guests.
Chang Jung Christian College Division of Aviation and Marine Transportation Administration Professor Hwang Tay-lin (黃泰林) mentioned that post-COVID, labor shortages have been skilled all over the world, and each airports and airways discovered themselves shorthanded. He notes that almost all operations at Taoyuan Airport proceed to be operated by hand, so implementing the idea of “good airports” is a necessity.
Hwang says that good services might assist enhance service requirements and comfort on the airport. Hwang additionally urged Taoyuan Airport to maintain tempo with neighboring Asian international locations and their transportation services, equivalent to Changi Airport and Incheon Airport.
