WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH AIRPORTS?
Arrivals hall at Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana. Photo by author.
“Air travel has influenced the architecture and design of our century to a perhaps greater degree than anything else, including even the automobile.” John Zukowsky, from
FOR A WHOLE HOST OF REASONS, airports are often bewildering, maddening places. There is much to be found in the modern-day terminal to enrage, confuse, or vex the traveler. Where to begin?
The following list was inspired by a layover I spent not long ago at Incheon International Airport (ICN), serving Seoul, Korea. Not to take away from perennial survey-toppers like Amsterdam’s Schiphol or Singapore’s Changi Airport (amenities at Changi include a movie theater, a swimming pool and a butterfly garden), but Incheon stands as the most functional, attractive, and overall flyer-friendly airport I’ve ever visited. It’s cavernous and immaculate, with a cathedral-like calm throughout.�
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