Billy Bishop Among the World's Very Best Airports

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Billy Bishop Airport) is flying high this week after learning that readers of Conde Nast Traveler have ranked the airport as the fourth-best airport in the world. The prestigious recognition places Toronto’s city airport just behind the grand airports found in Singapore (SIN); Incheon, South Korea (ICN), and Doha, Qatar (DOH)

Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) was the only airport in Canada or even North America to be included in the top ten ranking in this category.

"The coveted Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards are often referred to as the 'seal of approval' from the world's most discerning travellers," said Geoffrey Wilson, CEO of PortsToronto, owner and operator of Billy Bishop Airport. "To be ranked by travellers worldwide as one of the best airports internationally is an exceptional honour and a true validation of the work that we are doing at Billy Bishop Airport to ensure an extraordinary travel experience for all of our passengers. From our excellent customer service, to the award-winning airlines that fly from our airport to more than 20 destinations, to amenities such as the pedestrian tunnel, shuttle service, full-service lounges, proximity to downtown and shorter lines, our airport is recognized as a world-class facility by the 2.5 million passengers who travel through our doors each year and as an important international gateway for the city of Toronto."

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The Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards is the third passenger-driven award for Billy Bishop Airport in this year. In February 2016, the airport was designated one of the top airports in North America in the Airports Council International's (ACI) 2015 Airport Service Quality Awards. In March 2016, the Skytrax World Airport Awards recognized the airport as one of the best in North America.

"Billy Bishop Airport plays a significant role in Toronto as a key economic driver, an important piece of transportation infrastructure and a provider of jobs," said Mayor John Tory, City of Toronto. "Ranked alongside airports in Singapore, Hong Kong and Zurich, Billy Bishop Airport is seen as a world-class facility that fuels businesses, facilitates tourism and offers connectivity to all of those who come, go and stay in the world-class city of Toronto. I offer my congratulations to Billy Bishop Airport on this impressive ranking."

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Other honours for the airport recognition as one of the Top Ten Most Beautiful Airport Approaches by Private Fly. It was also a finalist in the 2015 World Business Travel Awards.

Top 10 International Airports, Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards

1 Singapore (SIN) Singapore, Singapore
2 Seoul Incheon (ICN) Seoul, South Korea
3 Doha (DOH) Doha, Qatar
4 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) Toronto, Canada
5 Dubai (DXB) Dubai, UAE
6 Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong, China
7 Copenhagen (CPH) Copenhagen, Denmark
8 Tokyo Haneda (HND) Tokyo, Japan
9 Helsinki (HEL) Helsinki, Finland
10 Zurich (ZRH) Zurich, Switzerland

More love came for Canadian aviation as Porter Airlines, which operates out of Billy Bishop Airport, earned the ninth-place slot in the Best International Airline category, marking the fifth time the airline has ben recognized by Condé Nast Traveler Readers.

Condé Nast Traveler 2016 Readers' Choice Awards is a massive ranking of the best of the travel industry award, as voted by more than 300,000 Conde Nast readers around the world. The Readers' Choice Awards appear in the November issue of Condé Nast Traveler.