The annual ACI EUROPE Best Airport Award winners were announced yesterday during the event of the 34th ACI EUROPE Annual Congress and General Assembly, taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye, hosted by iGA Istanbul Airport.

The Best Airport Awards recognise excellence and outstanding achievement from across ACI EUROPE’s vast membership, from the busiest hubs on the continent to smaller and regional airports punching above their weight, and across a wide range of airport activities.

The 2024 Award winners implemented strategies pushing the airport business model into new territories, fostering new value creation models and embraced transformation and flexibility while taking care of their people and the planet. Across five categories —Digital Transformation, Eco-Innovation, HR Excellence, World Business Partner and Best Airport (split into 5 awards by airport size)— the crème de la crème of the industry was given due focus.

Digital transformation award

Winner: Rome-Fiumicino Airport

Highly commended: Zurich Airport

Eco-innovation award

Winner: Toulon-Hyères Airport

Highly commended: Goteborg-Landvetter Airport

Hr excellence award

Winner: Hermes Airports

Highly commended: Royal Schiphol Airport

World Business partner award

Winner: Lorenzo Belicchi, SITA

Best airport award: under 5 million passengers

Winner: Torino Airport

Highly commended: Finavia-Rovaniemi Airport

Best Airport award: 5-10 million passengers

Winner: Malta Airport

Highly commended: Brussels-South Charleroi Airport

Best Airport award: 10-25 million passengers

Winner: London-Luton Airport

Highly commended: Brussels Airport

Best airport award: 25-40 million passengers

Winner: Avinor Oslo Airport

Highly commended: Athens International Airport

Best Airport award: over 40 million passengers

Co-winners: Istanbul Airport/Rome-Fiumicino Airport

Highly commended: Heathrow Airport.