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Ask the Pilot A filthy lobby, sullen-faced employees, no place to sit, and a vague sense of danger all add up to the World's Worst Airport. By Patrick Smith [2007-05-25]

• HEL Helsinki-Vantaa International

  Well-designed, modern, clean, efficient, and punctual. In passenger satisfaction surveys, regularly places at or near the top of the list. Europe's most punctual airport in 2005. A short walk from the gate to the taxis, buses, and parking. There's no train service yet, but a commuter line to central Helsinki is being planned. Three runways. Contains a full set of services, including a small transit hotel. Has been expanded several times since it was built for the 1952 Olympics, and the latest expansion is in progress, to cater for the growing Asia-to-Europe gateway service, and to accommodate A380s (which are not nearly as ugly as some sources keep alleging).

  http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki-Vantaa_Airport

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