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DFW Airport 2019 Global Airport of the Year Award

: Jan 21, 2019 - : 1:26 am

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport has been recognized as the 2019 Airport of the Year by Air Transport World (ATW). DFW joins an exclusive list of global gateway airports that have recently won Airport of the Year, including Hong Kong International Airport, London Heathrow and Singapore-Changi Airport.

 

The award recognizes DFW’s innovation in providing a world-class customer experience, leadership in sustainability, cost effective and efficient operations, excellent partnership with airlines, and collaboration with local communities to further develop the economic benefits of aviation in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

 

“Dallas Fort Worth International Airport truly stood out for its innovation, operational excellence and focus on serving its customers—passengers and airlines,” said Karen Walker, Editor-in-Chief, ATW. “DFW has invested in infrastructure and technology to improve its facilities, efficiencies and sustainability, all the time continuing its operations as a global mega-hub. DFW richly deserves to be recognized as the 2019 ATW Airport of the Year.”

 

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized as Air Transport World’s Global Airport of the Year, and it’s a credit to the nearly 2000 employees of DFW Airport, who continually go above and beyond to take care of customers, address the needs of stakeholders, and engage with our surrounding communities,” said Sean Donohue, CEO of DFW Airport. “DFW is experiencing the fastest growth in more than a decade, and we see it as an opportunity to welcome the world to the Dallas Fort Worth region and advance the innovation and collaboration that deliver for our customers and make our communities stronger.”

 

“This honor is yet another major acknowledgment that DFW Airport is a growth engine for Dallas and all of our regional partners,” said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “I may be biased, but I think this is the best international airport in the United States and we have seen in recent years that the world is taking notice. Businesses are moving to Dallas-Fort Worth at an astonishing rate, and most of them acknowledge the number of destinations and non-stop flights from DFW as a key part of their decision.”

 

“The recognition of DFW as Airport of the Year demonstrates how the Airport and our region can achieve success on a global scale,” said Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. “The Airport Board of Directors and the DFW team laid out a strategic plan several years ago, planning for the future, and they have delivered their vision for transforming travel.”

 

In 2019, DFW anticipates serving an average of nearly 200,000 customers per day with new domestic and international destinations and nearly 1900 flights per day.

 

In 2018, the Airport announced 28 new destinations, offering more domestic destinations than any other US airport. It announced nine new international flights, doubling its European destinations and frequencies since 2015. It also completed a $2 billion renovation and renewal of three legacy terminals.

 

DFW achieved carbon neutral accreditation for the third straight year, the largest carbon neutral airport in the world and led innovation in the terminals with electrochromic glass technology, the new and improved “Experience Hub” and a biometric technology pilot program.

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