I'd say Osaka Kansai performs well. It is a beautiful design, but inherently not as wasteful as Singapore or Hong Kong (reclaimed land aside). The nicest thing is the fact that with North / South spurs each served by monorail there is less walking for those than don't want it. But the central section is spacious without being cluttered by obstacles (shops). Hong Kong airport is supposedly superb but what a trek to get from arrivals level to the internal rail and back up again, and if you are dropped off at the "wrong" gate (e.g. 70) you are doing half the walking anyway, while the central area is so cluttered by shops that people can't find where they are and wander around aimlessly like extras from the Poseidon Adventure. Lastly, I prefer to have all the hand stuff screened before going into the departures area, which is surely an inherent security disadvantage at Changi where they do this before entering the boarding gate holding area. These days, this sort of thing is an important consideration?
Last edited by HKPAX; 9th Jul 2007 at 05:44.