Ciampino also receives recognition from ACI.

Rome's Fiumicino airport, known officially as Leonardo da Vinci, has been rated Best Airport in Europe with more than 40 million passengers for the eighth year in a row.

The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) recognition is awarded by Airports Council International (ACI), the international association that interviews passengers to measure perceived quality in more than 400 airports all over the world.

In addition to being recognised for the quality of services it offers to travellers, Fiumicino was awarded for all ASQ categories: the airport with the most dedicated staff in Europe; the easiest airport journey in Europe; the most pleasant airport in Europe; and the cleanest airport in Europe.

In a statement on Monday, Rome airport management company AdR said that Fiumicino had achieved a "record score never registered before of 4.61 (on a rating scale that goes from 1 to the maximum of 5)", putting it first among all 119 European airports surveyed by ACI.

The recognition for Fiumicino, which registered almost 50 million travellers in 2024, is the latest in a string of awards for Italy's largest airport.

There was good news too for Rome's other airport, Ciampino, which was recognised by ACI as Europe's best airport in the category of 2 to 5 million passengers.

Marco Troncone, CEO of AdR, hailed the result as "an increasingly important recognition, not to be taken for granted, which once again testifies to the dedication, passion and commitment of our people”.

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