{
  "id": 14051775,
  "title": "One Spanish airport has beaten the world’s biggest hubs to take first place",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/one-spanish-airport-has-beaten-the-worlds-biggest-hubs-to-take-first",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:42:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euro Weekly News",
    "slug": "euro-weekly-news",
    "url": "https://euroweeklynews.com/2026/10/12/one-spanish-airport-has-beaten-the-worlds-biggest-hubs-to-take-first-place/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two major Spanish airports, Barcelona-El Prat and Madrid-Barajas, have been ranked highly in the 2026 World Consumer Airport Index, published by the Consumer Choice Center. Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport has been crowned the best large airport in the world, surpassing major international hubs such as Rome Fiumicino, Los Angeles International, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Madrid-Barajas secured the eighth position in the large-airport category. The index evaluates airports based on factors that influence the pre-flight journey, including public transport connectivity, terminal and gate accessibility, airline variety, flight delays, and the availability of airport hotels. Barcelona's airport also stands out with an average waiting time of just three minutes for security clearance, among the top airports globally.",
  "summary": "If you have ever rushed through an airport hoping to clear security, find your gate and grab a coffee before […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}