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Brisbane Airport Takes Top Regional Spot for Terminal Cleanliness

Brisbane Airport has been named the cleanest airport in Australia and the Pacific at the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards, recognising the terminal environment experienced by travellers using Brisbane’s domestic and international gateways.

Brisbane Airport Takes Regional Top Spot

The airport finished first in Skytrax’s Australia/Pacific cleanliness category for 2026, placing Brisbane ahead of other airports across the region for the award.

It also performed strongly beyond the regional category, ranking sixth worldwide among airports handling up to 30 million passengers.

New Chitose led that international category, followed by Centrair Nagoya, Fukuoka, Bahrain and Osaka Itami. Brisbane was next in sixth place, ahead of Cam Ranh, Helsinki-Vantaa, Muscat and Houston Hobby.

The result gives Brisbane travellers a locally relevant place in Skytrax’s wider international rankings without putting the airport in the separate category used for major airports. Tokyo Haneda topped that major-airport cleanliness list.

Skytrax World Airport Awards — *Photo Credit: Brisbane Airport/Facebook*

Focus On Everyday Passenger Areas

The cleanliness recognition covers an airport used through both domestic and international terminals, where areas encountered throughout a passenger journey include washrooms, seating spaces and dining facilities.

Those areas have received positive reviews for cleanliness, while the airport’s modern facilities, spacious layout and maintenance programs have also been identified as contributing to the condition of the terminals.

Waste-management systems and environmentally friendly cleaning practices form another part of the airport’s approach to maintaining its facilities.

The terminals have also been reported to remain clean and organised during peak travel periods, when larger numbers of passengers move through Brisbane Airport.

For local passengers, the recognition centres on the parts of the airport encountered before departure, after arrival and while waiting inside the terminals rather than on a single facility or redevelopment.

Another Skytrax Recognition For Brisbane

The 2026 result follows another regional Skytrax recognition for Brisbane Airport in 2025, although in a different category.

Last year, Brisbane Airport was recognised for Best Airport Staff in the Australia and Pacific Region. This year’s award instead places the focus on cleanliness across the airport environment.

Skytrax’s 2026 regional list also named Tokyo Haneda as Asia’s cleanest airport, Rome Fiumicino for Europe, Bahrain for the Middle East and Houston Hobby for North America.

For Brisbane Airport, the latest result leaves it first in the Australia/Pacific cleanliness category and sixth globally among airports handling up to 30 million passengers.

Published 13-August-2026

Brisbane Airport Plans Two New Hotels as Demand Remains High

Photo Credit: Brisbane Airport

Brisbane Airport is preparing to expand its accommodation offering with plans for two new hotels, responding to sustained demand that has kept its existing airport hotels consistently at capacity.

Brisbane Airport Expands To Meet Ongoing Demand

The airport precinct is progressing plans to increase hotel capacity, with two new developments proposed across separate locations. Existing accommodation within Brisbane Airport, including the Pullman, Ibis and Novotel, continues to operate at full occupancy, highlighting the need for additional rooms.

Passenger activity has also reached record levels, with 25 million travellers passing through the domestic and international terminals in 2025. The combination of strong passenger growth and the airport’s role as a major transit hub continues to drive consistent demand for accommodation.

Two New Hotel Sites Across The Precinct

The expansion centres on two distinct sites within Brisbane Airport, each offering a different level of service.

One hotel is planned adjacent to the International Terminal, positioned as a mid to upper-tier development. It will be located alongside a proposed multi-level car park and is intended to directly service the International Terminal, providing a closer accommodation option within that area.

The second hotel is proposed for the Skygate precinct, a retail and entertainment area within the airport grounds. This development is planned as a mid-tier offering, positioned next to the Direct Factory Outlet (DFO), the 16-hectare Lander’s Pocket precinct and surrounding specialty retail, including a 24-hour supermarket.

Operator Search Underway

Both projects are currently in an early commercial stage, with an expressions of interest process underway to identify operators to manage the hotels. Submissions are due by 15 May, with final designs, construction timing and project scale to be determined following this process.

The proposed developments are being presented as architecturally designed builds, with released concept visuals indicative only and not reflective of final outcomes.

Long-Term Growth Supports Expansion

The planned additions form part of a broader outlook that Brisbane Airport can support up to five hotels across its precinct. This reflects continued growth in business, leisure and event-driven travel, alongside increasing passenger volumes.

Brisbane Airport connects to more domestic destinations than any other airport in Australia, supporting a steady flow of transit passengers moving through the precinct each night before onward connections.

With existing hotels consistently operating at capacity and passenger numbers continuing to grow, the two proposed developments are intended to expand accommodation availability across the airport.

Published 15-Apr-2026