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Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Abu Dhabi's Terminal A welcomed its first passengers on Wednesday. Photo: Abu Dhabi Airports
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Jewel Changi in Singapore. AFP
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The KLM lounge at Schiphol in Amsterdam. Bloomberg
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Ashgabat International Airport, Turkmenistan. Getty Images
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Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. EPA-EFE
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Hamburg Airport in northern Germany. Getty Images
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Dubai Airport. Photo: Dubai Airport
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King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP
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Long Beach Airport, California. Getty Images
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Beijing Daxing International Airport. EPA-EFE
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Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea. Bloomberg
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Abu Dhabi's Terminal A welcomed its first passengers on Wednesday. Photo: Abu Dhabi Airports
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Jewel Changi in Singapore. AFP
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The KLM lounge at Schiphol in Amsterdam. Bloomberg
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Ashgabat International Airport, Turkmenistan. Getty Images
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Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar. EPA-EFE
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Hamburg Airport in northern Germany. Getty Images
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Dubai Airport. Photo: Dubai Airport
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King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AFP
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Long Beach Airport, California. Getty Images
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Beijing Daxing International Airport. EPA-EFE
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Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea. Bloomberg
The terminal A-list: How Abu Dhabi's new experience ranks alongside the best
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