London City Airport voted best in UK

London City Airport was named the UK's leading aviation hub for the fifth year in a row at the 2010 Wanderlust Travel Awards.

Over 2,000 people voted to decide the accolades, giving London City an overall score of 85 per cent and placing it ahead of Southampton Airport, Newcastle Airport, Birmingham Airport and Inverness Airport, which completed the top five.

Richard Gooding OBE, chief executive of the London base, said: "We are delighted to have won this prestigious award again and are pleased that Wanderlust readers continue to vote London City as the best UK airport."

In the international airport section, Singapore Changi took top place with a score of 92.5 per cent, followed by Hong Kong International, Vancouver, Seoul Incheon and Kuala Lumpur.

Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways and Air New Zealand were voted the top three airlines by readers of Wanderlust magazine, while Virgin Atlantic was the only British carrier to feature in the top ten, coming in eighth.

The awards also covered destinations, with Luang Prabang, Laos; Siena, Italy and Berlin, Germany emerging as the top cities.

Namibia, Oman and New Zealand took the top three spots in country section.

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