World's 10 most stunning airport approaches 世界最美的十大機上窗景

(CNN)They don't have airplanes in "Game of Thrones" but if they did, there'd be no finer arrival in King's Landing than Malta Airport.
(CNN)在影集《權力遊戲》中他們並沒有飛機，但如果他們有，那麼抵達君臨（King’s Landing）的方法就絕對沒有比從馬耳他國際機場（Malta Airport）更好的方法了。

HBO節目《權力遊戲》中的臨君城 


The spectacular walled city of Valletta, so familiar from the HBO show, rises up from the turquoise Mediterranean Sea, while airline passengers also get a bird's-eye view of the sister islands of Gozo and Comino, known for its Blue Lagoon.
被城牆包圍的莊麗的瓦萊塔市，在HBO的節目裡為人熟知，從綠松石的地中海海升起，而航班的旅客可以鳥瞰以藍色潟湖聞名的戈佐（Gozo）和科米諾（Comino）兩座姐妹島。

No wonder Malta has topped a global survey of the world's most scenic airport approaches, conducted by PrivateFly, a booking platform for private jet charters.
難怪馬爾他在可以看到全球景色最美的機場調查中被列為第一名，由PrivateFly公司所作的調查，是一個預約私人包機的平台。

 第一名：馬耳他共和國－馬耳他國際機場


"Flying into Malta is a truly special experience," says Adam Twidell, PrivateFly CEO and an experienced pilot. "It's a tiny island landing that packs a big punch."
「飛入馬爾他真的是一個很特別的體驗」私人飛機公司（PrivateFly）的執行長並具有飛行經歷的Adam Twidell說。「降落在一個小島嶼上的路徑真的是非常驚人且壯麗」

When you're flying into these 10 beauties, which offer views of everything from mountainous landscapes to glittering skyscrapers, you're going to want to be in the window seat.
當你正飛向的這10個美麗景點，從山景到金光閃閃的摩天大樓，各種景色都有，你會希望你坐在靠窗的位置。

第八名：荷屬聖馬丁－朱麗安娜公主國際機場

France's Nice Cote D'Azur Airport and New Zealand's Queenstown Airport came in second and third place in the 2016 poll, having topped the list in 2015 and 2014 respectively.
法國的尼斯藍色海岸機場（Nice Cote D'Azur Airport, France）及紐西蘭的皇后鎮國際機場（Queenstown Airport, New Zealand）在2016的調查中分別位居第二與第三名，他們曾各自在2015及2014的名單中獲得第一名。

第二名：法國－尼斯藍色海岸機場

Malta made its debut at the top of the charts, while the other new entries were Los Angeles International Airport, at number 9, and Ireland's Donegal Airport, at number 7.
馬耳他則是在這次的排名以第一名登場，而其他新上榜者為第九名的加州洛杉磯國際機場（Los Angeles International Airport, California）以及第七名的愛爾蘭多尼戈爾機場（Donegal Airport, Ireland）。

Los Angeles' LAX offers views of downtown, the Pacific Coast, Beverly Hills and the iconic Hollywood sign.
洛杉磯機場擁有市中心、太平洋海岸、比佛利山莊（Beverly Hills）以及經典的好萊塢字牌這些景色。


第九名：加州－洛杉磯國際機場


And at the other end of the scale, isolated Donegal Airport offers spectacular views of Ireland's rugged Atlantic coast.
另外，多尼戈爾機場有著愛爾蘭面對大西洋嚴峻海岸的壯觀景色。


第七名：愛爾蘭－多尼戈爾機場
The PrivateFly Best Airport Approaches 2016 poll was conducted in February and March of this year and received more than 7,500 individual votes, says the company.
PrivatFly2016年飛往機場最美的機上窗景調查在今年的二月及三月進行，並且有超過七千五百人進行投票，這家公司表示。

A total of 115 global airports received nominations.
全球總共有115個機場受提名。

"PrivateFly's poll has become an annual checklist for the well-traveled, and this year's voting was the most competitive yet," says Twidell.
「PrivateFly的民調成為一個優良旅遊的年度清單，而且今年的投票是競爭最激烈的一次」Twidell這麼說。

第五名－荷蘭加勒比區：薩巴機場（胡安徹·亞拉斯奎恩）

"The 2016 top ten includes the imposing city views of Los Angeles and London City; the stunning mountain scenery of Queenstown; the tiny island airstrip of Saba in the Caribbean [the world's shortest commercial runway]; and the unique beach landing at Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides."
「2016的前十名包含洛杉磯及倫敦的城市壯麗景色、皇后鎮驚人的山景、加勒比小島上的的薩巴機場（世界上最短的民用機場跑道），以及蘇格蘭外赫布里底群島巴拉機場降落在獨一無二的海灘。」

第四名－英國：巴拉機場

 第三名：紐西蘭－皇后鎮山景


第六名：加拿大－比利·畢曉普多倫多市機場

第十名－英國：倫敦城市機場



Here are the top 10 scenic airport approaches, according to PrivateFly's 2016 survey:根據PrivateFly的2016調查，以下為擁有最佳窗景的十大機場

1. 馬耳他共和國：馬耳他國際機場Malta Airport, Malta
2. 法國：尼斯藍色海岸機場Nice Cote D'Azur Airport, France
3. 紐西蘭：皇后鎮國際機場Queenstown Airport, New Zealand
4. 英國：巴拉機場Barra Airport, Scotland, UK
5. 荷蘭加勒比區：胡安徹·亞拉斯奎恩機場Saba Airport (Juancho E Yrausquin), Caribbean Netherlands
6. 加拿大：比利·畢曉普多倫多市機場Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada
7. 愛爾蘭：多尼戈爾機場Donegal Airport, Ireland
8. 荷屬聖馬丁：朱麗安娜公主國際機場St. Maarten Airport (Princess Juliana International), Caribbean
9. 加州：洛杉磯國際機場Los Angeles International Airport, California
10. 英國：倫敦城市機場London City Airport, UK

Previous winners of the annual poll include Queenstown Airport in New Zealand (2015), Nice Cote D'Azur (2014), St. Maarten in the Caribbean (2013) and Barra in Scotland's Outer Hebrides (2012).

過去的年度民調冠軍得主包含紐西蘭：
2015 -紐西蘭：皇后鎮國際機場
2014 -法國：尼斯藍色海岸機場
2013 -荷屬聖馬丁：朱麗安娜公主國際機場
2012 –蘇格蘭外赫布里底群島：巴拉機場


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