( CNN ) -- A new poll this week claims the thing people most want to see in an airport is a cinema . Not automated , super-fast security checks , not complimentary Michelin-star dining options , not even Star Trek-style transporters to your destination ( presumably those questioned could have chosen anything ? ) . No , it seems people are resigned to the fact that airports must be endured rather than enjoyed , and a good movie is the most we can even wish for , let alone expect . Kudos to Hong Kong , Seoul and Singapore , which all have cinemas in their international airports already . Flight comparison site Skyscanner asked 10,000 people what they would most like to see in an airport . Responses ranged `` from a gym to a beach , '' the site said . Nearly half chose cinemas as their top airport wish , followed by `` sleep pods '' ( 36 % ) and a library ( 32 % ) . Other items included a park , a pool and a `` vanity area . '' But who has time for all these activities ? Can you have fun in an airport ? Are n't airports most often sites of flustered , sweaty travelers rushing between gates , or tense mothers squawking at their children to `` sit still ! '' or irate latecomers having melt downs ? Perhaps these enjoyable amenities would make us all arrive earlier and feel happier . No doubt frequent flyers spending several hours each month wondering what to do between Dallas/Fort Worth and Heathrow would appreciate the distraction . Hong Kong International Airport was the first airport to have an IMAX cinema within . It 's a behemoth 358-seater with a 22-meter-high screen . But despite being open to the general public , not just fliers , up to 40 % of the audience are airport and airline staff , says Kathe Lin , deputy marketing manager at UA Cinema Circuit , which operates the IMAX in Hong Kong . And anecdotal evidence from travelers suggests the place is rarely full , or even close to it . Singapore 's Changi airport has two cinemas , only accessible to passengers , but they are relatively modest at 13 seats and 55 seats . Korea 's Incheon International Airport was built with a specific audience in mind : `` We opened a theater at the airport to target the massive number of hallyu ( Korean Wave ) fans who come to the airport , '' says a CGV Theaters representative . These include local residents as well as international travelers who flock to see their favorite K-Pop artists and Korean movie stars as they travel through the airport . CGV is catering to an eager crowd , but the spokesperson admits days are usually pretty quiet . Do we want what we say we want ? The evidence seems to suggest that despite the professed wishes of cinema-deprived travelers , where airport cinemas exist already , people are n't really that bothered . Figure in the amount of space a cinema takes up , the logistics , the cost , the maintenance and other bits and pieces that go into managing the space , and it 's probably just as well most airports concentrate on other things . What do you think ? Would you use an airport cinema if you had the time ? Tell us below .
Nearly all of those people say they would like a cinema in airports . But where airport cinemas already exist , few people reportedly like them . Hong Kong International Airport 's airport cinema is the biggest in the city .