Qatar Airways rated the world’s best airline
For those looking for the best in travel for their next overseas trip, Qatar Airways has just taken out Airline of the Year at the Annual World Airline Awards for the third time, having just lost to Cathay Pacific Airways last year.
Based on the results of a survey of 18.5 million online passengers from 160 countries, the awards which are among the most prolific awards in the aviation industry were announced at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday earlier this week.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said, “Our passengers are at the heart of everything we do at Qatar Airways, and we are very proud to be recognised by them.”
“Qatar Airways strive to offer the best travel experiences for its guests across our entire global network of 147 destinations, with a commitment to providing quality services to each and every one of our passengers,” he said.
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With the exception of Turkish Airways ranking fourth, European and North American-owned airlines failed to crack the top 10 list, while Australian airline Qantas just managed to scrape through after an improvement from 11th place last year. Meanwhile rival Virgin Australia came in at 16th place.
Qantas was also named the best airline in the Asia Pacific Region and won the awards for best premium economy food, while Virgin picked up an award for best staff in the region.
Other big winners were AirAsia for best low-cost airline carrier for the seventh consecutive year, Singapore Airlines for best business class and Emirates for best inflight entertainment.
The World’s Top 10 Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- Emirates
- Ethiad Airways
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Garuda Indonesia
- EVA Air
- Qantas Airways