Last month in Paris, air travel research firm Skytrax unveiled its annual World Airline
Awards, ranking the top 100. "Travellers from across the globe take part
each year in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to
decide the award winners," Skytrax says.
This year's
top airline: Doha-based Qatar Airways. It's the third time in five years that
the carrier has landed in the top award category.
Curiously,
ranking higher than Virgin America this year is Malaysia Airlines. This, you
should recall, is the airlines that had an entire flight -- with 239 passengers
on board -- go missing in March 2014. Last year, Malaysia Airlines ranked even
higher, at No. 18.
You can see
Skytrax's ranking of the full 100 here.
1. Qatar
Airways
Last year's
ranking: 2
Skytrax
says: Qatar Airways also achieved success in the Best Business Class Seat
category finishing in the top spot for the first time. It is probably no
coincidence that this award has coincided with the introduction of the A380 and
A350 aircraft into the QR fleet - survey respondents indicated that these
latest seating designs have set new benchmark standards of comfort, space and
privacy.
2.
Singapore Airlines
Last year's
ranking: 3
Skytrax
says: The Changi based flag carrier finished second in the global survey
ranking edging out regional rival (and 2014 winner) Cathay Pacific Airways and
ANA All Nippon Airways in the Asia region category. Singapore Airlines also
achieved success at the front end of the aircraft with highly sought after
World's Best Business Class leading Qatar Airways and Cathay Pacific in second
and third place.
3. Cathay
Pacific Airways
Last year's
ranking: 1
Skytrax
says: Cathay Pacific achieved success by winning the Best Airline Transpacific
for the third time at the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris. This was
the airlines third success in this category having previously triumphed in 2011
and 2013. South Korea's Asiana Airlines secured second position, with ANA All
Nippon Airways achieving third place.
4. Turkish
Airlines
Last year's
ranking: 5
Skytrax
says: Turkish Airlines also achieved considerable success in the Business Class
cabin winning the top awards for World's Best Business Class Lounge and Best
Business Class Lounge Dining. The flagship lounge in Istanbul is amongst the
largest in the world - capable of accommodating 1000 customers and hosts
several live cooking stations serving the best of local and International
dishes, design by catering company Do&Co.
5. Emirates
Last year's
ranking: 4
Skytrax
says: Emirates retained their stranglehold on the World's Best Inflight
Entertainment awards at the 2015 Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris.
Finishing ahead of Qatar Airways in second place and Singapore Airlines in
third, EK continues to have the edge over its closest global competitors
despite continued hardware and programming improvements by carriers across the
industry.
Emirates
secured the award for Best First Class Comfort Amenities ahead of local rival
Etihad Airways and Singapore Airlines. At the top-end of the industry this is a
very competitive category - particularly when assessing the quality levels
between the top-5 airlines.
6. Etihad
Airways
Last year's
ranking: 9
Skytrax
says: With a vast array of new product and service concepts introduced in the
last 6-months it is perhaps no surprise that Etihad have once again achieved
significant success at the front end of the aircraft. Customers are clearly
impressed by the WOW factor of the latest Etihad First Class innovations, which
sit alongside an already competitive range of cabin products.
7. ANA All
Nippon Airways
Last year's
ranking: 6
Skytrax
says: The carrier was named as having the World's Best Airport Services which
recognises frontline airport staff - from check-in through to the gate,
arrival, transfer and lounge. EVA Air and Garuda Indonesia finished strongly in
second and third position in the Airport Services category.
8. Garuda
Indonesia
Last year's
ranking: 7
Skytrax
says: Indonesian flag carrier Garuda secured the prize for the World's Best
Cabin Staff for the second consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airline Awards
in Paris. This is the first time an airline has managed to retain the award and
is further recognition of the remarkable turnaround for the airline. Previous
winner Asiana Airlines secured second position, with the2015 Best Airline in
Asia Singapore Airlines chieving third.
9. EVA Air
Last year's
ranking: 12
Skytrax
says: EVA Air were announced as the world's cleanest airline at the 2015
Skytrax World Airline Awards with the prize for World's Best Airline Cabin
Cleanliness - this was ahead of Singapore Airlines in second position and
previous winner ANA All Nippon Airways in third. Customers also voted EVA into
the top-10 globally ranked airlines for the first time with a ninth place
finish this year.
10. Qantas
Airways
Last year's
ranking: 11
Skytrax
says: Australia's Qantas Airways had a successful year at the 2015 Skytrax
World Airline Awards winning the Best Airline in Australia/Pacific award for
the third consecutive year. Qantas also secured another top prize for the Best
Business Class Comfort Amenities ahead of Qatar Airways and China's Hainan
Airlines with customers recognising the significant product upgrades made by QF
in the last 2-years.
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