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Journeys on Qatar Airways don’t all the time go as hoped – 12 individuals have been injured after a flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday – however the Qatari flag provider constantly locations extremely on international airline rankings.
Now, after surrendering its crown in 2023 to Air New Zealand, it has as soon as once more been named the world’s greatest airline by Australia-based aviation security and product score company AirlineRatings.com.
Its annual Airline Excellence Awards assesses carriers utilizing 12 standards that embrace security and product score, fleet age, profitability, severe incidents, innovation, ahead fleet orders and passenger critiques from a number of sources. The judging panel of 5 editors, led by AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas, has greater than 100 years of trade expertise between them.
“Qatar Airways got here out primary in lots of key areas though it was a really shut scoring for the highest 10,” said Thomas. “The passenger critiques nevertheless scored Qatar Airways forward of all airways and its consistency and excessive customary of service supply got here by way of within the suggestions.”
Singapore Airways received Finest First Class, Qatar Airways picked up Finest Enterprise Class, Emirates scooped Finest Premium Financial system and Air New Zealand was awarded Finest Financial system Class.
Qatar Airways received Finest Catering, Virgin Australia had the very best Cabin Crew, whereas Qantas triumphed with its Lounges.
For long-haul journey, AirlineRatings.com has excellence awards in line with area.
For the Center East, Qatar Airways was the highest decide. Korean Air triumphed in North Asia, Cathay Pacific Airways was the chief in Southeast Asia and Air New Zealand dominated in Australia-Pacific. Air France was the best choice for Europe, and Turkish Airways led the best way in southern Europe. Air Canada received the award for North America, and Latam was the winner in South America.
1. Qatar Airways
2. Korean Air
3. Cathay Pacific Airways
4. Air New Zealand
5. Emirates
6. Air France/KLM
7. All Nippon Airways
8. Etihad Airways
9. Qantas
10. Virgin Australia/Atlantic
11. Vietnam Airways
12. Singapore Airways
13. EVA Air
14. TAP Portugal
15. JAL
16. Finnair
17. Hawaiian
18. Alaska Airways
19. Lufthansa / Swiss
20. Turkish Airways
21. IGA Group (British Airways & Iberia)
22. Air Canada
23. Delta Air Strains
24. United Airways
25. American Airways
In alphabetical order:
• AirAsia Group
• Air Baltic
• Air Canada Rouge
• Cebu Pacific
• EasyJet
• Eurowings
• FlyDubai
• FlyNAS
• GOL
• JetBlue
• Jet2
• Jetstar Group
• Jeju Air
• Norwegian
• Peach
• Ryanair
• Scoot
• SpiceJet
• Solar Nation Airways
• Southwest Airways
• Transavia
• Vietjet
• Volotea
• Vueling
• WizzAir