Qatar Airways is the “Airline of the Year 2024” in keeping with AirlineRankings.com.
The Doha-based airline is back at the highest after falling to second place behind Air New Zealand in 2023.
The list combines major safety and government reviews with 12 key criteria, from product rankings and passenger reviews to safety, fleet age and accident reports, the web site says.
This yr, airlines from the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region again dominate the list, but European airline Air France/KLM only entered at number 6.
The full top 25 list of premium airlines for 2024 in keeping with AirlineRankings.com is as follows:
1. Qatar Airways
2. Korean Air
3. Cathay Pacific Airways
4. Air New Zealand
5. Emirate
6. Air France/KLM
7. All Nippon Airways
8. Etihad Airways
9.Qantas
10. Virgin Australia/Atlantic
11. Vietnam Airlines
12. Singapore Airlines
13. EVA Air
14. TAP Portugal
15. JAL
16. Finnair
17.Hawaiian
18. Alaska Airlines
19. Lufthansa / Swiss
20. Turkish Airlines
21. IGA Group (British Airways, Iberia)
22. Air Canada
23. Delta Air Lines
24. United Airlines
25. American Airlines
In a Article announcing the rankings, Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of AirlineRankings.com, said: “Qatar Airways came first in many key areas, although the battle for the top ten was very close.”
Qatar Airways also won the “Best Business Class” categoryj for the fifth yr in a row, while Singapore Airlines was awarded “Best First Class” and Air New Zealand was awarded “Best Economy Class”.
The “Best Premium Economy” award went to Emirates, which was also recognized for “Best In-Flight Entertainment.”
For the third yr in a row, Etihad Airways took home the highest award for “greenest airline,” beating all “ME3 airlines” – a term that describes the three dominant airlines within the Middle East: Doha-based Qatar Airways, Dubai-based Emirates and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.
The 25 best low-cost airlines
AirlineRankings.com also rates low-cost airlines based on 12 criteria, but doesn’t rank the highest 25 winners.
Here is the list for 2024 in alphabetical order:
• AirAsia Group
• Air Baltic
• Air Canada Red
• Cebu Pacific
• EasyJet
• Lufthansa
• FlyDubai
• FlyNAS
• GOL
• Jeju Water
• JetBlue
• Jetstar Group
• Jet2
• Norwegian
• Peach
• Ryanair
• Scooters
• SpiceJet
• American Airlines
• Sun Country Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Vietjet
• Air France
• Lufthansa
• Wizz Air
The website also lists the most effective low-cost airlines by region, namely:
• America: Southwest Airlines
• Middle East: FlyDubai
• Case: AirAsia Group
• Australia/Pacific: Jetstar Group
• Europe: EasyJet
The Vietnamese airline Vietjet was named the most effective ultra-low-cost airline and the low-cost airline with the most effective onboard hospitality.
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