The results of the Skytrax airline awards for 2024 have been announced and for the eighth time in its history, Qatar Airways has walked away with the top honors 鈥� the much-coveted 鈥楢irline of the Year鈥� award. The Doha-based carrier also received three other of the most prestigious awards 鈥� that of 鈥榃orld精东影业 Best Business Class鈥�, 鈥榃orld精东影业 Best Business Class Airline Lounge鈥�, and 鈥楤est Airline in the Middle East鈥�.聽
Qatar Airways鈥� home and hub airport, Doha精东影业 Hamad International Airport (DOH), was named 鈥榃orld精东影业 Best Airport鈥� in 2024 by Skytrax for the third time. The airport also received the award for 鈥楤est Airport in the Middle East鈥� for the tenth time, and the airport精东影业 retail, Qatar Duty-Free, received 鈥榃orld精东影业 Best Airport Shopping鈥� for the second consecutive year. This remarkable achievement is the first time that an airline, an airport, and the airport精东影业 retail have been crowned as 鈥榃orld精东影业 Best鈥� in all three Skytrax categories.鈥�
Widely regarded by many to be the 鈥極scars鈥� of the commercial aviation industry, the Skytrax Airline Awards are said to represent the 鈥減innacle of excellence in aviation鈥�.聽
鈥淭his is a proud moment for Qatar Airways,鈥� said Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. 鈥淚 am honored to share this award with my dedicated team. This award is a testimony to our relentless commitment to providing unparalleled service and innovation. We look forward to continuing to serve our customers with the highest level of excellence.鈥澛�
鈥淨atar Airways鈥� impressive achievement of winning the Airline of the Year title for the eighth time, alongside three additional top accolades, is a true testament to the airline精东影业 high standards and dedication. Qatar Airways was and will continue to be customers鈥� favorite airline,鈥� added Skytrax Chief Executive Officer, Edward Plaisted.聽聽
In other award categories, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines was named 鈥楤est Airline in North America鈥� and 鈥楤est Airline Staff鈥�. 2024 becomes the fourth consecutive year that Delta has won the first of these and the third in the second category.聽
Delta also scooped the North America category awards for 鈥楤est Business Class鈥�, 鈥楤est Premium Economy Class鈥�, 鈥楤est Economy Class鈥�, 鈥楤est Business Class Onboard Catering鈥�, 鈥楤est Cabin Crew鈥� and 鈥楤est Economy Class Onboard Catering鈥�.聽聽
With this haul of awards, Delta certainly fared better than its two main US rivals. American Airlines failed to trouble the judging panel by claiming no awards, while United won the conciliatory category of 鈥楤est Business Class Lounge in North America鈥�. However, none of the 鈥楤ig Three鈥� US carriers managed to appear in the rankings of the top 20 world精东影业 best airlines (see below).聽聽聽
Elsewhere, Air Canada was awarded four awards in the North American category in total. The Toronto-based carrier was voted the 鈥楳ost Family Friendly Airline in North America鈥�, the Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering鈥�, and the 鈥楥leanest Airline in North America鈥�. For Canada specifically, the airline took the award for 鈥楤est Cabin Crew鈥�.聽聽
Global rankings聽
Overall, Skytrax精东影业 list of the top ten airlines globally gives the casual observer as well as the industry expert something of an insight into the state of the global airline industry as well as where innovation and passenger experience is paramount and perhaps, where it rather lags behind. The top 10 world精东影业 best airlines ranked as follows 鈥撀犅�
- Qatar Airways聽
- Singapore Airlines聽
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- All Nippon Airways (ANA)聽
- Cathay Pacific Airways聽
- Japan Airlines聽
- Turkish Airlines聽
- EVA Air聽
- Air France聽
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Out of the top 10 global airlines, five are based in the Far East, three in the Middle East (if you include Turkey and Turkish Airlines in this region), while the remaining two are European.聽聽
Some results that may come as a surprise to some readers could be British Airways (13th place), Virgin Atlantic (17th), Etihad (19th), Air New Zealand (22nd), and Qantas (24th).聽聽聽聽
Delta Air Lines was the only American carrier to feature in the top 30, coming in at number 21, while Air Canada was the sole other North American carrier to make the top 30 at number 29. United struggled its way into the top 50 at position 42, while American Airlines fell well short of that benchmark, claiming the 78th spot.聽聽
