At the World Airline Awards held at Paris Air Show on 20th June 20176, Skytrax announced the world's Top 100 Airlines in 2017, as voted by airline customers around the world. The awards, described as "the Oscars of the aviation industry", are most coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry, and a global benchmark of airline excellence.
Qatar Airways reclaimed the No. 1 spot in this year’s Skytrax awards. Second and third position went to Singapore Airlines and ANA All Nippon Airways.
In addition to being voted Best Airline by travellers from around the world, Qatar’s national carrier also won a raft of other major awards at the ceremony, including Best Airline in the Middle East, World’s Best Business Class and World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge.
2016 |
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1 | Qatar Airways | 2 |
2 | Singapore Airlines | 3 |
3 | ANA All Nippon Airways | 5 |
4 | Emirates | 1 |
5 | Cathay Pacific | 4 |
6 | EVA Air | 8 |
7 | Lufthansa | 10 |
8 | Etihad Airways | 6 |
9 | Hainan Airlines | 12 |
10 | Garuda Indonesia | 11 |
11 | Thai Airways | 13 |
12 | Turkish Airlines | 7 |
13 | Virgin Australia | 18 |
14 | Swiss Int'l Air Lines | 15 |
15 | Qantas Airways | 9 |
16 | Japan Airlines | 21 |
17 | Austrian | 19 |
18 | Air France | 14 |
19 | Air New Zealand | 17 |
20 | Asiana Airlines | 16 |
21 | Bangkok Airways | 20 |
22 | KLM | 24 |
23 | China Southern | 32 |
24 | Hong Kong Airlines | 29 |
25 | Finnair | 27 |
26 | AirAsia | 23 |
27 | Cathay Dragon | 22 |
28 | Norwegian | 30 |
29 | Air Canada | 31 |
30 | Aeroflot | 40 |
31 | Malaysia Airlines | 34 |
32 | Delta Air Lines | 35 |
33 | Virgin Atlantic | 28 |
34 | Korean Air | 36 |
35 | China Airlines | 37 |
36 | Alaska Airlines | 60 |
37 | Aegean Airlines | 33 |
38 | Aer Lingus | 49 |
39 | jetBlue Airways | 53 |
40 | British Airways | 26 |
41 | easyJet | 38 |
42 | Iberia | 52 |
43 | Virgin America | 25 |
44 | Jetstar Airways | 46 |
45 | AirAsiaX | 48 |
46 | Air Astana | 43 |
47 | Vietnam Airlines | 44 |
48 | Ethiopian Airlines | 76 |
49 | South African Airways | 41 |
50 | Avianca | 56 |
51 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 82 |
52 | Azul Brazilian | 55 |
53 | Oman Air | 42 |
54 | Southwest Airlines | 66 |
55 | Porter Airlines | 47 |
56 | SilkAir | 39 |
57 | Indigo | 51 |
58 | WestJet | 50 |
59 | LATAM | 45 |
60 | Scoot | 61 |
61 | Jetstar Asia | 54 |
62 | TAP Air Portugal | 64 |
63 | Alitalia | 58 |
64 | Eurowings | 75 |
65 | SAS Scandinavian | 62 |
66 | Thomson Airways | 65 |
67 | Philippine Airlines | 83 |
68 | Brussels Airlines | 59 |
69 | Copa Airlines | 69 |
70 | Air Transat | 88 |
71 | Azerbaijan Airlines | 70 |
72 | China Eastern | 79 |
73 | Jet Airways | 71 |
74 | American Airlines | 77 |
75 | Fiji Airways | 91 |
76 | Ryanair | 108 |
77 | Air Mauritius | 73 |
78 | United Airlines | 68 |
79 | LOT Polish | 92 |
80 | Air Seychelles | 63 |
81 | SriLankan Airlines | 67 |
82 | Icelandair | 81 |
83 | Juneyao Airlines |
Source: Skytrax
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