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Top 100 Airlines in 2017

Published: 21 Jun 2017 - 12:04 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 12:37 am
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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.

The World's Top 100 Airlines - 2017
    2016
 
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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