PARIS: Qatar Airways was announced the World’s Best Airline at the Skytrax 2017 World Airline Awards.
Voted Best Airline by travellers across the world in the annual passenger survey, the Doha-based carrier has won the prestigious Airline of the Year title for a fourth time.
Qatar Airways enjoyed further success by winning major awards for the World’s Best Business Class, the World’s Best First Class Lounge and as the Best Airline in the Middle East.
Singapore Airlines, a perennial favourite in the awards was ranked No. 2 in the world, also receiving awards as the Best Airline in Asia, the World’s Best Business Class seat and for having the Best Premium Economy Onboard Catering.
Skytrax evaluates traveller experiences across different airport service and product key performance indicators. Following this evaluation process it awards the most successful organizations with its World Airline Awards described as ‘the Oscars of the aviation industry’.