Skytrax awards : Here are the world top airline awards in each category

Skytrax announced the world's Top 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 has been named the best airline in the world for 2017 by the leading consumer-aviation website Skytrax.

The Doha-based airline was presented with the award on Tuesday at a ceremony during the 2017 Paris Air Show.

Often referred to as the “Oscars of the aviation industry,” Skytrax is the most prestigious award ceremony in aviation field.

Here are the top performers in each category:

The World’s Top 20 Airlines 2017

1. Qatar Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. ANA All Nippon Airways
4. Emirates
5. Cathay Pacific
6. EVA Air
7. Lufthansa
8. Etihad Airways
9. Hainan Airlines
10. Garuda Indonesia
11. Thai Airways
12. Turkish Airlines
13. Virgin Australia
14. Swiss Int’l Air Lines
15. Qantas Airways
16. Japan Airlines
17. Austrian
18. Air France
19. Air New Zealand
20. Asiana Airlines

World’s Best Cabin Staff

1. Garuda Indonesia
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. EVA Air
4. Thai Airways
5. Singapore Airlines
6. Qatar Airways
7. Asiana Airlines
8. Japan Airlines
9. Cathay Pacific
10. Hainan Airlines
11. Austrian
12. Lufthansa
13. Oman Air
14. Etihad Airways
15. Emirates
16. Malaysia Airlines
17. KLM
18. Virgin Australia
19. Swiss Int’l Air Lines
20. Turkish Airlines

World’s Best Inflight Entertainment

1. Emirates
2. Qatar Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Turkish Airlines
5. Virgin Atlantic
6. Lufthansa
7. Qantas Airways
8. Etihad Airways
9. Delta Air Lines
10. Thai Airways

World’s Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness

1. EVA Air
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. Japan Airlines
4. Asiana Airlines
5. Cathay Pacific
6. Hainan Airlines
7. Korean Air
8. Qatar Airways
9. Singapore Airlines
10. Lufthansa

World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines

1. AirAsia
2. Norwegian
3. jetBlue Airways
4. easyJet
5. Virgin America
6. Jetstar Airways
7. AirAsiaX
8. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
9. Southwest Airlines
10. Indigo

World’s Best First Class

1. Etihad Airways
2. Emirates
3. Lufthansa
4. Air France
5. Singapore Airlines
6. ANA All Nippon Airways
7. Cathay Pacific
8. Qatar Airways
9. Japan Airlines
10. Qantas Airways

World’s Best Business Class

1. Qatar Airways
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Etihad Airways
5. Lufthansa
6. Turkish Airlines
7. Garuda Indonesia
8. Cathay Pacific
9. Emirates
10. EVA Air

World’s Best Premium Economy Class

1. Qantas Airways
2. Air New Zealand
3. Lufthansa
4. Singapore Airlines
5. Air France
6. Japan Airlines
7. Virgin Australia
8. China Airlines
9. Aeroflot Russian Airlines
10. ANA All Nippon Airways

World’s Best Economy Class

1. Thai Airways
2. Qatar Airways
3. Asiana Airlines
4. Garuda Indonesia
5. Singapore Airlines
6. Japan Airlines
7. Emirates
8. ANA All Nippon Airways
9. EVA Air
10. Lufthansa

World’s Best Regional Airlines

1. Bangkok Airways\
2. Hong Kong Airlines
3. Cathay Dragon
4. Alaska Airlines
5. Aegean Airlines
6. Avianca
7. Porter Airlines
8. SilkAir
9. Copa Airlines
10. Juneyao Airlines

You can see the full lists in each category here.

Overall, airlines from Asia dominate the elite end of Skytrax’s rankings — taking nine of the top 10 spots.

The Skytrax rankings are based on the impressions of 19.87 million travelers from 105 different countries. The survey, which covered more than 325 airlines, measured 49 parameters ranging from boarding procedures to seat comfort to the quality of service.

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