2013 Skytrax Airline of the Year

[kamchatsky]

Emirates. Oh well they are taking over the world with all their A380s.
QF at least made it back to top 10 which is good.
But amazingly Garuda Indonesia has made it to 8th place! They must have been improved a lot. They won the "World's Best Economy Class".
Pretty much all top 10 airlines are Asia Pacific airlines, with exception of Turkish (well they are both Asian and European depend on who you talk to).

Flying high: World's best airlines revealed | News.com.au

Top 10 airlines in the world
1. Emirates
2. Qatar Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. ANA All Nippon Airways
5. Asiana Airlines
6. Cathay Pacific Airways
7. Etihad Airways
8. Garuda Indonesia
9. Turkish Airlines
10.Qantas Airways
Winners in other categories
World's best premium economy class: Air New Zealand
World's best low-cost airline: AirAsia
World's best aircraft cabin cleanliness: ANA
World's best economy class onboard catering: Asiana Airlines
World's best cabin staff: Cathay Pacific Airways
World's best regional airline: Dragonair
World's best first class: Etihad Airways
World's best economy class: Garuda Indonesia
Best low-cost airline in Australia / Pacific: Jetstar Airways
World's best first class lounge: Lufthansa
World's best airline signature dish: Malaysia Airlines
Best airline Australia / Pacific: Qantas Airways
World's best business class: Qatar Airways
Best staff service in Australia / Pacific: Virgin Australia

 

[boomy]

World's best economy class: Garuda Indonesia

Skytrax lost their credibility long time ago...

 

[Mak404matt]

Skytrax lost their credibility long time ago...

When was the last time you flew GA Y?

I have found it to be consistently excellent..

 

[Must...Fly!]

Anyone who complains ends up not making it to their destination :mrgreen:

 

[pauly7]

. Oh well

World's best economy class: Garuda Indonesia

Any Garuda flight that makes it to its destination in one piece is a World Best

Skytrax = who cares.

 

[markis10]

Since when is Asia Pacific incorporating the Middle East? A fairer statement would be to say the top 10 are all middle eastern/ Asian pacific airlines, which of course is no surprise given the service in the USA and Europe in general, while Africa and South America have the odd safety concern.

 

[kamchatsky]

Well Middle East is part of Asia..... But I know it is all about opinions on definition of Asia Pacific.

Didn't see AirNZ in top 10 so their quality must have gone down quite a bit from my last travel with them.

 

[mrsmajor]

Top 10 Airlines and Airports - June 19 report

Some of my favourites slotted in here! Full news article here.


Top 10 airlines in the world

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

Winners in other categories
World's best premium economy class: Air New Zealand
World's best low-cost airline: AirAsia
World's best aircraft cabin cleanliness: ANA
World's best economy class onboard catering: Asiana Airlines
World's best cabin staff: Cathay Pacific Airways
World's best regional airline: Dragonair
World's best first class: Etihad Airways
World's best economy class: Garuda Indonesia
Best low-cost airline in Australia / Pacific: Jetstar Airways
World's best first class lounge: Lufthansa
World's best airline signature dish: Malaysia Airlines
Best airline Australia / Pacific: Qantas Airways
World's best business class: Qatar Airways
Best staff service in Australia / Pacific: Virgin Australia


Airports:
Here's the top 10 list

1. Singapore Changi Airport
2. Incheon International Airport
3. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
4. Hong Kong International Airport
5. Beijing Capital International Airport
6. Munich Airport
7. Zurich Airport
8. Vancouver International Airport
9. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)
10. London Heathrow Airport

 

[drewbles]

Re: Top 10 Airlines and Airports - June 19 report

Yet another industry survey showing different results to another "industry leading survey". How Garuda can rate above QF is beyond me... a 'revitalised fleet' (as they push) is not sufficient to place them over QF IMHO.

 

[boomy]

When was the last time you flew GA Y?

I have found it to be consistently excellent..

Nov 2011. Good price & good service but better then QF,SQ & QR? No way.

Also, ranking Beijing & London as top 10 airports in the world is beyond me...

 

[JohnK]

And who votes in this polls makes a huge difference to the overall results.

I will not be consulting the Skytrax polls as a guide of which airlines to fly or not.