When planning a trip, you can’t guarantee your flight won’t be , your bag won’t go , or you won’t have a . But you can lighten your unease when things go wrong by choosing an airline brand you trust. Journeys on Qatar Airways don’t always go as hoped – 12 people were injured after a flight from Doha to Dublin was on Sunday – but the Qatari flag carrier consistently places highly on global airline rankings.
Now, after surrendering its crown in 2023 to Air New Zealand, it has once again been named the world’s best airline by Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency Its annual Airline Excellence Awards assesses carriers using 12 criteria that include safety and product rating, fleet age, profitability, serious incidents, innovation, forward fleet orders and passenger reviews from multiple sources. The judging panel of five editors, led by AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas, has more than 100 years of industry experience between them.
“Qatar Airways came out number one in many key areas although it was a very close scoring for the top 10,” . “The passenger reviews however scored Qatar Airways ahead of all airlines and its consistency and high standard of service delivery came through in the feedback.” Singapore Airlines won Best First Class, Qatar Airways picked up Best Business Class, Emirates scooped Best Premium Economy and Air New Zealand was awarded Best Economy Class.
Qatar Airways won Best Catering, Virgin Australia .
