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  • And the world's best airline is...

    The award is decided by the votes of millions of travellers.

    World Airline Awards - Airline of the Year 2014

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

    http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/15/tr...t-airline-is-/

  • #2
    You can't pay me to take Asiana...after what happened in SFO a year ago.

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    • #3
      For me anyway its Alaska Airline.

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      • #4
        My favorite is Hawaiian Airline with Virgin America second. We used to fly a lot on Alaska, especially when we were temporarily living in Spokane WA. We earned several free tickets and almost always were able to upgrade to first class for $50-100 depending on distance.

        We don't fly them anymore because they don't fly from Southern California to Honolulu nor New York City. The last time we flew Alaska was from San Diego to Cancun but we don't travel to Mexico anymore.
        John

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        • #5
          I'm having a bit of difficulty accepting that Garuda Indonesia is now in the top ten. It was the airline of choice for teenagers on a budget in the 1970's/80's, my mother would beg me not to fly with them and cry at the airport. Friends gave me cards wishing Good Luck rather Bon Voyage.

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          • #6
            Notice all of them are Asia/Middle East airlines except one (Lufthansa)...perhaps this reflects the population in these regions since this was voted by travelers?

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            • #7
              We have easy access to the Asia/Middle East airlines and they really are exceptional and win places each year. I'm a little ashamed to admit that I deserted my Australian (Qantas) and British Airways airlines over 15 years ago because they are both terrible imo.

              The Skytrax awards are based on a survey of 18.85 million airline passengers from around the world. Passengers from more than 160 countries participated in the latest survey, which covered 245 airlines worldwide.

              The awards are not without controversy. Last month, Etihad Airways announced it would withdraw from the awards, citing unhappiness with Skytrax's rating system.
              However, the airline still ranked 9th in this year's results, after Skytrax declared that an airline could not withdraw from the rankings as the results were decided by customers.
              "An airline cannot be withdrawn from the World Airline Awards, since these results are directly decided by customers. Skytrax do not exercise control over which airlines are nominated in the survey ratings, and to subsequently try and conceal the results of a public vote would be unacceptable," Skytrax said in a statement.
              Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travell...#ixzz37glHhnlg

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              • #8
                Emirates!? pffff no Qantas

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Chickie View Post
                  Emirates!? pffff no Qantas
                  Qantas came 11th apparently but did well in the regional awards. Emirates placed first last year.

                  Qantas meanwhile, dropped back to 11th place from 10th last year. This is the second time Qantas has fallen outside the top 10, falling back to 15th place in 2012. The airline peaked in 2008, when it was ranked the 3rd best in the world.
                  There was better news for Qantas in the awards by region, where it was named the best airline in the Australia/Pacific category, ahead of Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand and Jetstar.
                  Virgin Australia came 15th in the overall rankings, with Air New Zealand in 16th place.
                  CarolF
                  Senior Member
                  Last edited by CarolF; 07-17-2014, 07:13 AM.

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                  • #10
                    The complete list of winners is now published on the Skytrax website and also the airline rankings 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100.
                    http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Aw...2014_top20.htm

                    THE WORLD’S BEST 20 AIRLINES - 2014
                    1 Cathay Pacific Airways
                    2 Qatar Airways
                    3 Singapore Airlines
                    4 Emirates
                    5 Turkish Airlines
                    6 ANA All Nippon Airways
                    7 Garuda Indonesia
                    8 Asiana Airlines
                    9 Etihad Airways
                    10 Lufthansa
                    11 Qantas Airways
                    12 EVA Air
                    13 Swiss
                    14 Thai Airways
                    15 Virgin Australia
                    16 Air New Zealand
                    17 British Airways
                    18 Malaysia Airlines
                    19 Hainan Airlines
                    20 Bangkok Airways

                    THE WORLD’S BEST LOW-COST AIRLINES
                    1 AirAsia
                    2 AirAsiaX
                    3 Norwegian
                    4 Jetstar Airways
                    5 Indigo
                    6 easyJet
                    7 WestJet
                    8 Virgin America
                    9 Jetstar Asia
                    10 Scoot

                    THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE CABIN CREW
                    1 Garuda Indonesia
                    2 Cathay Pacific Airways
                    3 Singapore Airlines
                    4 Asiana Airlines
                    5 Malaysia Airlines
                    6 Qatar Airways
                    7 EVA Air
                    8 ANA All Nippon Airways
                    9 Thai Airways

                    THE WORLD’S BEST REGIONAL AIRLINES
                    1 Bangkok Airways
                    2 Dragonair
                    3 Aegean Airlines
                    4 SilkAir
                    5 Porter Airlines
                    6 Copa Airlines
                    7 jetBlue Airways
                    8 Tianjin Airlines
                    9 Alaska Airlines
                    10 Shenzhen Airlines
                    10 Hainan Airlines

                    THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
                    1 Emirates
                    2 Singapore Airlines
                    3 Turkish Airlines
                    4 Qantas Airways
                    5 Cathay Pacific Airways
                    6 Virgin Atlantic
                    7 Qatar Airways
                    8 Air New Zealand
                    9 Virgin Australia
                    10 Etihad Airways

                    THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINES IN FIRST CLASS
                    1 Singapore Airlines
                    2 ANA All Nippon Airways
                    3 Etihad Airways
                    4 Cathay Pacific Airways
                    5 Emirates
                    6 Lufthansa
                    7 Qantas Airways
                    8 Qatar Airways
                    9 Garuda Indonesia
                    10 Japan Airlines

                    THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINES IN BUSINESS CLASS
                    1 Qatar Airways
                    2 Cathay Pacific Airways
                    3 Singapore Airlines
                    4 Oman Air
                    5 Turkish Airlines
                    6 Qantas Airways
                    7 Etihad Airways
                    8 Garuda Indonesia
                    9 Emirates
                    10 Hainan Airlines

                    http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...orld-1.1361023

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by CarolF View Post
                      The complete list of winners is now published on the Skytrax website and also the airline rankings 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100.
                      http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Aw...2014_top20.htm

                      THE WORLD’S BEST 20 AIRLINES - 2014
                      1 Cathay Pacific Airways
                      2 Qatar Airways
                      3 Singapore Airlines
                      4 Emirates
                      5 Turkish Airlines
                      6 ANA All Nippon Airways
                      7 Garuda Indonesia
                      8 Asiana Airlines
                      9 Etihad Airways
                      10 Lufthansa
                      11 Qantas Airways
                      12 EVA Air
                      13 Swiss
                      14 Thai Airways
                      15 Virgin Australia
                      16 Air New Zealand
                      17 British Airways
                      18 Malaysia Airlines
                      19 Hainan Airlines
                      20 Bangkok Airways

                      THE WORLD’S BEST LOW-COST AIRLINES
                      1 AirAsia
                      2 AirAsiaX
                      3 Norwegian
                      4 Jetstar Airways
                      5 Indigo
                      6 easyJet
                      7 WestJet
                      8 Virgin America
                      9 Jetstar Asia
                      10 Scoot

                      THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE CABIN CREW
                      1 Garuda Indonesia
                      2 Cathay Pacific Airways
                      3 Singapore Airlines
                      4 Asiana Airlines
                      5 Malaysia Airlines
                      6 Qatar Airways
                      7 EVA Air
                      8 ANA All Nippon Airways
                      9 Thai Airways

                      THE WORLD’S BEST REGIONAL AIRLINES
                      1 Bangkok Airways
                      2 Dragonair
                      3 Aegean Airlines
                      4 SilkAir
                      5 Porter Airlines
                      6 Copa Airlines
                      7 jetBlue Airways
                      8 Tianjin Airlines
                      9 Alaska Airlines
                      10 Shenzhen Airlines
                      10 Hainan Airlines

                      THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINE INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
                      1 Emirates
                      2 Singapore Airlines
                      3 Turkish Airlines
                      4 Qantas Airways
                      5 Cathay Pacific Airways
                      6 Virgin Atlantic
                      7 Qatar Airways
                      8 Air New Zealand
                      9 Virgin Australia
                      10 Etihad Airways

                      THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINES IN FIRST CLASS
                      1 Singapore Airlines
                      2 ANA All Nippon Airways
                      3 Etihad Airways
                      4 Cathay Pacific Airways
                      5 Emirates
                      6 Lufthansa
                      7 Qantas Airways
                      8 Qatar Airways
                      9 Garuda Indonesia
                      10 Japan Airlines

                      THE WORLD’S BEST AIRLINES IN BUSINESS CLASS
                      1 Qatar Airways
                      2 Cathay Pacific Airways
                      3 Singapore Airlines
                      4 Oman Air
                      5 Turkish Airlines
                      6 Qantas Airways
                      7 Etihad Airways
                      8 Garuda Indonesia
                      9 Emirates
                      10 Hainan Airlines

                      http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...orld-1.1361023
                      I don't consider Virgin America to be a low cost airline nor Jet Blue to be a regional one.
                      John

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by JWC View Post
                        I don't consider Virgin America to be a low cost airline nor Jet Blue to be a regional one.
                        I don't know anything about American airlines. The airlines are assessed according to regions - North America, South America, Africa, Europe etc etc. then, I guess, the results are ranked to create a worldwide result.

                        Best Regional Airlines in North America
                        1 Porter Airlines
                        2 Virgin America
                        3 jetBlue Airways
                        4 Alaska Airlines
                        5 American Eagle Airlines
                        6 Silver Airways
                        7 Go!
                        8 Frontier Airlines
                        9 Sun Country Airlines
                        10 Allegiant Air

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                        • #13
                          I see everyone has had the good taste to not mention that one will likely be dropping out of the "Best" lists.
                          RCI Member Since 24-Aug-1989/150-plus Exchanges***THE TIMESHARE GRIM REAPER~~~Exchanging/Searching/SW Florida/MO/AR/IA/Consumer Advocacy/Estate Planning/Sports/Boating/Fishing/Golf/Lake-living/Retirement****Sometimes ya just gotta be a dick

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                          • #14
                            wow....why are the American airlines so lacking?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by JLB View Post
                              I see everyone has had the good taste to not mention that one will likely be dropping out of the "Best" lists.
                              Malaysian Airlines have been in the top 20 for the last 5 years at least but I doubt they will survive this latest disaster. After a plane went missing in March, they lost a quarter of their business. In 2012 our Qantas was going to do a tie-up with Malaysian MAS but instead chose a partnership with the Dubai-based Emirates. I have always found Malaysian Airlines to be exceptionally good and feel very sorry for my neighbours troubles.
                              CarolF
                              Senior Member
                              Last edited by CarolF; 07-21-2014, 01:38 AM.

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