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Qatar Airways Named World’s Best Airline, ANA and JAL also in Top 10 – Skytrax Survey
Skytrax, an airline review company, announced the “World Airline Awards 2024” in London.
The top spot went to Qatar Airways, which moved up one position from second place last year to reclaim the top spot. Singapore Airlines was in second place, down from first last year, and Emirates Airlines took third place. The rankings from fourth to tenth were, in order: All Nippon Airways (ANA), Cathay Pacific Airways, Japan Airlines (JAL), Turkish Airlines, EVA Air, Air France, and Swiss International Air Lines. Both ANA and JAL dropped one rank from the previous year. Korean Air, which was in the top 10 last year, dropped out of the top 10, making room for Swiss International Air Lines. Other than that, the lineup remained unchanged.
Japanese airlines scored top in several categories, with ANA winning ‘World’s Best Airport Services’ and ‘Best Airline Staff Service in Asia’, while JAL was named top in ‘World’s Best Premium Economy Class’.
■World Airline Awards 2024 (Last year’s ranking in parentheses)
1st: Qatar Airways (2nd)
2nd: Singapore Airlines (1st)
3rd: Emirates Airlines (4th)
4th: All Nippon Airways (ANA) (3rd)
5th: Cathay Pacific Airways (8th)
6th: Japan Airlines (JAL) (5th)
7th: Turkish Airlines (6th)
8th: EVA Air (9th)
9th: Air France (7th)
10th: Swiss International Air Lines (-)
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