Passengers who are vacillating about flying again might want to look at a new list of the world’s best airlines. The airline safety website AirlineRatings.com published its list of “Top Airlines in the World,” which generally ranks carriers by security, in-flight service, passenger comfort, and flight routes.
In any case, this year, new judging criteria are shaking up the rankings. For the first time, airlines are being decided to a limited extent by how they reacted to the Covid-19 global pandemic.
“Covid impacted the ratings in two ways,” said AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas. “Airlines had to be Covid-compliant to our standards to be considered, and we deleted profitability as a criterion this year.”
Also, the winner is…
Qatar Airways took the No. 1 spot this year, named “Airline of the Year” by the website.
The Doha-based carrier was awarded the top prize because of its cabin innovation, in-flight service, and “dedication and commitment to continue to operate throughout the Covid pandemic,” as indicated by the site’s declaration on July 20.
Qatar Airways additionally presented industry firsts, AirlineRatings.com said, for example, being the first to finish the International Air Transport Association’s safety audit and among the first to preliminary its Covid Safe Travel Pass.
Qatar Airways additionally has one of the world’s youngest fleets, the declaration said.
The rest of the list
Here’s the full list, following by every airline’s position last year:
- Qatar Airways (9)
- Air New Zealand (1)
- Singapore Airlines (2)
- Qantas (4)
- Emirates (6)
- Cathay Pacific (5)
- Virgin Atlantic (7)
- United Airlines (N/A)
- EVA Air (8)
- British Airways (17)
- Lufthansa (11)
- ANA, or All Nippon Airways (3)
- Finnair (12)
- Japan Airlines (13)
- KLM (14)
- Hawaiian Airlines (16)
- Alaska Airlines (18)
- Virgin Australia (10)
- Delta Air Lines (19)
- Etihad Airways (20)
Most airlines kept a similar position as they did in the 2020…