QATAR AIRWAYS NAMED BEST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD FOR THE 6TH YEAR RUNNING

* Qatar has been named the No.1 carrier on the planet out of 350 airlines – and scoops Best Business Class gong
• Singapore Airlines comes second overall – and is also honoured with World’s Best First Class and Best Crew
• Air France is named Best Airline in Europe and BA gets the Best Premium Economy Onboard Catering award
• Qatar Airways has got being the world’s best airline down to a fine art.
• Yet again, for the sixth year in a row, it has been named the No.1 carrier on the planet out of 350 airlines at the ‘Oscars of Aviation’, the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2021.
• In second place is Singapore Airlines, with British Airways 11th worldwide up from No.19 in 2019 and No.31 in 2018. The top carrier in America is named as Delta Airlines (30th worldwide), with Qantas top in Australia/Pacific (eighth worldwide).
Edward Plaisted of Skytrax commented that for Qatar Airways to win for the sixth time in a row is a ‘remarkable achievement’.
SKYTRAX GLOBAL AWARD-WINNERS FOR 2021
The World’s Top 40 Airlines of 2021
1. Qatar Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. ANA All Nippon Airways
4. Emirates
5. Japan Airlines
6. Cathay Pacific
7. EVA Air
8. Qantas Airways
9. Hainan Airlines
10. Air France
11. British Airways
12. China Southern
13. Lufthansa
14. Aeroflot Russian Airlines
15. Garuda Indonesia
16. KLM
17. Turkish Airlines
18. Swiss Int’l Air Lines
19. Bangkok Airways
20. Air New Zealand
21. Etihad Airways
22. Korean Air
23. Thai Airways
24. Virgin Atlantic
25. Asiana Airlines
26. Saudi Arabian Airlines
27. Austrian
28. Vistara
29. AirAsia
30. Delta Air Lines
31. Finnair
32. jetBlue Airways
33. Air Canada
34. Virgin Australia
35. Iberia
36. Aegean Airlines
37. Ethiopian Airlines
38. China Airlines
39. Southwest Airlines
40. Scoot
World’s Best Cabin Crew 2021
1. Singapore Airlines
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. Thai Airways
4. Garuda Indonesia
5. Japan Airlines
6. Hainan Airlines
7. EVA Air
8. Asiana Airlines
9. Cathay Pacific Airways
10. Qatar Airways
World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines 2021
1. AirAsia
2. Southwest Airlines
3. Scoot
4. Vueling Airlines
5. IndiGo
6. EasyJet
7. Jetstar Airways
8. Ryanair
9. Jetstar Asia
10. Flynas
The World’s Cleanest Airlines 2021
1. ANA All Nippon Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. Japan Airlines
4. Qatar Airways
5. EVA Air
6. Cathay Pacific Airways
7. Asiana Airlines
8. Korean Air
9. Hainan Airlines
10. Swiss International Air Lines
Source: Skytrax