The best airlines of 2012


Qatar Airways has won the award for World's Best Airline, for the second time, at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2012. The company has won this award, but many others have won different awards, including the best seats, the best living rooms, etc. The awards ceremony took place at the Farnborough Air Show, near London.

The first time that Qatar Airways was awarded the prize for the best airline in the world was in 2011. This time the delivery of the accolades took place in Paris. The Doha-based airline, which also received the title of Best Middle East Regional Airline, also took other awards such as Best Seat in Business class.

The awards Skytrax they are one of the most important benchmarking tools for the airline industry. They measure the satisfaction levels of the passengers by means of surveys to the travelers in all the classes. The study is conducted over 10 months and is conducted over the phone among the 18 million airline customers in 100 countries.

The study It includes 38 key performance indicators such as check-in, boarding, seat comfort, cabin cleaning, meals, drinks, in-flight entertainment, and service. This year, the survey covered more than 200 airlines, from international organizations and national companies. The best airlines in the world in 2012 are:

1. Qatar Airways
2. Asiana Airlines
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Cathay Pacific Airways
5. ANA All Nippon Airways
6. Etihad Airways
7. Turkish airlines
8. Emirates
9. Thai airways
10. Malaysia Airlines

Top 50 Best Airlines of 2012 (May 2024)


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