Singapore Airlines has been named this year’s ‘World’s Best Airline’ in Skytrax’s World Airline Awards beating last year’s winner Qatar Airways into second spot.
SIA also took the top spot in the ‘World’s Best First Class’, ‘Best Airline in Asia’ and ‘Best First Class Airline Seat’ categories in the 2018 rankings. It is the fourth it has won the main beat carrier award, which are the recognised awards in the industry.
This is the fourth time SIA has been named ‘World’s Best Airline’. The awards are based on surveys of more than 20 million travellers, who rated more than 335 airlines between August 2017 and May 2018.
The top 10 world’s best airlines for 2018:
- Singapore Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Emirates
- EVA Air
- Cathay Pacific
- Lufthansa
- Hainan Airlines
- Garuda Indonesia
- Thai Airways
Best airlines (by region)
Northern Europe — Finnair
Western Europe — Lufthansa
Eastern Europe — Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Africa — Ethiopian Airlines
Australia / Pacific — Qantas Airlines
Central Asia / India — Air Astana
China — Hainan Airlines
Central America / Caribbean — Copa Airlines
South America — Avianca
North America — Air Canada
Asia — Singapore Airlines
Middle East — Qatar Airways
Europe — Lufthansa
Best low-cost airlines
Africa — Mango
Australia & Pacific — Jetstar Airways
Asia — AirAsia
Central Asia / India — Indigo
China — West Air
South America — Sky Airline
North America — WestJet
Middle East — Flynas
Europe — Norwegian
Best airline catering
Economy — Thai Airways
Premium economy — Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Business — Austrian Airlines
First class — Air France
Best airline seats
Economy — Japan Airlines
Premium economy — Air New Zealand
Business — Qatar Airways
First class — Singapore Airlines
Best regional airlines
Africa — Royal Air Maroc
Asia — Bangkok Airways
South America — Azul Brazilian Airlines
Central Asia / India — Azerbaijan Airlines
Europe — Aegean Airlines
Best airline lounges
First class — Qatar Airways
Airline alliance lounge — Star Alliance Los Angeles
Independent airport lounge — Plaza Premium Heathrow Terminal Two
First class lounge dining — Air France
Airline lounge spa facility — Thai Awards
Best airlines staff service (by region)
Africa — South African Airways
Australia / Pacific — Qantas Airways
Central Asia / India — Vistara
China — Hainan Airlines
Central America / Caribbean — Copa Airlines
South America — Azul Brazilian Airlines
Asia — ANA All Nippon Airways
Middle East — Emirates
Europe — Austrian Airlines