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Quality and Interest by Airline
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The Best and the Worst...
The Best
Every year, the site Skytrax, the global benchmark in this field, ranks the best airlines across numerous criteria. For 2019:
Worldwide:
1) Qatar Airways (Qatar)
2) Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
3) ANA All Nippon Airways (Japan)
4) Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong)
5) Emirates (UAE)
6) Eva Air (Taiwan)
7) Hainan Airlines (China)
8) Qantas (Australia)
9) Lufthansa (Germany)
10) Thai Airways (Thailand).
By geographical region:
- North America: Air Canada (Canada) ahead of JetBlue Airways (USA).
- Central America and the Caribbean: Copa Airlines (Panama) ahead of Caribbean Airlines (Trinidad and Tobago).
- South/Central America: LATAM (Chile) ahead of Azul (Brazil).
- Pacific: Qantas Airways (Australia) ahead of Air New Zealand (New Zealand).
- Asia: Singapore Airlines (Singapore) ahead of ANA All Nippon Airways (Japan).
- Middle East: Qatar Airways (Qatar) ahead of Emirates (UAE).
- Africa: Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia) ahead of South African Airways (South Africa).
- Europe: Lufthansa (Germany) ahead of Swiss International Air Lines (Switzerland).
Worldwide low-cost:
1) AirAsia (Malaysia); 2) easyJet (England); 3) Norwegian (Norway); 4) Southwest Airlines (USA); 5) AirAsia X (Malaysia).
European low-cost:
1) easyJet (England); 2) Norwegian (Norway); 3) Ryanair (Ireland); 4) Eurowings (Germany); 5) Vueling (Spain).
Category:
- Cabin crew: Singapore Airlines (Singapore) ahead of Garuda (Indonesia).
- Business Class: Qatar Airways (Qatar) ahead of ANA All Nippon Airways (Japan).
- Economy Class: Japan Airlines (Japan) ahead of Singapore Airlines (Singapore).
And the Worst...
For service quality and other criteria, Skytrax remains the reference. Among the twenty or so carriers rated one or two stars (out of five), North Korea’s Koryo Air has long been considered the worst.
More seriously, in terms of safety, the European Union has published its "Blacklist" since 2006, listing airlines banned either fully or partially from European airspace. The latest version includes over a hundred carriers, primarily from Africa.
Reviews and Discussions About Airlines
Various reviews, questions, and discussions about the main airlines used by travelers.
- See reviews and discussions for...
Aeroflot - Air Canada - Air China - Air France - Air Transat - AirAsia - Alitalia - American Airlines - Austrian Airlines - British Airways - Brussels Airlines - Cathay Pacific - Delta Air Lines - EasyJet - Emirates - Etihad Airways - Eva Air - Finnair - Gulf Air.
- See reviews and discussions for...
Iberia - KLM - Korean Air - LATAM - Lufthansa - Malaysia Airlines - Oman Air - Qantas - Qatar Airways - Royal Jordanian - Ryanair - Saudia - Singapore Airlines - Swiss - TAP Portugal - Thai Airways - Turkish Airlines - United Airlines - Vietnam Airlines - Volotea - Vueling.