The Aviation Oscars: Qatar airline named best in world, India’s Vistara too among top 20; here is full list

Doha: Qatar Airways has been named the best airline in the world for the seventh time in a row.

Qatar Airways said on its Twitter account, that it won the award for the best airline in the world for the seventh time at the Skytrax World Awards 2022 in London.

The company added that it also won three other awards.

These include

Best business class lounge catering in the World

Best business class in the world

Best airline in the Middle East

The national carrier of the State of Qatar continued its position at the forefront of international airlines; after winning the award for the best in the world for the seventh time in its history (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022).

 “Winning the award for the best airline in the world has always been our goal since the inception of the carrier, and winning this award for the seventh time, in addition to three other awards, is the only evidence. It is evident from the extraordinary efforts made by our highly qualified employees. Winning these awards in the year we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the airline’s founding is the culmination of our efforts,” said Akbar Al Baker, Group CEO of Qatar Airways.

This year’s edition of the awards covered the period from September 2021 to August 2022, with 14 million votes counted to select the winners.

This comes during the increase in the number of Qatar Airways destinations to more than 150 destinations around the world. It also became the first global airline to receive a 5-star rating in an airline-wide COVID-19 safety measure audit from Skytrax, in January 2021.

Here is the list of the world’s top 20 Airlines 

Qatar Airways

Singapore Airlines

Emirates

ANA All Nippon Airways

Qantas Airways

Japan Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Air France

Korean Air

Swiss Int’l Air Lines

British Airways

Etihad Airways

China Southern

Hainan Airlines

Lufthansa

Cathay Pacific

KLM

EVA Air

Virgin Atlantic

Vistara

The Skytrax Awards are the most prestigious in the aviation industry, serving as the academy awards for the aviation industry and the standard of excellence.