Qatar Airways is again named ‘Airline of the Year’ by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax for an unprecedented seventh time.
The leading global airline also took home three additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining and Best Airline in the Middle East. Qatar Airways was Skytrax Airline of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and now, 2022.
The prestigious Skytrax Awards are coveted because of their reputation as the benchmark for excellence and distinction in the aviation industry. Qatar Airways’ home airport and hub, Hamad International Airport, was also recently voted as the World’s Best Airport 2022, taking home the award for the second year in succession.
The airline’s premium cabin featuring the patented Qsuite has been voted World’s Best Business Class for the sixth year running while the Al Mourjan lounge was recognised for its outstanding culinary excellence and was awarded the World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining.
Qatar Airways is also named as Best Airline in the Middle East, a strong affirmation of its reputation for excellence and strong global network.
According to Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, HE Akbar Al Baker, to be named the World’s Best Airline has always been a goal since Qatar Airways was created; but to win it for the seventh time and pick up three additional awards, is a testament to all the hard work of their incredible employees. Their continued dedication and drive are to ensure our passengers have the best experience possible when they fly with Qatar Airways.
To win these awards in the same year that we celebrate our 25th anniversary is even more rewarding and I want to offer a sincere thanks to all our passengers who voted for us.
Your support drives us to greater achievements every day, we value your loyalty and aim to create memories of a lifetime when you fly with Qatar Airways.
Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted said that the 2022 World’s Best Airline award is a recognition of Qatar Airways’ high standards and the hard work and dedication of every member of the airline’s staff. Qatar Airways had flown consistently throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with their network never falling below 30 destinations; and that determination has clearly been well recognised by customers with this award as Airline of the Year 2022.
For Qatar Airways to achieve this top accolade for (the) seventh time is both a unique and remarkable achievement, and we congratulate them for this success.
The awards, widely known as the Oscars of the Aviation Industry, covered the 12 months from September 2021 to August 2022 with over 14 million eligible entries counted in the results – a period when Qatar Airways increased its global network back to over 150 destinations. The airline also earlier became the first global airline to receive the Skytrax COVID-19 Safety Rating in January 2021.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards are independent and impartial, introduced in 1999 to provide a customer satisfaction study that was truly global. Travellers across the world vote in the largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to decide the award winners.
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