The Top 10 Airlines from the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2010

Like every year, the 2010 edition of the Skytrax World Airline Awards was a gala event. More than 40 airliners, including low cost airlines and high end carriers participated. Here are the top 10 airlines from different categories.

Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines claimed second spot with the award of ‘Best Cabin Staff’. Travellers looking to book cheap flights to Singapore can consider the airline as one of the options.

Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways received the ‘Best Business Class’ award. The airline has an extensive codeshare partner network and can be a good choice for multi leg flights and round the world tickets.

Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific was given the ‘Best Airline: Transpacific’ title.

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand claimed the ‘Best Airline: Australia/Pacific’ award. Being the national carrier of New Zealand, it may emerge as a cheap airline for flying to New Zealand.

Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways was honoured with the ‘Best First Class’ title.

Qantas Airways
Qantas Airways took the award of ‘Best Airline Seat - Premium Economy Class’. Buying cheap tickets for the airline’s economy class definitely proves to be a rewarding experience.

Emirates

Emirates received award for ‘Best Inflight Entertainment’.

Thai Airways

Thai Airways bagged the award for ‘Best Airport Services.

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines landed the ‘Best Economy Class’ title.

Asiana Airlines

Asiana Airlines landed the top position with the ‘Airline of the Year’ award. The airline with its fleet of 67 aircrafts and Star Alliance network membership sometimes proves to be a good bet for cheap flights to South Korea. It is South Korea’s second largest airline.

Asian Magazine’s Poll ranks Malaysia Airlines 7 in the Top 10 Airlines Worldwide

Malaysia Airlines has made it to the 7th spot from the earlier 8th last year in the Top 10 Airlines Worldwide category under the Best in Travel Poll 2010 conducted by Smart Travel Asia, an Asian Magazine. The airliner also netted the 5th and 6th ranks in the Top 10 Airlines Cabin Service and Top 10 Airlines Business Class categories respectively. The top place in the poll went to Singapore Airlines, while the second, third, and fourth spots were claimed by Cathay Pacific, Emirates, and Thai Airways International respectively. The fifth place was shared by Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic. British Airways grabbed the sixth spot and the seventh place was again a shared one between Lufthansa and Malaysia Airlines. The 8th and 9th positions went to Qantas and Korean Air respectively. Air France and Qatar had to together contend with the 10th spot.

A travel magazine on Asia called Smart Travel Asia conducted the poll. The poll was carried out to study the outlook of Smart Travel Asia readers towards their favourite travel brands. In order to give a truly global character to the poll, different nationalities were included in the exercises. While 60% of the voters belonged to Asia, 20% hailed from the UK and Europe, and another 20% from the US. It is noteworthy that Kuala Lumpur based Malaysia Airlines is a well known name in the Europe as it operates numerous flights especially to and from the UK.

The Senior General Manager - Managing Director’s Office, Mr Muzzaffar Othman stated that Asia has been airline’s key market and it was a matter of delight to have received the recognition as 60 percent of the voters were based in Asia. Mr. Othman saw the recognition as a further boost to the airline’s commitment to provide 5 star value services to its customers.