- Air New Zealand is ranked the world’s best airline by AirlineRatings.com.
- Ratings websites cited the company’s Skynest Economy Bed as one of the reasons for its success.
- Southwest Airlines ranked as the best budget airline in the United States.
Air New Zealand has been ranked among the world’s best airlines. Airline Rating.coman airline safety and product review website.
The airline defeated Qatar Airways, who retained the title in 2021 and 2022, to secure the top spot. The website cites Air New Zealand’s new Skynest economy beds and the airline’s safety record as two reasons for its top ranking.
Air New Zealand ranked first in Best Economy Class. Qatar Airways took the lead in business class. And Singapore Airlines was ranked as the best first class airline.
Among U.S. airlines, Delta Air Lines ranked highest at number 15. Ratings websites named Southwest Airlines as the best low-cost airline in the United States and Ryanair in Europe.
AirlinesRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said: “In our objective analysis, Air New Zealand came in first in many key areas, even though it was very close to the top five.” rice field.
He added: “Like all airlines around the world, Air New Zealand has faced severe disruption during and after the pandemic, and has faced major challenges this year from storms and cyclones. I responded,” he said.
AirlinesRatings.com uses criteria such as aircraft age, passenger reviews and profitability. According to the website, the top 10 airlines are:
1. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Skynest economy bed.
Air New Zealand
safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the national airline of this country.
Air New Zealand’s average score is 7.6./10 based on 231 reviews on AirlinesRatings.com. Recent reviews have been mixed.
2. Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways check-in area in Terminal 8.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Qatar Airways is headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is one of the largest airlines in the Middle East. $14.4 billion in 2022 revenuefrom Al Jazeera.
Qatar’s average score is 7.3/10 based on 196 reviews on AirlinesRatings.com. Recent reviews have been mixed.
3. Etihad Airways
Airbus A380 of Etihad Airways.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Etihad Airways is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of his two flag carriers in the UAE.
Etihad Airways average score 5.9/10 (based on 120 reviews on AirlineRatings.com). Recent reviews are bad.
4. Korean Air
Korean Air plane.
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safety: 6/7
product: 7/7
Korean Air is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea’s flag carrier.
Korean Air’s average score is: 7.8/10 (based on 60 AirlineRatings.com reviews). Its reviews are mostly positive.
5. Singapore Airlines
A Singapore Airlines plane landing in Bali, Indonesia in March 2022.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is headquartered in Singapore. He is one of Asia’s largest airlines. Revenue in 2022 will be $13.2 billion.
Here are the average SIA scores: 6.3/10 (based on 256 AirlineRatings.com reviews). Recent reviews have been mixed.
6. Qantas
Qantas staff.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Qantas is headquartered in Mascot, Australia. Australia’s flag carrier.
Average score for Qantas is: 5.7/10 (based on 402 AirlineRatings.com reviews). Recent reviews have been mixed.
7. Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic
Sir Richard Branson on the wing of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 at Heathrow Airport.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Virgin Atlantic is headquartered in Crawley, UK. Richard Branson owns 51% of Virgin Atlantic and Delta owns 49%.
Here are Virgin’s average scores 5.3/10 (based on 35 AirlineRatings.com reviews). There aren’t many recent reviews, the most recent being November 2019.
8. EVA Air
EVA Air plane.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
EVA Air is headquartered in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is one of East Asia’s largest airlines. Nearly $5 billion in revenue in 2023per company market capitalization.
Average EVA scores are: AirlineRatings.com reviews scored 5.8/10 from over 48 reviews.
9. Cathay Pacific Airways
A rendering of the Cathay Pacific 777X.
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safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Cathay Pacific is headquartered in Hong Kong. One of Asia’s largest airlines. $13.6 billion in revenue in 2019by Nikkei Asia.
Cathay Airways average rating is: 5.8/10 (based on 197 AirlineRatings.com reviews). Recent reviews have been mixed.
10. Emirates Airlines
Yursi Abu Barak is a senior co-pilot for Emirates Airlines in Dubai.
Emirates Airlines
safety: 7/7
product: 7/7
Emirates is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is one of his two flag carriers in the UAE.
Here is the average rating for Emirates Airlines: 5.3/10 (based on 413 AirlineRatings.com reviews). Recent reviews have been mixed.