Qatar Airways Named ‘Airline of the Year’ by Airline Ratings for 2024
- Qatar Airways is Airline Ratings’ leading premium airline, which also assessed 25 global carriers
- Qatar Airways also takes home ‘Best Business Class’ for the fifth consecutive year, and ‘Best Catering’ in the industry
(IN SHORT) Qatar Airways receives top honors as the ‘Airline of the Year’ by Airline Ratings, alongside awards for ‘Best Business Class’ for the fifth consecutive year and ‘Best Catering’. Recognized for exceptional customer experiences and service excellence, Qatar Airways stands out among 25 global carriers assessed based on various criteria including fleet age, passenger reviews, safety, and innovation. Qatar Airways Group CEO reaffirms the airline’s commitment to innovation and customer care, while Airline Ratings’ Editor-in-Chief highlights the airline’s consistency and high standard of service delivery as reflected in passenger feedback.
(PRESS RELEASE) Doha, Qatar, 2024-May-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways has been named the ‘Airline of the Year’ for 2024 by the leading industry organisation, Airline Ratings. In addition to the ‘Airline of the Year’ accolade, Qatar Airways has also won ‘Best Business Class’ for the fifth consecutive year, as well as ‘Best Catering’.
The yearly Airline Ratings awards include several key categories: ‘Best In-flight Entertainment’ and ‘Best Catering’, ‘Best Cabin Crew’, ‘Best Environmental Airline’, and ‘Regional Airline of the Year’. Airlines are assessed based on various criteria including fleet age, passenger reviews, profitability, safety rating, product rating, innovation, and forward fleet orders.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, said: “We, at Qatar Airways, stand for delivering exceptional customer experiences, and it is always reaffirming to be recognised for our relentless pursuit of service excellence. Receiving the ‘Airline of the Year’ accolade by Airline Ratings has reinforced our commitment to innovation and customer care that defines our brand.”
Airline Ratings Editor-in-Chief, Geoffrey Thomas, said: “In our objective analysis, Qatar Airways came out number one in many key areas although it was a very close scoring for the top five. The passenger reviews however scored Qatar Airways ahead of all airlines and its consistency and high standard of service delivery came through in the feedback.”
Qatar Airways leads Airline Ratings’ list of top premium airlines which includes 25 global carriers: https://www.airlineratings.com/news/qatar-airwas-worlds-best-airline-for-2024/
About Qatar Airways
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways won the ‘World’s Best Business Class’ for the tenth time at the 2023 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax. The airline continues to be synonymous with excellence, also taking home, Best Airline in the Middle East, World’s Best Business Class Lounge and World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining at the prestigious awards held during the 2023 Paris Air Show. Qatar Airways is an unprecedented seven-time winner of the “World’s Best Airline” voted by Skytrax (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022). As leaders in industry innovation and digital adoption, Qatar Airways was recently voted the world’s best airline website by World Travel Tech Awards.
Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 170 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, voted by Skytrax as the ‘World’s Best Airport’ in 2021 and 2022 consecutively. This year, Hamad International Airport has been ranked by Skytrax as the second-best airport in the world, and received the ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’ accolade for the ninth time in a row, as well as ‘World’s Best Airport Shopping’.
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Source: Qatar Airways
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