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Hong Kong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has climbed six places to rank third among the top 25 airlines around the globe, according to a ranking announced by AirlineRatings, a safety and product rating website.
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The ranking for 2024 saw Qatar Airways nudge out previous winners Air New Zealand as well as Korean Air, Cathay Pacific Airways and Emirates for the top spot.
The AirlineRatings Airline Excellence Awards, judged by five editors with over 100 years of industry experience, combined major safety and government audits, with 12 key criteria that included: fleet age, passenger reviews, profitability, safety rating, product rating, innovation and forward fleet orders.
The Top 25 premium airlines are Qatar Airways, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific Airways, Air New Zealand, Emirates, Air France/ KLM, All Nippon Airways, Etihad Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia/Atlantic, Vietnam Airlines, Singapore Airlines, EVA Air, TAP Portugal, JAL, Finnair, Hawaiian, Alaska Airlines, Lufthansa / Swiss, Turkish Airlines, IGA Group (British Airways & Iberia) Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines.
“In our objective analysis Qatar Airways came out number one in many key areas although it was a very close scoring for the top ten”, AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said.
“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,” Thomas added.
The Qatar airline also picked up the title of Best Business Class and Best Catering for the fifth year running.
