Supply Chains and Transportation

The world’s 10 favourite international airlines

Benjamin Zhang

Travel + Leisure just released the 2015 winners for its annual World’s Best Awards.

Top Airlines in the World was one of the big awards. To determine the winner, Travel + Leisure surveyed its readers and collected data on a host of parameters including cabin comfort, in-flight service, customer service, value, food, and loyalty programs.

The long-running travel magazine also handed out awards for  best airports, cities to visit, hotels, and even best islands to checkout.

Pacific Rim airlines fared particularly well, making up 7 of the 10 award-getters. Here are the winners.

10. Qantas Airways

10. Qantas Airways

9. All Nippon Airways (ANA)

9. All Nippon Airways (ANA)

8. Korean Air

8. Korean Air

7. Thai Airways International

7. Thai Airways International

6. Virgin Atlantic Airways

6. Virgin Atlantic Airways

5. Air New Zealand

5. Air New Zealand

4. Cathay Pacific Airways

4. Cathay Pacific Airways

3. Qatar Airways

3. Qatar Airways

2. Emirates

2. Emirates

1. Singapore Airlines

1. Singapore Airlines

This article is published in collaboration with Business Insider. Publication does not imply endorsement of views by the World Economic Forum.

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Author: Benjamin Zhang is a business and transportation reporter for Business Insider. 

Image: The new Airbus A 380 super jumbo jet airplane stands at Frankfurt airport. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach.

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