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Air New Zealand has been named the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com.
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The review website cited the airline’s Skynest economy beds as one of the reasons for its success.
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It ranked Southwest as the top low-cost airline in the US.
Air New Zealand has been ranked the best airline in the world by AirlineRatings.com, an aviation safety and product review website.
The airline beat Qatar Airways, which held the title in 2021 and 2022, to secure first place. The website cited Air New Zealand’s new Skynest economy beds and the airline’s safety record as two reasons for the top spot.
Air New Zealand took first place for best economy class; Qatar Airways took the lead for business class; and Singapore Airlines was ranked as the best first class airline.
Delta ranked 15th among U.S. airlines. The rating website named the best low cost airline Southwest in the US and Ryanair in Europe.
Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of AirlineRatings.com, said: “In our objective analysis, Air New Zealand came in as number one in many key areas, although it scored very well for the top five.”
He continued: “Like all airlines around the world, Air New Zealand has faced serious disruptions during and after the pandemic and this year has faced huge challenges from storms and cyclones. The airline has responded well.”
AirlineRatings.com uses criteria such as fleet age, passenger ratings and profitability. Here are the top 10 airlines, according to the website:
1. Air New Zealand
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Air New Zealand, or Air NZ, is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the country’s flag carrier.
Air NZ has an average rating of 7.6./10 based on 231 reviews on AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
2.Qatar Airways
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Qatar Airways is headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is one of the largest airlines in the Middle East, with revenues of $14.4 billion in 2022, according to Al Jazeera.
Qatar has an average score of 7.3/10 based on 196 reviews on AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
3. Etihad Airways
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Etihad is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is one of the two flag carriers in the UAE.
Etihad has an average rating of 5.9/10 based on 120 reviews on AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are bad.
4. Korean air
Safety: 6/7
Product: 7/7
Korean Airlines is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It is the national airline of South Korea.
Korean Air has an average score of 7.8/10 based on 60 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. The reviews are mostly positive.
5.Singapore Airlines
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Singapore Airlines, or SIA, is headquartered in Singapore. It is one of the largest airlines in Asia, with revenues of $13.2 billion in 2022.
SIA has an average rating of 6.3/10 based on 256 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
6. Quantas
Safety: 7
/7
Product: 7/7
Qantas is headquartered in Mascot, Australia. It is Australia’s flag carrier.
Qantas has an average score of 5.7/10 based on 402 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
7. Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Virgin Atlantic is headquartered in Crawley, England. Richard Branson owns 51% of Virgin Atlantic, while Delta Airlines owns a 49% stake.
Virgin has an average score of 5.3/10 based on 35 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. It doesn’t have many recent reviews, with the last review from November 2019.
8. EVA air
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
EVA Air’s headquarters is located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is one of the largest airlines in East Asia, with revenues of approximately $5 billion by 2023, by corporate market cap.
EVA has an average rating of 5.8/10 across 48 ratings on AirlineRatings.com’s reviews.
9. Cathay Pacific Airways
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Cathay Pacific is headquartered in Hong Kong. It is one of the largest airlines in Asia, with revenues of $13.6 billion in 2019, according to Nikkei Asia.
Cathay has an average rating of 5.8/10 based on 197 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
10. Emirates
Safety: 7/7
Product: 7/7
Emirates is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is one of the two flag carriers in the UAE.
Emirates has an average rating of 5.3/10 based on 413 reviews from AirlineRatings.com. The recent reviews are mixed.
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