WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS 2011

Congratulations to all winners announced on June 22nd, 2011, at Paris Air Show.


Here is a complete and accurate list of the winners, extracted from Skytrax:


BEST AIRLINES BY ONBOARD CATERING:
ECONOMY CLASS  - Thai Airways International
PREMIUM ECONOMY - Air New Zealand
BUSINESS CLASS  - Austrian Airlines
FIRST CLASS  - Etihad Airways


BEST AIRLINE BY SEATS:
FIRST CLASS - Cathay Pacific Airways
BUSINESS CLASS - Oman Air
PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS - Turkish Airlines
ECONOMY CLASS - Thai Airways International

BEST AIRLINES BY REGION:
AFRICA -South African Airways
ASIA - Singapore Airlines
CHINA - Hainan Airlines
SOUTHERN EUROPE - Turkish Airlines
NORTHERN EUROPE - Finnair
EASTERN EUROPE - Aeroflot Russian Airlines
WESTERN EUROPE - Swiss International Air Lines
AUSTRALIA / PACIFIC - Air New Zealand
MIDDLE EAST - Qatar Airways
NORTH AMERICA - Air Canada
SOUTH AMERICA - TAM Linhas Aéreas
CENTRAL AMERICA / CARIBBEAN - TACA Airlines
CENTRAL ASIA / INDIA - Kingfisher Airlines
EUROPE - Turkish Airlines
TRANSATLANTIC - Lufthansa
TRANSPACIFIC - Cathay Pacific Airways

BEST AIRLINES BY CLASSES:
FIRST CLASS - Etihad Airways
BUSINESS CLASS - Singapore Airlines
PREMIUM ECONOMY CLASS - Air New Zealand
ECONOMY CLASS - Asiana Airlines


BEST LOW COST AIRLINES BY REGIONS:

NORTH AMERICA - Virgin America
SOUTH AMERICA - Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
AUSTRALIA / PACIFIC - JetStar Airways
ASIA - AirAsia
CENTRAL ASIA / INDIA - IndiGo Airlines
EUROPE - EasyJet

BEST REGIONAL AIRLINES BY REGIONS:
ASIA - Dragonair
EUROPE - Aegean Airlines
CHINA - Tianjin Airlines
NORTH AMERICA - American Eagle Airlines
SOUTH AMERICA - TRIP Linhas Aéreas

BEST AIRLINES BY STAFF SERVICE EXCELLENCE BY REGIONS:
ASIA - ANA All Nippon Airways
AFRICA - South African Airways
AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC - V Australia 
CHINA - Hainan Airlines
CENTRAL ASIA/INDIA - Kingfisher Airlines
EUROPE - Austrian Airlines
MIDDLE EAST - Oman Air
NORTH AMERICA - Virgin America
CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN - TACA Airlines
SOUTH AMERICA - TAM Linhas Aéreas

WORLD'S BESTS:
WORLD'S BEST REGIONAL AIRLINE - Dragonair
WORLD'S BEST AIRPORT SERVICES - ANA All Nippon Airways
WORLD'S BEST AIRLINE ALLIANCE - Star Alliance
WORLD'S BEST LEISURE AIRLINE - Thomson Airways
WORLD'S BEST LOW-COST AIRLINE - AirAsia
WORLD'S MOST IMPROVED AIRLINE - China Southern Airlines
WORLD'S BEST CABIN STAFF - Asiana Airlines
WORLD'S BEST INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT - Emirates
WORLD'S BEST BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE - British Airways
WORLD'S BEST FIRST CLASS LOUNGE - Qatar Airways

And Finally, this is the final top ten rankings for 2011:

1. Qatar Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. Asiana Airlines
4. Cathay Pacific
5. Thai Airways
6. Etihad Airways
7. Air New Zealand
8. Qantas Airways
9. Turkish Airlines
10. Emirates

Once again, Congratulations to all winners! All the best for 2012!