Singapore Airlines Is The World’s Best Airline For 2019.See The Top 10 Best Airlines

AirlineRatings.com has named Singapore Airlines as the world’s best airline for 2019. Previous five times winner of Airline of the Year, Air New Zealand, came second and Qantas in third.

The Airline Excellence Awards, endorsed by the International Civil Aviation Organization, was judged by seven editors with over 200 years’ industry experience.

They rated the safety and in-flight products of 450 airlines using a seven-star rating system. The criteria used includes passenger reviews, the age of aircraft’s fleets , profitability, investment, products and staff relations.

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The Editor-in-Chief of AirlineRatings.com Geoffrey Thomas commented:

“In our objective analysis Singapore Airlines came out number one in many of our audit criteria, which is a great performance.”

“One of the standouts in the industry for decades it has returned to its best with a new product, new aircraft and new innovative flights such as the Singapore-New York non-stop. Quite simple the airline is the Gold Standard.”

See the overall Top 10 Best AIRLINES below

1) Singapore Airlines

2) Air New Zealand
Previous five times winner of Airline of the Year

3) Qantas

4) Qatar Airways

5) Virgin Australia

6) Emirates

7) All Nippon Airways

8) EVA Air

9) Cathay Pacific Airways

10) Japan Airlines

The lists were dominated by Asian and Middle Eastern Airlines

See the Winners in each Category

Airline of the Year:          SingaporeAirlines

Best Long-Haul Airline:
Emirates (Middle East), EVA Air (Asia-Pacific), Lufthansa (Europe) and Delta (Americas)

Best Low-Cost Airline:
Westjet (Americas), AirAsia/AirAsia X (Asia-Pacific) and Wizz (Europe)

Best First Class:
Singapore Airlines

Best Business Class:
Qatar Airways

Best Premium Economy:
Air New Zealand

Best Economy:
Korea Air

Best Lounges:
Qantas

Best Catering:
Qatar Airways

Best In-Flight Entertainment:  Emirates

Best Domestic Class:
Qantas

Regional Airline of the Year:    QantasLink

Most Improved Airline:
Philippine Airlines

Best Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier:
VietJet

Best Cabin Crew:
Virgin Australia

Top 10 World’s Longest Non-Stop Passenger Flights

Singapore Airlines,the new world best airline and last year’s third best , reclaimed the title for the world’s longest commercial flight last month with the relaunch of its 9,534 mile 19-hour Singapore to New York route .