World’s best airline for 2024 revealed

Qatar Airways is the world’s best airline, according to AirlineRatings.com. The Doha-based carrier nabbed the prestigious Airline of the Year title for 2024, having nudged out last year’s winner, Air New Zealand, for the top spot. “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.” Coming in second on the Top 25 list is Korean Air followed by Cathay Pacific Airways.The judging panel, which consists of five editors, consider a range of criteria that include safety and product rating, fleet age, profitability, serious incidents, passenger reviews from several sources, innovation and forward fleet orders. Between the judges there’s more than 100 years of industry experience. “In our objective analysis Qatar Airways came out number one in many key areas although it was a very close scoring for the top 10,” AirlineRatings.com editor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas said in a statement. “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.” Coming in second on the Top 25 list is Korean Air followed by Cathay Pacific Airways.<br/>