Skytrax has topped Qatar Airways as the large winner of the 2025 World Airline Awards.
The celebrated awards, dubbed the “Oscars of the aviation trade”, recognise airline excellence and Qatar Airways was named “Airline of the Yr” for a report ninth time.
Along with clinching the highest world title, Qatar Airways additionally secured numerous key class wins:
- World’s Greatest Enterprise Class
- Greatest Airline within the Center East
- World’s Greatest Enterprise Class Airline Lounge (Al Mourjan Lounge – The Backyard at Hamad Worldwide Airport)
Qatar Airways named ‘Airline of the Yr’ 2025
Qatar Airways Group Chief Government Officer Badr Mohammed Al Meer, stated: “Being named the World’s Greatest Airline by Skytrax for the ninth time is a unprecedented honour. This recognition is way over an award, it’s a celebration of the fervour, precision and goal that defines who we’re as an airline.
“To retain this title in a extremely aggressive and ever-evolving world trade displays the relentless efforts throughout each a part of the enterprise, from the frontline to behind-the-scenes, the fervour and dedication of our individuals proceed to set new requirements in aviation.
“We’re equally proud to have been named the Greatest Airline within the Center East, to as soon as once more maintain the title of the World’s Greatest Enterprise Class, and to be recognised for providing the Greatest Enterprise Class Airline Lounge expertise globally.
“These accolades reaffirm our ambition not solely to guide, however to redefine what distinctive service means in aviation. Whether or not on the bottom or within the air, we attempt to ship a seamless, elevated journey that anticipates the wants of our passengers and displays the very best requirements of high quality, consolation, and innovation.”
Regional airways Emirates and Saudi Arabian Airways additionally featured within the high 20, as Gulf carriers proceed to impress.
Skytrax High 20 World Airways in 2025
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airways
- Cathay Pacific
- Emirates
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Turkish Airways
- Korean Air
- Air France
- Japan Airways
- Hainan Airways
- Swiss Int’l Air Traces
- EVA Air
- British Airways
- Qantas Airways
- Lufthansa
- Virgin Atlantic
- Saudi Arabian Airways
- STARLUX Airways
- Air Canada
- Iberia
Edward Plaisted of Skytrax stated: “It’s a fabulous achievement for Qatar Airways to win the World’s Best Airline title for 2025, the ninth time they’ve triumphed within the awards historical past.
“Qatar Airways achieved wonderful outcomes throughout many award classes, with their Enterprise Class successful the World’s Greatest Enterprise Class, and their Al Mourjan Backyard Lounge named the World’s Greatest Enterprise Class Airline Lounge.
“We congratulate Qatar Airways on these successes which ought to be a supply of nice pleasure and satisfaction for the airline administration and employees.”
Different notable outcomes from the 2025 World Airline Awards embody
The World’s Most Household Pleasant Airways 2025
- Lufthansa
- British Airways
- Emirates
The World’s Greatest Inflight Leisure 2025
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Emirates
- Qatar Airways
The World’s Greatest First Class 2025
- Singapore Airways
- Emirates
- Air France
The World’s Greatest Enterprise Class 2025
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airways
- Cathay Pacific
The World’s Greatest Premium Economic system Class 2025
- Virgin Atlantic
- Japan Airways
- Emirates
The World’s Greatest Economic system Class 2025
- Cathay Pacific
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airways
The unbiased and neutral World Airline Awards are primarily based on the biggest airline passenger satisfaction survey, with prices of the survey and awards paid by Skytrax. Airways don’t pay any entry or registration charge. The web survey operated from September 2024 to Could 2025, and greater than 100 buyer nationalities participated. All survey entries had been screened to determine IP and person data, with duplicate, suspect and ineligible entries deleted. Over 325 airways function within the survey outcomes.