Qatar Airways bags eight awards at Skytrax World Airline Awards

The industry leaders gathered at the Langham Hotel in London on Friday for the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 - the first time since 2019 when we roll into the calmer travel months of September and October.

Skytrax, a UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site, conducted more than 14 million customer surveys in more than 100 countries from September 2021 to August 2022 to find out the world's current favorite airline.

Since the awards were introduced in 1999, Qatar Airways has won the top prize a total of seven times. The Qatari flag-carrier also scooped up eight more gongs on Friday, including Best Business Class, Best Business Class Seat and Best Business Class Lounge Dining. It's going to be a lot to bring back through hand luggage.

Akbar Al Baker, the group chief executive of Qatar Airways, thanked his incredible employees for their continued dedication and drive, and said that to win these awards in the same year we celebrate our 25th anniversary is even more rewarding. After receiving the award, he told CNN Travel that the secret of the airline's continued success was: Consistent service, consistent product, consistent attention to passengers and absolute dedication from everyone who works in the airline. According to Skytrax's survey, the 2 airline won nine awards, including Best Cabin Staff, Best First Class, Best First Class Seat and Best First Class Catering.

Emirates was awarded the third place in the UAE and was also awarded Best Economy Class Seat, Best Economy Class, Best Economy Class Catering and Best Premium Economy Class Seat.

The World's Cleanest Airline was named 4 and was the world's cleanest airline, no mean feat when two years of Covid-19 have resulted in customers being particularly mindful of hygiene and cleanliness standards. It won four more awards, including Best Airport Services.

Australian airline Qantas came in fifth in the survey of more than 350 airlines, conducted in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese languages.

Delta Air Lines was the leading airline in the US, winning six region-specific awards categories, while Turkish Airlines was the top carrier in Europe, taking home four awards, including the highly competitive Best Airline in Europe title.

Albertine Murasira, a flight attendant at RwandAir, which won the best airline staff service in Africa, said the award would encourage the carrier to raise standards.

It's going to encourage us to keep taking care of our passengers. Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax, said that while the awards celebrated the best of aviation, the industry was still tackling the strains of Covid, staff shortages and fuel price surges caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

He told the ceremony audience that it has not been the happiest times in many respects.

Skytrax said the world's top 20 airlines will be the top 20 airlines in 2022.

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