Qatar Airways bags eight awards at Skytrax World Airline Awards

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Qatar Airways bags eight awards at Skytrax World Airline Awards

As we roll into the calmer travel months of September and October, there was cause of celebration in London on Friday as the industry leaders gathered at the Langham Hotel for the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 - the first time the event had been held in person since 2019.

Skytrax, a UK-based airline and airport review and ranking site, conducted more than 14 million customer surveys in more than 100 countries between September 2021 and 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 head of Qatar Airways, thanked his incredible employees for their dedication and drive and said that to celebrate our 25th anniversary in the same year 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, the 2 carrier won nine awards, including Best Cabin Staff, Best First Class, Best First Class Seat and Best First Class Catering.

Emirates was third in the UAE and was 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 is no mean feat when two years of Covid 19 have meant that customers are mindful of hygiene and cleanliness standards. It won four more awards, including Best Airport Services.

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

Delta Air Lines won six regional-specific awards categories in the US, while Turkish Airlines took the top carrier in Europe, taking four awards including the highly competitive Best Airline in Europe title.

Albertine Murasira, a flight attendant for 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, Skytrax CEO, said that while the awards celebrated the best of aviation, the industry was still dealing with the strains of Covid, staff shortages and fuel price surges caused by the conflict in Ukraine.

He told the ceremony audience that it was not the happiest time in many respects.

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

Singapore Airlines is the World Best First Class Airline: