Following from http://www.worldairlineawards.com/index.htm
Cathay Pacific Airways picked up the 2009 Airline of the Year award at the first live SKYTRAX World Airline Awards ceremony held in Hamburg, Germany on 1st April 2009.
The SKYTRAX World Airline Awards celebrated their tenth anniversary with around 500 people attending the 2009 Awards ceremony in Hamburg to see the winning airlines receive their accolades. Edward Plaisted (CEO of Skytrax) handed out awards in 34 categories - the winners being selected by the airline industry's most important audience, it's customers.
AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2009
SOME KEY AWARD WINNERS
Airline of the Year
1 Cathay Pacific
2 Singapore Airlines
3 Asiana Airlines
4 Qatar Airways
5 Emirates
6 Qantas
7 Etihad Airways
8 Air New Zealand
9 Malaysia Airlines
10 Thai Airways
BEST INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
1 Emirates
2 Singapore Airlines
3 Virgin Atlantic
4 Cathay Pacific
5 Qatar Airways
EST FIRST CLASS CATERING
1 Singapore Airlines
2 Asiana Airlines
3 Cathay Pacific Airways
4 Etihad Airways
5 Qatar Airways
BEST BUSINESS CLASS CATERING
1 Etihad Airways
2 Qatar Airways
3 Austrian
4 Emirates
5 Singapore Airlines
BEST ECONOMY CLASS CATERING
1 Asiana Airlines
2 Emirates
3 Qatar Airways
4 Etihad Airways
5 Austrian
QATAR AIRWAYS IS NAMED AS BEST ECONOMY CLASS AIRLINE FOR 2009
BEST ECONOMY CLASS
"the respected Air Travel Awards"
Qatar Airways scooped the award for Best Economy Class airline in the 2009 results, moving up from 2nd place that it held in 2008.
Last year's winner, Asiana Airlines, maintained a strong performance in 2nd position, with Air New Zealand coming into 3rd place, ahead of Singapore Airlines (4th) and Malaysia Airlines in 5th position.
"The typical Economy Class trip experience does not offer the same ability for an airline to serve customers as intensively as would be the case in the Premium cabins of the aircraft" said Edward Plaisted of Skytrax, "but Qatar Airways success in this Economy class category shows that quality consistency can still be achieved in the main cabin".
BEST ECONOMY CLASS AIRLINES : 2009
1 Qatar Airways
2 Asiana Airlines
3 Air New Zealand
4 Singapore Airlines
5 Malaysia Airlines
WORLD'S BEST CABIN STAFF 2009
1 Malaysia Airlines
2 Asiana Airlines
3 Thai Airways
4 Singapore Airlines
5 Cathay Pacific
BEST LOW-COST AIRLINES : WORLDWIDE
1 Air Asia
2 Air Berlin
3 easyJet
4 Jetstar Airways
5 Virgin Blue
THE WORLD'S BEST AIRLINES : 2009 REGIONAL BREAKDOWN
Best Airline : Asia Cathay Pacific
Best Airline : Australasia Qantas
Best Airline : Africa South African Airways
Best Airline : Europe Swiss International Air Lines
Best Airline : Middle East Qatar Airways
Best Airline : North America Continental Airlines
Best Airline : South America LAN Airlines
Best Airline : Central America TACA
Best Airline : Pacific region Air Tahiti Nui
Best Airline : China China Southern Airlines
Best Airline : Central Europe CSA Czech Airlines
Best Airline : Southern Europe Turkish Airlines
Best Airline : South East Asia Cathay Pacific
Best Airline : Northern Asia Asiana Airlines
Best Airline : India/Central Asia Kingfisher Airlines
Best Airline : Transatlantic British Airways
Best Airline : Transpacific Asiana Airlines
Best Airline : South East Asia Cathay Pacific
Best Airline : Northern Asia Asiana Airlines
Best Airline : India/Central Asia Kingfisher Airlines
Best Airline : Transatlantic British Airways
Best Airline : Transpacific Asiana Airlines
BEST BY CABIN TYPE 2009 WINNER
Best First Class Singapore Airlines
Best Business Class Etihad Airways
Best Premium Economy Class Virgin Atlantic Airways
Best Economy Class Qatar Airways
BEST BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE : 2009
Rank Airline Airport
1 Virgin Atlantic LHR
2 Cathay Pacific HKG
3 Emirates DXB
4 British Airways LHR
5 Qantas Airways SYD |