Dietro Qatar Airways troviamo Singapore Airlines seconda e la giapponese ANA al terzo posto. Cathay Pacific ed EVA Air (quinta e sesta) allungano il predominio asiatico e per trovare una compagnia europea dobbiamo spostarci al settimo posto dove troviamo Lufthansa. Chiudono la TOP10 Etihad, Hainan e Garuda.

Tra le Europee troviamo la Swiss (14°), Austrian (17°) e Air France (18°) tra le prime 20. Male le statunitensi Delta (32°), United (78°) ed American Airlines (74°). Alitalia la troviamo invece relegata al 63° posto. Tra le Low Cost si conferma Air Asia come migliore compagnia, piazzatasi al 26° posto. Ottimi risultati anche per Turkish Airlines che ritira ben quattro riconoscimenti (World’s Best Business Class Airline Lounge, Best Business Class Onboard Caterina, Best Business Class Lounge Dining, Best Airline in Southern Europe), mentre il premio come miglior equipaggio va a Garuda Indonesia.

1 Qatar Airways 2 2 Singapore Airlines 3 3 ANA All Nippon Airways 5 4 Emirates 1 5 Cathay Pacific 4 6 EVA Air 8 7 Lufthansa 10 8 Etihad Airways 6 9 Hainan Airlines 12 10 Garuda Indonesia 11 11 Thai Airways 13 12 Turkish Airlines 7 13 Virgin Australia 18 14 Swiss Int’l Air Lines 15 15 Qantas Airways 9 16 Japan Airlines 21 17 Austrian 19 18 Air France 14 19 Air New Zealand 17 20 Asiana Airlines 16 21 Bangkok Airways 20 22 KLM 24 23 China Southern 32 24 Hong Kong Airlines 29 25 Finnair 27 26 AirAsia 23 27 Cathay Dragon 22 28 Norwegian 30 29 Air Canada 31 30 Aeroflot 40 31 Malaysia Airlines 34 32 Delta Air Lines 35 33 Virgin Atlantic 28

34 Korean Air 36 35 China Airlines 37 36 Alaska Airlines 60 37 Aegean Airlines 33 38 Aer Lingus 49 39 jetBlue Airways 53 40 British Airways 26 41 easyJet 38 42 Iberia 52 43 Virgin America 25 44 Jetstar Airways 46 45 AirAsiaX 48 46 Air Astana 43 47 Vietnam Airlines 44 48 Ethiopian Airlines 76 49 South African Airways 41 50 Avianca 56 51 Saudi Arabian Airlines 82 52 Azul Brazilian 55 53 Oman Air 42 54 Southwest Airlines 66 55 Porter Airlines 47 56 SilkAir 39 57 Indigo 51 58 WestJet 50 59 LATAM 45 60 Scoot 61 61 Jetstar Asia 54 62 TAP Air Portugal 64 63 Alitalia 58 64 Eurowings 75 65 SAS Scandinavian 62 66 Thomson Airways 65

67 Philippine Airlines 83 68 Brussels Airlines 59 69 Copa Airlines 69 70 Air Transat 88 71 Azerbaijan Airlines 70 72 China Eastern 79 73 Jet Airways 71 74 American Airlines 77 75 Fiji Airways 91 76 Ryanair 108 77 Air Mauritius 73 78 United Airlines 68 79 LOT Polish 92 80 Air Seychelles 63 81 SriLankan Airlines 67 82 Icelandair 81 83 Juneyao Airlines 90 84 Gulf Air 80 85 Air Berlin 74 86 Hawaiian Airlines 72 87 American Eagle Airlines 84 88 Vueling 109 89 Air Nostrum 89 90 Tigerair 97 91 Kenya Airways 85 92 Royal Brunei Airlines 95 93 Air Malta 101 94 Xiamen Airlines 110 95 S7 Airlines 104 96 Peach 78 97 Royal Air Maroc 115 98 Air China 87 99 Air Canada rouge 131

Emirates Winner Inflight Entertainment and First Class Comfort Amenities
Garuda Indonesia retains it's prestigious title as the World's Best Cabin Staff
EVA Air has the world's cleanest airplane cabins say global travellers
Thai Airways wins major award being named as the world's Best Airline Economy Class
Bangkok Airways wins the World's Best Regional Airline award for the second consecutive year
Lufthansa is named the Best Airline in Europe and moves higher in the global rankings
Singapore Airlines business class seat is voted the world's best by customers

Singapore Airlines, a perennial favourite in the awards was ranked No. 2 in the world, also receiving awards as the Best Airline in Asia, the World's Best Business Class seat and for having the Best Premium Economy Onboard Catering. Referred to as the "Oscars of the aviation industry", the World Airline Awards are held in high esteem for clarity of process and independence, with no outside sponsorship or external influence. The survey voting processes and awards results analysis were subject to detailed, independent assessment by the UK advertising authority (ASA) in 2015 and found fully compliant, transparent and independent. The survey enables any airline in the world to be nominated, allowing travellers to make their own choice, underlining the brand as the Passenger's Choice Awards. 19.87 million eligible survey entries were counted in the final results, and 105 nationalities participated in the survey from August 2016 to May 2017. The survey covered over 325 airlines, from largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers, measuring Quality standards for 41 KPI’s across front-line product and service factors in the Airport and Onboard environments.