Aviation reviewer AirlineRatings ranked the 25 best excellent airlines in the world.
In the 25 Airline Excellence Awards list it issued on Wednesday, Air New Zealand was rated number one, followed by Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Korean Air, and Singapore Airlines in second to fifth place, respectively.
The sixth to 25th spots went to Qantas, Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic, EVA Air, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa/Swiss, SAS, TAP Portugal, All Nippon Airways, Delta Air Lines, Air Canada, British Airways, Jet Blue, JAL, Vietnam Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Hawaiian, KLM, Alaska Airlines, and United Airlines.
AirlineRatings has adopted a unique seven-star rating system to evaluate more than 360 airlines across the globe every year.
The Airline Excellence Awards, judged by experienced editors, with the following key criteria including fleet age, profitability, investment rating, product and service offerings, staff relations, and passenger reviews, among others.