List of best airlines in the world revealed
Skytrax released its ranking on Tuesday with Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific taking the top three spots. The remaining 10 positions were respectively handed to Emirates, ANA All Nippon Airways, Turkish Airlines, Korean Air, Air France , Japan Airlines and Hainan Airlines. Qantas Airways was ranked 14th - beaten by Swiss Int'l Air Lines in 11th, EVA Air in 12th and British Airways in 13th.
Qantas received several other awards from Skytrax including Best Airline in Australia/Pacific. 'To be recognised as the Best Airline Australia and Pacific reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering for our customers and is testament to the exceptional work of our people,' Qantas Group CEO, Vanessa Hudson, said.
'I want to sincerely thank our incredible team of more than 29,000 people around the world, who bring such passion and pride to the work they do every single day.
'This award belongs to them.' In 2024, Qantas was ranked 24th on the world's best airlines list. Qantas again received several 2025 Australia/Pacific awards for its class offerings. Those included Best Economy Class, Best Economy Class Onboard Catering, Best Business Class, Best Business Class Onboard Catering and Best Premium Economy Class.
The airline also claimed awards for the Best Cabin Crew in Australia/Pacific and Cleanest Airline in Australia/Pacific. One of the other top Skytrax awards for Australia was handed to Virgin Australia for the Best Airline Staff Service in Australia/Pacific.
The carrier was also awarded Best Regional Airline in Australia/Pacific and Most Family Friendly Airline in Australia/Pacific. Virgin Australia was ranked the second-best regional airline in the world. Jetstar also collected two awards from Skytrax in 2025.
Those were Best Low-Cost Airline in Australia/Pacific and Best Low-Cost Airline in Australia. Only two awards for the Australia/Pacific region were awarded to non-Australian companies.
Those were Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering awarded to Air New Zealand and Best Business Class Lounge awarded to Air New Zealand – AKL. The remaining top 20 airlines by Skytrax were Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, Saudi Arabian Airlines, STARLUX Airlines, Air Canada and Iberia.
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