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Canadian airlines Air Canada, Porter Airlines and Air Transat were honored at the SkyTrax World Airline Awards 2024.
The final SkyTrax World Airline Awards ceremony was held in London on June 24, 2024. SkyTrax has been organizing these “Oscars of the aviation sector” since 1999, rewarding the best offers in aviation products and services.
SkyTrax World Airline Awards 2024 - Canadian winners
Air Canada won awards in the following five categories:
- Best airline business class lounge food and beverage service in the world for the Air Canada Signature Suite in Toronto;
- Best cabin crew in Canada ;
- Best family carrier in North America ;
- Best in-flight catering service in premium economy class in North America;
- Best carrier for cabin cleanliness in North America.
Porter Airlines was named Best Regional Airline in North America.
Finally, Air Transat won the title of World’s Best Leisure Airline for the sixth time.
SkyTrax World Airline Awards 2024 - Air France stands out from the crowd
For the fourth year running, Air France has been voted best airline in Western Europe.
The company also took first place in two categories linked to its La Première offer:
- Best gastronomic offer in a first-class lounge;
- Best on-board catering in this travel cabin.
SkyTrax World Airline Awards 2024 - The other main winners
The prize for the world’s best airline goes to Qatar Airways, which overtakes Singapore Airlines at the top of the ranking.
Here are the 20 best airlines in the world in 2024 :
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- Emirates
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Japan Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
- EVA Air
- Air France
- Swiss International Air Lines
- Korean Air
- Hainan Airlines
- British Airways
- Fiji Airways
- Iberia
- Vistara
- Virgin Atlantic
- Lufthansa
- Etihad Airways
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
Here are the other prizes awarded for 2024:
- The best cabin crew in the world: Singapore Airlines ;
- The world’s cleanest airline: Cathay Pacific Airways ;
- The world’s best independent airport lounge: Plaza Premium – FCO (Italy) ;
- The world’s best long-haul low-cost airline: Scoot ;
- The best airline staff in Europe: Iberia ;
- The best airline staff in Africa: Kenya Airways ;
- The best airline staff in the Middle East: Oman Air.
All the results are available on the Skytrax World Airline Awards website.
Bottom Line
Once again, three Canadian airlines were honored at this prestigious event.
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