Air New Zealand Named Airline Of The Year

Safety and product rating website AirlineRatings.com has announced Air New Zealand as its Airline of the Year for 2014.

The award recognizes inflight innovations, financial performance, operational safety and staff motivation, commitment to a young fleet and continued focus on the environment. The airline also won Best Premium Economy Class.

When announcing the award, AirlineRatings.com editor Geoffrey Thomas said the editorial team took special note of the airline’s comprehensive long haul offering which includes the Skycouch and Spaceseat products.

“Quite simply Air New Zealand is an airline of first choice. And given the airline’s location and the country’s size its performance is even more remarkable,” Mr. Thomas said.

AirlineRatings.com was launched in June 2013 and rates 450 airlines using its seven-star rating system.

Top 10 airlines for 2014
1.         Air New Zealand
2.         Emirates
3.         Cathay Pacific
4.         Singapore Airlines
5.         Qantas
6.         Etihad Airways
7.         Royal Jordanian Airlines
8.         Swiss International
9.         Virgin Atlantic
10.       All Nippon Airways