Qatar Airways Wins Three Major Accolades At Skytrax Awards 2014

Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways flanked by the airline’s cabin staff. Photo © World Airline Awards

The State of Qatar’s national airline, Qatar Airways, has been recognized in three of the top awards at the recent Skytrax World Airline Awards, including winning World’s Best Business Class for the second year in a row.

“Qatar Airways is focused on providing the best quality product and service for our passengers, and we are very proud to have Skytrax recognise our airline, our people and our products via these awards,”  the CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, said.

In total, Qatar Airways won three awards – World’s Best Business Class, which it has now won three times and two years consecutively; Best Airline in the Middle East for the eighth time; and Best Business Class Airline Lounge for the second time consecutively.

Qatar Airways was also voted runner-up in the Airline of the Year category.

“We strive to set the highest standards in the global airline industry and our young fleet helps us deliver the finest five-star service in the sky,” the airline’s CEO added.

Skytrax is acknowledged around the world for being the only truly global, independent aviation industry monitor. Results of the 2014 World Airline Awards are derived from millions of passenger surveys involving travelers from 160 different countries.

In its 17th year, Qatar Airways flies a modern fleet of 134 aircraft to 144 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America.