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The Skytrax World Airline Awards is the world's most respected and recognised Airline Awards.

The worldwide survey totalled 15,442,605 respondents with over 95 different passenger nationalities participating in the survey.

The list is once again dominated by the long haul airlines of the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.

2008 Skytrax World Airline Award rankings:

1 Singapore Airlines (1)
2 Cathay Pacific (3)
3 Qantas (5)
4 Thai Airways (2)
5 Asiana Airlines (12)
6 Malaysia Airlines (6)
7 Qatar Airways (4)
8 Air New Zealand (7)
9 Emirates (9)
10 Etihad Airways (23)

AIRLINE OF THE YEAR
Singapore Airlines

BEST LOW-COST AIRLINE
easyJet

BEST CABIN STAFF
Asiana Airlines

BEST INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Emirates

BEST FIRST CLASS LOUNGE
Qantas

BEST BUSINESS CLASS LOUNGE
Virgin Atlantic

BEST ECONOMY CLASS
Asiana Airlines

BEST FIRST CLASS
Cathay Pacific

BEST BUSINESS CLASS
Singapore Airlines

BEST AIRLINE : AFRICA
South African Airways

BEST AIRLINE : EUROPE
Lufthansa

BEST AIRLINE : MIDDLE EAST
Qatar Airways

BEST AIRLINE : NORTH AMERICA
Continental Airlines

BEST AIRLINE : SOUTH AMERICA
LAN

BEST AIRLINE : AUSTRALASIA
Qantas

BEST AIRLINE : ASIA
Singapore Airlines

Labels: airlines, awards

Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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