(MENAFN- bangladesh monitor) dhaka : singapore airlines was named world's best airline at the 2023 skytrax world airline awards held on june 20 at the paris air show, making the airline win the award for a fifth time.
goh choon phong, chief executive officer, singapore airlines, received the world's best airline award on behalf of the airline at the event.
sia bagged awards in four categories at 2023's skytrax awards, including best first class airline, best first class comfort amenities, and best airline in asia.
sia's low-cost subsidiary scoot was named best long haul low-cost airline, and ranked second in the world's best low-cost airlines category.
on the other hand, us-bangla airlines, country's largest private carrier, bagged the 5th spot among the best south asian airlines at the skytrax world airline awards 2023.
us-bangla hopes this achievement in the global aviation field will escalate bangladesh's aviation sector further, said the airline's spokesperson.
vistara, a joint venture between tata sons and singapore airlines, also won several awards at 2023 world airline awards by skytrax held at the iconic musée de l'air et de l'espace.
the indian full-service airline was named 'best airline in india and south asia' for the third consecutive year, 'best airline staff in india and south asia' for the fifth consecutive time, 'best cabin crew in india and south asia' for the third consecutive year and 'best business class airline in india and south asia' for the second time.
the airline was also ranked 16th best airline globally at the award ceremony. this makes vistara the only indian carrier to feature in the list of world's top 20 airlines for the second consecutive time.
vistara also secured the 8th position, moving up by one rank from 2022, amongst the 'best airlines in asia 2023'. the airline ranked 19th amongst 'world's best airline cabin crew 2023' and 20th in the category of the 'world's best inflight entertainment 2023'.
then, qatar airways won the world's best business class award at the 2023 skytrax world airline. global customers, for the 10th time, ranked qatar airways as the world's best business class.
the awards were received by akbar al baker, chief executive, qatar airways group and eng badr mohammed al meer, chief operating officer of hia.
qatar airways winning the award for its al mourjan lounge at hamad international airport, signals its dominance in the world's best business class lounge category.
the al mourjan lounge additionally received the premier accolade for the world's best business class lounge dining.
qatar airways was honoured with the title of best airline in the middle east for the 11th time in the history of the awards.
the skytrax world airline awards are regarded as the "oscars" of the aviation industry. also, the skytrax world airline star rating is a prestigious and global benchmark of airline excellence, awarded after professional audit analysis and evaluation of airline products and front-line service standards.
skytrax has been awarding airline service and quality worldwide since 1999 while the airline star ratings are awarded by the audit office after a detailed, professional analysis of an airline's quality standards.