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World Airline Awards: Qatar Airways named world’s top airline

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June 18, 2025

In 2024, Qatar Airways solidified its title as one of the world’s best airlines and received many awards at the well-regarded aviation awards. Recently, Qatar Airways won the World’s Best Airline award at the AirlineRatings.com 2024 Airline Excellence Awards, beating over 25 other airline carriers from around the world. Qatar Airways was also presented with the Best Business Class Cabin, in addition to Best Catering for the fifth consecutive time in a row. These two accolades showcase the airline’s commitment to service excellence. The airline also swept up awards at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024. Qatar Airways won the World’s Best Airline for the eighth time in its 25-year history. Qatar Airways also won the World’s Best Business Class, Best Business Class Lounge, and Best Airline in the Middle East. These awards are based on ratings from millions of passengers on more than 350 international airlines.

Badr Mohammed Al‑Meer, Group CEO of Qatar Airways said “These awards are not only great accolades for the airline, but reinforce our commitment to provide the best service possible to our customers.” Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted said of Qatar Airways, “They have continually provided high levels of customer satisfaction, and consistently offered their high levels of service, standards, and quality for eight years.”

Qatar Airways takes the lead in:

Redefining excellence above the clouds, Qatar Airways continues to be recognized as World’s Best Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025, along with being crowned several other accolades:

– Airline of the Year for the 9th time
– World’s Best Business Class for the 12th… pic.twitter.com/Hs4v0dXsqN
— Qatar Airways (@qatarairways) June 17, 2025

World-Class Business Class: One of the best recognized year after year
Premium Food and Lounge Experience: Best in the air and best on the ground
Consistent Excellence: Multiple wins across global awards

Why This is Important For Travellers:

Qatar Airways continues to lead in the luxury travel space providing exceptional services like Qsuite, world-class lounges, and dining. With this type of recognition, Qatar Airways continues to be one of the best options for international travelers heading into 2025.