Qatar Airways received three separate awards at the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards at the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. Air travelers chose Qatar Airways as the World’s Best Business Class in the 2016 World Airline Awards. It also won the awards for the Best Business Class Airline Lounge and the Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “It is a very proud moment for Qatar Airways to be named World’s Best Business Class, Best Business Class Airline Lounge and Best Airline Staff Service in the Middle East by the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards, not only for myself, but for every individual at Qatar Airways who creates the passengers’ experience.”
The Skytrax World Airline Awards are widely known as the Passengers Choice Awards with millions of travelers, from 160 different countries, participating in passenger satisfaction surveys to decide the winners each year.
Over the last year Qatar Airways announced an unprecedented expansion of its network with 13 new destinations launching in 2016 including Adelaide, Atlanta, Birmingham, Boston, Chiang Mai, Seychelles and Sydney.
The airline continues to grow in 2017, and will commence services to further new destinations including Auckland, which will be the world’s longest flight, Lusaka, Skopje and Nice.
