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RANKED: The World’s 10 Best Business Class Airlines, 2016

Best Business Class Airlines 2016

Qatar Airways has been voted the best business class airline in the world for 2016, according to a survey of millions of travellers world wide, conducted by Skytrax, the leading consumer-aviation consultancy firm.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) took second spot, followed by Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai-based airline Emirates, and Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, ranked third, forth, and fifth, respectively.

The World’s 10 Best Business Class Airlines, 2016

1. Qatar Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. Etihad Airways
4. Emirates
5. Cathay Pacific
6. ANA All Nippon Airways
7. EVA Air
8. Turkish Airlines
9. Air France
10. Lufthansa

Revealed: The World’s 10 Best Business Class Airline Lounges, Seats, Catering, and Dining for 2016

RankLoungesSeatsCateringLounge Dining
1Qatar AirwaysSingapore AirlinesTurkish AirlinesTurkish Airlines
2Turkish AirlinesQatar AirwaysQatar AirwaysQatar Airways
3Cathay PacificEtihad AirwaysAustrianEtihad Airways
4Virgin AtlanticJapan AirlinesEtihad AirwaysQantas Airways
5Singapore AirlinesEVA AirGaruda IndonesiaEmirates
6Qantas AirwaysANA All Nippon AirwaysHainan AirlinesSingapore Airlines
7Etihad AirwaysCathay PacificQantas AirwaysCathay Pacific
8EmiratesOman AirANA All Nippon AirwaysVirgin Atlantic
9SwissAir FranceSingapore AirlinesAir Canada
10EVA AirSwissEmirates British Airways

*The award for Business Class Comfort Amenities is based on the full range of comfort amenities that a customer receives in these premium cabins on long haul flights. This covers much more than just an amenity kit, and the Comfort Amenities award classification is about end-to-end comfort. This Award category includes the quality of pillows, duvets and blankets, onboard turndown / seat cover service, pyjamas, hot and cold towel services, washroom products, and of course the amenity kit.


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