The Worlds Best Airlines Awards

The international travel magazine Global World Traveler wards has recognized top airlines in the word in overall customer satisfaction, in flights service and other criteria. Besides this they have also announced the best airlines in various categories and regions. Here is the complete list of all airlines that were recognized in various categories.  The airlines wards were announced as a result of voting by more than 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 different nationalities. The World Airline Awards are the most prestigious and respected airlines quality recognition of front-line product and service standards across the world airline industry.   Featuring more than 200 airlines, the world airlines awards are based on diverse customer satisfaction levels spread across 38 different items of airline front-line product and service.

Qatar Airways: Best Airlines of the World:

Qatar Airways is named as the Worlds Best Airline: The Doha based Qatar airlines was named the best airlines in Overall performance and customer satisfaction. The airlines also operate a large number of Fleets across all continents and are the largest Growing airlines in the world in terms of Fleet size and destinations offered.

British Airways

British Airways has been the world's Best Business Class lounge award for its Galleries Lounges at Terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport. The awards come under the category of customer Product and Service Quality. The London based airlines have been expanding and now Asia is in its Radar with Countries like India forming a major segment of its Customers.  Virgin Atlantic Airways was ranked the second for their Business Class lounge at London Heathrow Airport followed by Cathay Pacific Airways lounges at Hong Kong Int'l Airport.

Cathay Pacific Airways

Cathay Pacific was awarded the best airlines in terms of comfortable First Class seats offered on its flights. Etihad Airways and Singapore airlines took the Second and third positions respectively. The airlines have always been favored by the premium class passengers and this wards confirms to its five star category.

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is named as Best Airline in Europe in the world Air Show being held at Paris. The runners-up in this category are Swiss Intl Air Lines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Lufthansa in 3rd position. Turkish airlines has always been known for its in flight Food that are served and with it offering more destinations on its platter the Turkish airlines is set to play a bigger role in Middle East Aviation.

Etihad Airways

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways was adjudged the best airlines I terms of first class catering and Product Quality. The airlines were followed by Singapore Airlines taking 2nd place within the category, ahead of Qantas Airways in 3rd position. One of the largest expanding airlines in the world Etihad is always known for its top of the lines catering services and in flights food servings besides customer comfort and satisfaction.

Emirates Airlines

If there is one airline that really innovates in terms of In flights passenger amenities and entertainment it cannot be other than Emirates Airlines. The airlines was named best airlines in the category of  In flight Entertainment award followed by  Singapore airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways. Whether it is Communication, availability of More than 1200 Channels from all countries to latest Information Emirates airlines does it all with elegance and innovation.

Kingfisher Airlines

The recent troubles not withstanding, Kingfisher Airlines was named the Best Airline India and Central Asia for its top of the lines customer and in flight services. The airlines were followed by Jet Airways and Srilankan airlines. The airlines has some of the most distinguishes Cabin crew and in flight services making it a chosen service provider for business travelers.

Oman Air

Oman Air has been named the winner of the World's Best Business Class Airline Seat award at the 2011 World Airline Awards being held in Paris. Singapore Airlines took the second place within the category, followed by of Qatar Airways.

Virgin and Singapore Airlines Merger Deal On Way

 Virgin Australia has gained approval from the concerned competition regulator to merge with Singapore airlines. The major reasons offered by the airlines for the merger includes creating a more robust international network for addition of any more International cities without actually adding more airlines in its fleet. Singapore airlines have considerable presence across South East markets and hence would provide end to end compatibility with the Virgin existing services. Both the carriers would  now be able to cooperate on things like  pricing, flights scheduling, marketing and sales on Australia-Singapore services
and as well as on international and domestic connecting flights.

Besides this the two airlines would also be able to codeshare for making their passengers international booking and travel more easy besides providing each airlines a partnership in domestics markets.

In recent times there have been growing competition on the airlines in International flights sectors and alliances is one of the way of meeting competition. Expansion of routes is considered to be one way of broadening the demand for flights and at the same time many airlines are not willing to invest in buying more flights. For Virgin Australia, Qantas has been a major competitor particularly in the corporate segment and alliance with Singapore air will definitely give more legroom. Emirates, Air Arabia and other are also expanding in the South East.

Emirates to Resume Flights to Abidjan

Emirates Airlines

Emirates airlines have confirmed that they are resuming the flights service to Abidjan in coming days. At present Emirates will operate daily flights to Abidjan via Accra Flights , the capital of Ghana. Emirates Flights to Abidjan will be served by an Airbus A340-300 aircraft which offers 12 First, 42 Business and 213 Economy Class seats.The Aircraft to Abidjan, EK 787 will depart Dubai at 0730hrs, arriving Abidjan at 1400hrs. EK788 departs Abidjan at 1520hrs, arriving Dubai at 0550hrs the following day. Emirates Airlines at present servers  around 19 passenger destinations and  many other cargo destinations  in various cities of the African continent. The major Cities In African Continent Includes Nairobi Flights , Shram -al- sheikh Flights,

About Emirates airlines Emirates are one of the largest airlines in the world and the biggest air carrier of the Middle east.The airlines has the largest expanding fleet and it operates on maximum number of routes. The airlines have flight service to most of the Important International cities such as Beijing, Basra, Bangkok, Jakarta, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Tehran, Dhaka and others.

Emirates airlines, the national Airlines of Dubai came into being in 1985 primarily to connect Dubai with rest of the world as well as enhancing domestic air connectivity. Having Airlines operations spread over 66 countries and connecting more than 110 international cities and destinations, emirates is the largest Airlines in the Middle East and largest growing airlines of the world. The airlines is one of examples of how with growing customer care, Flight innovations and safety standards even traditional big players can be overtaken and new routes can be made profitable.

Due to the astounding success of the airlines in terms of passengers growth and  resulting revenue, the airlines has put one of the largest orders for 120 Airbus carriers to increase its fleet size. In 2010 the airline was the sixth-largest airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, largest in the world in terms of scheduled international passenger-kilometers flown and seventh largest in terms of scheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown. With ever expanding routing and services the airlines now operates in most of the continents and countries of the world. As recognition of the contribution of Emirates airlines in Dubai Aviation, Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 was built exclusively for the use of Emirates.

The airlines are ever ready to make the journey memorable and easy for its flyers. Hence the airlines has entered into codeshare with many other airlines such as Jet Airways of India, Oman Air, V Australia, Royal Air Maroc, Continental Airlines, Air Mauritius, Thai Airways International and many others.

Emirates Booking

Emirates airlines Booking is available either through the Emirates own website or even though many online travel Flights booking portals. Further seasonal offers and discount tickets are also available from time to time. Those who fly with the airlines should know that Emirates became the first airline in the world to introduce a personal entertainment system on a commercial aircraft after introducing the world’s first seat-back screens way back in 1992 to make the in flight experience truly memorable.

Emirates Presence in South Asia

Emirates booking are available for most of the South and South East Asian countries such as India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Philippines, Korea and Malaysia. The Destinations covered in India by Emirates Includes without being exhaustive includes Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Bangalore, Khozikode and Kochi. Other destinations in other countries include Dhaka, Bangkok, Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Many Others.

Emirates Airlines Awarded " Best Airlines of the Year Award" By Air Transport World

Emirates Booking

Dubai Based Emirates Airlines has been awarded the much sought after ‘Airline of the Year’ award for 2011 by the leading Air Transport World. The award is conferred every year in recognition of exemplary safety standards, customer satisfaction and on flight experience.As per the Awards citation Emirates was conferred the award in recognition of the Dubai-based carrier’s “strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, trendsetting customer service and superb financial performance”.

Emirates is the leading airlines of the world and is one of the sought after among the 125 airlines which serves Dubai. The airlines has made its mark on the international Flight destinations and has seen constant rise in the passengers outside Middle East as well most remarkably EU and USA.

As per the airlines statements the cornerstone of Emirates success has been a relentless drive for cabin innovation not just in premium class but in economy, strong commitment to safety and operational excellence, its trendsetting customer service and its superb financial performance including a 22-year consecutive annual profit streak. Emirates launched its services in 1985, and since then it has has grown into one of the largest and most dynamic airlines in the world, transforming Dubai into a world-class hub for global air travel. The airline is a leader in developing flexible air routing that save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions.

Emirates was one of the earliest airlines too introduce individual seat back videos and to enable passengers to make authorized on board mobile phone calls. Emirates' flagship A380s are the only commercial aircraft flying in the world that features on board Shower Spas for First Class passengers. These first class on flights services together with financial strength that has allowed the airlines to experience rapid and consistent growth, above 20 per cent a year on average. Financially self-sustained and unprotected, Emirates carried 27.5 million passengers in the 2009-10 financial year – almost 4.7 million more than the previous 12 months.

Currently Emirates Airlines serves more than 110 international flights destinations spread over 66 countries across various continents such as Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Asia-Pacific.

More On UAE Air Traffic: Abu Dhabi Passenger Traffic Data

 To be more specific about the UAE Air Traffic Data Published in last post here is the Airlines Traffic for the Abu Dhabi Airport.Abu Dhabi is growing into one of the busiest airport in the Middle East region with constant improvements in the Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The number of passengers traffic to the airport stood at nearly 11 million which translates into a 12 per cent jump from the previous year 2009.

The reasons for Growth of the passenger traffic can be found in the emergence of Various Indigenous Airlines carries such As Emirates Airlines and Most Importantly the growth of Abu Dhabi Based Etihad Airways. Both the airlines are in an Expansion spree and furiously adding more domestic and international destinations to their itinerary.

There have been also increase in the new international airlines operating in the UAE, for example Jet airways and Kingfisher Now have many flights to the Abu Dhabi Airport, besides Thai airways, Singapore airlines and other increasing their flight frequency. Air France, Jordan's Royal Falcon, Air Arabia Egypt, Air Astana of Kazakhstan, and GMG Airlines of Bangladesh all began new services into the Abu Dhabi airport last year, bringing the total number of airlines serving the UAE capital to 52.With the traffic rush Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has marketed itself heavily internationally to welcome new carriers to spur additional trade and tourism into the country. The UAE capital is positioning itself to become a major hub for air travel, tourism and aerospace. Next year it will host World Routes 2012, one of the airport industry's largest conferences.

Coupled with this there has been major investment in boosting up the airport infrastructure. ADAC has also sought to revitalize the UAE  Al Ain International Airport, which last year saw inaugural services from Ariana  Afghan Airlines and Oman Air. It has to be noted that Etihad airways has the major share of the airports of the traffic amounting to 7.1 million of the overall traffic.

Etihad Airways Offers Free Visa to India Flights Travelers

Etihad Airways is pushing for a major publicity in the Indian Aviation sector by announcing the scheme of providing free visas to Indians with any Flights booked with the airlines. With Indian Celebration season in full swing the scheme is bound to be availed by many India Flight travelers especially for leisure and honeymoon travelers.

The offer by Etihad Airways is available for a month from October 15 to  November 15 for Airlines  ticket booking and  for travel between October 20 to December 15. Etihad airways is the primary airlines connecting  Abu dhabi which is a renowned business and leisure destination. Etihad airways is launching the cheap flights online Booking  and free visa scheme in collaboration with some travel and visa providers. There is a growing investment in Abu dhabi airport for growing infrastructure which is sure to give a Philip to visitors and Etihad airways step may be an attempt to capitalize on the investments.Etihad is one among the airlines in UAE. Other being Emirates Airlines.