Qatar Airways has been nominated “World’s Best Airline” in 2019 by Skytrax, with its Business Class product (notably the new Qsuites) voted as “World’s Best Business Class”. Its Oryx One Inflight Entertainment System was second only to Emirates’ ICE, and its Doha International Airport hub was the fourth best in the world. Recently, Qatar Airways has been authorized to fly over Saudi Arabia, the UAE and several other Arab Countries, after that in 2016 the airline had been banned from those Countries’ airspaces for political reasons (Photo Wikimedia Commons / N509FZ)
- - 5 STARS: Awarded to airlines achieving a very high, overall quality performance. It recognizes high standards of onboard product together with consistent and excellent standards of staff service across airport and cabin environments
- - 4 STARS: Awarded to airlines that deliver a good overall quality performance and provide good product standards across different travel cabins
- - 3 STARS: Awarded to airlines delivering a fair quality performance equating to the industry 'average' of acceptable product and service standards
- - 2 STARS: Shows airlines delivering a lower total quality performance, in some instances below the industry average across many rating categories
- - 1 STAR: Represents a poor quality of product delivered across the assessment sectors
* SKYTRAX (www.skytraxratings.com) is the most prestigious independent rating agency in commercial aviation. Its five stars rating system regarding airline quality has become a status symbol for carriers around the world. Here is what the stars stand for: