Formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Saudia is the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, with hubs in the Country’s main cities of Jeddah and Riyadh. It has one of the youngest long-haul fleets in the world made by Boeing 777-300ERs, Boeing 787-10s and Boeing 787-9s, plus Airbus A330-300s. Its network spans the Middle East and Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. It is one of the few airlines in the world not serving any type of alcoholic beverages onboard its aircraft, in compliance with Muslim regulations. Its long-haul aircraft host a prayer room for Muslim devotees (Photo Wikimedia Commons / Russel Lee)
- - 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: