Top 16 Best Airlines
Airplanes are a convenient kind of transportation, allowing people to travel quicker than ever before. According to several studies, aircraft are still the ... read more...safest mode of transportation on the planet. Several airlines currently serve customers that provide the safest and most committed services. They guarantee that your journey is always safe and pleasurable by providing assistance, aircraft-quality, in-flight service, and more. Let's use Toplist.info to find some of the top airlines!
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Qatar Airways Company operating as Qatar Airways is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar. Headquartered in the Qatar Airways Tower in Doha, the airline operates a hub network, flying to over 150 international destinations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport, using a fleet of more than 200 aircraft. Qatar Airways Group employs more than 43,000 people. The carrier has been a member of the Oneworld alliance since October 2013, the first Persian Gulf carrier to sign with one of the three major airline alliances. The young airline was established in 1993 and has quickly grown to serve over 140 destinations worldwide.
As aviation faces its greatest challenge, Qatar Airways remain committed to ensuring the highest standards of safety and hygiene onboard their aircraft at all times. Qatar Airways is the first global airline to achieve the prestigious 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating by the international air transport rating organization Skytrax. It follows HIA's success as the first airport in the Middle East and Asia to be awarded a Skytrax 5-Star COVID-19 Airport Safety Rating. These recognitions assure passengers worldwide that airline health and safety standards are subject to the highest possible standards of professional, independent scrutiny and assessment.
Since our launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has earned many awards and accolades, becoming one of the elite airlines worldwide to have made a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Voted Airline of the Year by Skytrax in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, and most recently in 2019, Qatar Airways has won the traveling public's confidence. They have accomplished these goals by focusing on running the business and how you experience their airline.
Qatar Airways secured the number one spot for the second year in a row and the sixth time since 2001. The Doha-based carrier won six titles, including Airline of the Year 2021, Best Airline in the Middle East, World's Best Business Class, World's Best Business Class Seat, World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge, Best Business Class Onboard Catering.
Detail information:
Website: http://www.qatarairways.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qatarairways
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qatarairways/
Headquarter: Qatar Airways Towers, Doha, Qatar
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Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier airline of Singapore, with its hub at Singapore Changi Airport. The airline is notable for using the Singapore Girl as its central figure in corporate branding. It has been ranked as the world's best airline by Skytrax four times and topped Travel & Leisure's best airline rankings for more than 20 years.
Singapore Airlines Group has more than 20 subsidiaries, including many airline-related subsidiaries. SIA Engineering Company handles maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) business across nine countries, with a portfolio of 27 joint ventures, including with Boeing and Rolls-Royce. Singapore Airlines Cargo operates SIA's freighter fleet and manages the cargo-hold capacity in SIA's passenger aircraft. Scoot, a wholly-owned subsidiary, serves as a low-cost carrier.
Singapore Airlines launched the Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft, the Boeing 787-10 and the ultra-long-range version of the Airbus A350-900. It ranks amongst the top 15 carriers worldwide in terms of passenger kilometers and stays tenth in the world for international passengers carried. Singapore Airlines was voted Skytrax World's Best Airline Cabin Crew 2019. The airline also won the second and fourth positions as the World's Best Airlines and World's Cleanest Airlines, respectively, for 2019.
Singapore Airlines retook the number two spot in 2021 after being named the best airline in the world in 2018. The carrier took home several awards, including World's Best Airline Cabin Staff, Best Airline in Asia, World's Best First Class, World's Best First Class Seat, Best Economy Class Onboard Catering, and COVID-19 Airline Excellence. Singapore operates one of the youngest fleets of aircraft globally to over 75 destinations worldwide.Detail information:
Website: https://www.singaporeair.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/singaporeair
Instagram: http://instagram.com/singaporeair
Headquarter: Singapore
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The All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. is, also known as ANA, is the largest airline in Japan by revenues and passenger numbers. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to domestic and international destinations and had more than 20,000 employees as of March 2016.
In addition to its mainline operations, ANA controls several subsidiary passenger carriers, including its regional airline, ANA Wings, Air Nippon, Air Do, and Allex Cargo. ANA is the largest shareholder in Peach, a low-cost carrier joint venture with Hong Kong company First Eastern Investment Group. In October 1999, the airline became a member of Star Alliance. On 29 March 2013, ANA was named a 5-Star Airline by Skytrax.
ANA All Nippon Airways, commonly called ANA, maintained its number three spot in 2021's rankings. The Japanese carrier was awarded four titles, including World's Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness, World's Best Airport Services, Best Airline Staff in Asia, and Best First Class Lounge in Asia, and secured a COVID-19 Airline Excellence award. ANA is the largest carrier in Japan in terms of passenger numbers and serves over 100 domestic and international destinations.Detail information:
Website: https://www.ana.co.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ana.japan/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ana.japan/
Headquarter: Shiodome City CenterMinato, Tokyo, Japan
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Emirates is the largest airline and one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates. Based in Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, owned by the government of Dubai's Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is also the largest airline in the Middle East, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub at Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport before the COVID-19 pandemic. It works in more than 150 cities in 80 countries across six continents through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. Emirates SkyCargo undertakes cargo activities. Emirates is the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown and the second-largest in terms of freight tonne kilometers flown.
Emirates was conceived in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's royal family, with Pakistan International Airlines gifting two of the airline's first aircraft. With $10 million in start-up capital, it was required to operate independently of government subsidy. Pakistan International Airlines provided accessible training facilities to Emirates cabin crew at Karachi airport. After its founding, the airline expanded both its fleet and its destinations.
Emirates operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing wide-body aircraft and is one of the few airlines to operate an all-wide-body aircraft fleet. As of December 2021, Emirates is the largest Airbus A380 operator with 121 aircraft. Since its introduction, the Airbus A380 has become an integral part of the Emirates fleet, especially on long-haul, high-density routes.Detail information:
Website: https://www.emirates.com/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/emirates
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emirates/
Headquarter: Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Japan Airlines was established in 1951 and became the national airline of Japan in 1953. In 2002, the airline merged with Japan Air System, Japan's third-largest airline, and became the sixth-largest airline globally by passengers carried. Japan Airlines is currently an official sponsor of the Japan Football Association, Japan national football team, Shimizu S-Pulse, and Consadole Sapporo. All Nippon Airways, the largest airline in Japan, is Japan Airlines' main competitor.
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. is an international airline and Japan's flag carrier, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its primary hubs are Tokyo's Narita International Airport Haneda Airport, Osaka's Kansai International Airport, and Itami Airport. Japan Airlines companies include Japan Airlines, J-Air, Japan Air Commuter, Japan Transocean Air, Ryukyu Air Commuter for domestic feeder services, and JAL Cargo for cargo and mail services.
Japan Airlines group operations include scheduled and non-scheduled international and domestic passenger and cargo services to 220 destinations in 35 countries worldwide, including codeshares. The group has a fleet of 279 aircraft. In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2009, the airline group carried over 52 million passengers and over 1.1 million tons of cargo and mail. Japan Airlines, J-Air, JAL Express, and Japan Transocean Air are members of the Oneworld airline alliance network.Japan Airlines secured a spot in the top five airlines, jumping six positions from number eleven in 2019. Japan's flag carrier won three titles in 2021, including World's Best Economic Class, Best Economic Class Airline Seat, Best Economic Class in Asia, and was given a COVID-19 Airline Excellence award. JAL operates 90 domestic and international routes.
Detail information:
Website: https://www.jal.co.jp/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapanAirlinesWorldwide/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japanairlines_jal/
Headquarter: Shinagawa, Tokyo
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Cathay Pacific Airways is the flag carrier of Hong Kong, with its head office and central hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. The airline was founded on 24 September 1946 by Australian Sydney H. de Kantzow and American Roy C. Farrell. The airline's operations and subsidiaries have scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 190 destinations in 60 countries worldwide, including codeshares and joint ventures.
Cathay Pacific operates a fleet consisting of Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, and Boeing 777 aircraft. Cathay Pacific Cargo operates two models of the Boeing 747. Defunct wholly owned subsidiary airline Cathay Dragon, which stopped operations, previously flew to 44 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region from its Hong Kong base. In 2010, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Pacific Cargo, together with Dragonair, carried nearly 27 million passengers and over 1.8 million tons of cargo and mail.
Cathay Pacific is the world's fifth-largest airline measured by sales and the fourteenth largest measured by market capitalization. In 2010, Cathay Pacific became the world's largest international cargo airline and central hub Hong Kong International Airport as the world's busiest airport measured by cargo traffic. The Hong Kong flag carrier secured one title, Best Business Class Lounge in Asia, and earned a COVID-19 Airline Excellence award.Detail information:
Website: http://www.cathaypacific.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cathaypacific
Instagram: http://instagram.com/cathaypacific
Headquarter: Cathay City, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong
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EVA Airways Corporation, of which "EVA" stands for Evergreen Airways, is a Taiwanese international airline based at Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei, Taiwan, operating passenger and dedicated cargo services to over 40 international destinations in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. EVA Air is largely privately owned and flies a fully global route network. It is a 5-star airline, rated by Skytrax. It is the second-largest Taiwanese airline (after China Airlines).
Since its founding in 1989 as an affiliate of shipping conglomerate Evergreen Group, EVA Air has expanded to include air cargo, airline catering, ground handling, and aviation engineering services. Its cargo arm, EVA Air Cargo, links with the Evergreen worldwide shipping network on sea and land. As of January 2018, EVA Air is the 15th safest airline globally, with no hull losses, accidents, or fatalities since its establishment.
EVA Air operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with Airbus A330, Airbus A321, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, and ATR 72 (operated by UNI Air) airliners primarily used on passenger routes, along with Boeing 777 freighter aircraft used on cargo routes. The airline was one of the first carriers to introduce the Premium Economy class, debuting in 1991.Detail information:
Website: http://www.evaair.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evaairwayscorp.vn
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evaairways/
Headquarter: Luzhu District, Taiwan
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Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights, and international destinations. It is the world's third-oldest airline still in operation, founded in November 1920; it began international passenger flights in May 1935. Qantas is an acronym of the airline's original name, Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services. It originally served Queensland and the Northern Territory and is popularly nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo." Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance.
The airline is based in the Sydney suburb of Mascot, adjacent to its central hub at Sydney Airport. As of March 2014, Qantas had a 65 percent share of the Australian domestic market and carried 14.9 percent of all passengers traveling in and out of Australia. Various subsidiary airlines operate to regional centers and on some trunk routes within Australia under the QantasLink banner. Qantas also owns Jetstar, a low-cost airline that operates international services from Australia and domestic services within Australia and New Zealand.
The Australia-based carrier secured two titles in 2021, including Best Airline in Australia/Pacific and Best Airline Staff in Australia/Pacific. After KLM suspended service during WWII, Qantas was named the world's safest airline by AirlineRatings.com and is the world's oldest continuously operating airline.Detail information:
Website: http://qantas.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Qantas/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/Qantas
Headquarter: Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
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Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. has headquarters in Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China. Hainan was established in 1993 and grew from a small domestic airline to a large global carrier serving nearly 100 destinations worldwide. It is the largest civilian-run and majority state-owned air transport company, making it the fourth-largest airline in terms of fleet size in the People's Republic of China and the tenth-largest airline in Asia in terms of passengers carried. It operates scheduled domestic and international services on 500 routes from Hainan and nine locations on the mainland and charter services. Its main base is Haikou Meilan International Airport, with hubs at Beijing Capital International Airport, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, and several focus cities.
Hainan Airlines operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with Airbus A340-600s, Airbus A330-200, Boeing 737-800s, Boeing 787-8s, Boeing 787-9s. The China-based carrier won Best Airline in China, Best Airline Staff in China, and Best Business Class in China this year and secured a COVID-19 Airline Excellence award.
Detail information:
Website: https://www.hainanairlines.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hainanairlines/
Headquarter: No. 7 Guoxing Avenue, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, China
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Air France is the flag carrier of France headquartered in Tremblay-en-France. Air France was formed on 7 October 1933 from a merger of Air Orient, Air Union, Compagnie Générale Aéropostale, Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne (CIDNA), and Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). It is an Air France–KLM Group subsidiary and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. As of 2013, Air France serves 36 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 175 destinations in 78 countries, and also carried 46,803,000 passengers in 2019. The airline's global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport, with Orly Airport as the primary domestic hub.
In 2018, Air France and its regional subsidiary Hop carried 51.4 million passengers. Air France operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing widebody jets on long-haul routes and uses Airbus A320 family aircraft on short-haul routes. Air France introduced the A380 on 20 November 2009 to New York City's JFK Airport from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Air France secured four awards this year, including Best Airline in Europe, Best Airline in Western Europe, Best Airline in France, and COVID-19 Airline Excellence.Detail information:
Website: http://airfrance.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airfrance/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airfrance/
Headquarter: Tremblay-en-France, France
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Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey. As of August 2019, it operates scheduled services to 315 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, making it the largest mainline carrier in the world by several passenger destinations. The airline serves more destinations non-stop from a single airport than any other airline in the world and flies to 126 countries, more than any other airline. With an operational fleet of 24 cargo aircraft, the airline's cargo division serves 82 destinations.
The airline's corporate headquarters are at the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Istanbul Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul. Istanbul Airport in Arnavutköy is the airline's main base, and there are secondary hubs at Ankara Esenboğa Airport and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport. Turkish Airlines has been a member of the Star Alliance network since 1 April 2008.
Turkish won several awards in Skytrax's World Airline Awards, including Best Airline in Southern Europe, Best Business Class Lounge in Europe, Best Economy Class in Europe, and COVID-19 Airline Excellence.Detail information:
Website: https://www.turkishairlines.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/turkishairlines
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turkishairlines
Headquarter: Istanbul Atatürk Airport,Yeşilköy, Istanbul, Turkey
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United Airlines, Inc. is a major American airline headquartered in Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois United operates an extensive domestic and international route network spanning cities large and small across the United States and all six inhabited continents. Measured by fleet size and the number of routes, it is the third-largest airline globally.
United has eight hubs, with Chicago–O'Hare being the most significant in terms of passengers carried and the number of departures. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance with 28 member airlines. Independent carriers operate regional service under the brand name United Express. The amalgamation of several airlines established United in the late 1920s, the oldest of these being Varney Air Lines, founded in 1926.
In January 2021, Chief Executive Scott Kirby put forward the possibility for the company to mandate employees to receive the Covid-19 vaccine while cautioning the potential difficulties in implementing the mandate. The company was the first major US airline to announce a vaccine mandate for all staff on Aug 6, at which point over 80% of flight attendants and 90% of pilots had been vaccinated, according to statements of the respective unions. Days before the internal deadline of Sept 27, the company announced that more than 97% of the US-based staff were vaccinated.Detail information:
Website: https://www.united.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/United
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/united
Headquarter: Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. -
Delta Air Lines, Inc is one of the major airlines of the United States and a legacy carrier. One of the world's oldest airlines in operation, Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline, along with its subsidiaries and regional affiliates, including Delta Connection, operates over 5,400 flights daily and serves 325 destinations in 52 countries on six continents. Delta is a founding member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.
By 1970, Delta had an all-jet fleet, and in 1972 it acquired Northeast Airlines. Trans-Atlantic service began in 1978 with the first nonstop flights from Atlanta to London. In 1987, it acquired Western Airlines, and that same year Delta began trans-Pacific service (Atlanta-Portland, Oregon-Tokyo). In 1990, Delta was the first airline in the United States to fly McDonnell Douglas MD-11 jets. Delta was the first airline to board more than 100 million passengers in a calendar year in 1997. Also that year, Delta began an expansion of its international routes into Latin America.
Delta has nine hubs, with Atlanta's most significant total passengers and many departures. It is ranked second among the world's largest airlines by the number of scheduled passengers carried, revenue passenger flown, and fleet size. It is ranked 69th on the Fortune 500.
Detail information:
Website: http://delta.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/delta
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delta
Headquarter: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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China Southern Airlines Company Limited has headquarters in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, established on 1 July 1988. The airline became one of China's "Big Three" airlines, the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried and Asia's largest airline in fleet size, revenue, and passengers carried.
With its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport, the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of SkyTeam until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with American Airlines in March 2019. The airline's logo consists of a kapok flower on a blue tail fin. The parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company. This state-owned enterprise was supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
Due to the pandemic, the carrier became the world's largest airline by seat capacity in October 2020, edging out American Airlines, which previously held the title. China Southern serves 200 destinations in China and abroad.Detail information:
Website: http://www.csair.com/en/index.shtml
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSAirGlobal/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/china_southern/
Headquarter: Guangzhou, Guangdong
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PJSC Aeroflot is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation. The airline was founded in 1923, making Aeroflot one of the oldest active airlines in the world. Aeroflot has headquarters in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo International Airport. The airline flies to 146 destinations in 52 countries, excluding codeshared services.
From its inception to the early 1990s, Aeroflot was the flag carrier and state-owned Soviet Union (USSR) enterprise. During this time, Aeroflot grew its fleet to over five thousand domestically-made aircraft. It expanded to operate a domestic and international flight network of over three thousand destinations throughout the Soviet Union and the globe, making the airline the largest in the world at the time. In addition to passenger flights, Aeroflot also committed to freight operations and serving the state through transportation and military assistance.
Aeroflot became a member of SkyTeam in April 2006, making it the first carrier in the former Soviet Union to do so. As of March 2020, the Russian Government owns 51% of Aeroflot through the Federal Agency for State Property Management, with the rest of the shares being free-floating.
Aeroflot took home two titles in 2021, including Best Airline in Eastern Europe and Best Airline in Russia, and won a COVID-19 Airline Excellence award.Detail information:
Website: https://www.aeroflot.ru/ru-en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aeroflotinternational
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aeroflot
Headquarter: Moscow, Russia
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American Airlines, Inc is a major American airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within Dallas. It is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passenger mile. Together with its regional partners, American operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld alliance, the third-largest airline alliance globally. Independent and subsidiary carriers operate regional services under the brand name American Eagle.
American Airlines and American Eagle operate out of 10 hubs, with the largest Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). The airline handles more than 200 million passengers annually, with an average of more than 500,000 passengers daily. As of 2019, the company employs nearly 130,000 people.
As of November 2021, American Airlines operates the most significant commercial fleet globally, comprising 862 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus, with an additional 179 planned or on order. Over 80% of American aircraft are narrow-bodies, mainly the Airbus A320 series and the Boeing 737-800. It is the largest A320 series aircraft operator globally and the largest operator of the A319 and A321 variants. It is the fourth-largest operator of 737 family aircraft and the second-largest operator of the 737-800 variant. American's wide-body aircraft are all Boeing airliners. It is the third-largest operator of the Boeing 787 series and the sixth-largest operator of the Boeing 777 series. American exclusively ordered Boeing aircraft throughout the 2000s.Detail information:
Website: http://aa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanAirlines
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanair
Headquarter: Fort Worth, Texas, United States