Iata, the international association that brings together 80% of international airlines, by the end of 2016, 3,8 billion people will have taken a plane. However, if you want to transform a single flight into a real experience not to be forgotten, you have to keep an eye on Asia and the Middle East.
Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad dominate the skies around the world and they are the four companies that compete for first place in the ranking of the best at an international level. Flying with them means enjoying maximum comfort without having to worry about anything. Of course, you have to shell out a lot of money.
Il Corriere della Sera has processed the data collected by the Anglo-French platform www.flight-report.com realizing the top ten worldwide for each travel class: Economy, Premium Economy, Business and First.
Economy: here are the top 10 in the world
The ranking of the Economy Class created on the basis of Flight Report data, which collects the reviews (with photos, profiles and final vote) of passengers from all over the world, is led, certainly not surprisingly, by Emirates, with an average score of 8,39 .10 out of 8,37. Singapore Airlines follows closely with a score of 8,16. In third place, tied Qatar Airways and Garuda Indonesia (XNUMX).
Here is the complete ranking:
1 Emirates: 8,39.
2 Singapore Airlines: 8,37.
3 Qatar Airways: 8,16.
4 Garuda Indonesia: 8,16.
5 Thai Airways: 8,13
6 Etihad: 7,97
7 Qantas: 7,82
8 Turkish Airlines: 7,79
9 Cathay Pacific: 7,77
10 Aegean Airlines: 7,72.
Premium Economy
In the class immediately above, a sort of intermediate level between Economy and Business Class, Singapore Airlines (score 8,86) is the master, beating the Japanese All Nippon Airways (Ana) and the French Corsair International.
It should be emphasized that, in this segment, the top ten includes as many as four European companies. Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad do not operate in this class.
Here is the complete ranking
1 Singapore Airlines: 8,86
2 All Nippon Airways (Ana): 8,67
3Corsair International: 8,05
4 Cathay Pacific: 7,91
5 Eva Air: 7,73
6 Air France: 7,51
7 American Airlines: 7,45am
8British Airways: 7,34
9 klm: 7,17
10 Lufthansa: 7,11
Business Class
In Business no one can keep up with the airlines and Asian companies. Here is the ranking:
1 Singapore Airlines 8,71
2 Etihad 8,4
3 Qatar Airways 8,18
4 Emirates 8,14
5 Cathay Pacific 8,12
Turkish Airlines 7,90
Swiss 7,84
Thai Airways NEVER
American Airlines 7,78
Air Canada 7,78
First class
The best airline in the world in the premier class, the first in fact, is Singapore Airlines with an average score of 9,1 out of 10. In second place, however, surprisingly comes Air France, the transalpine national airline beats giants such as Qatar Airways and Etihad .
Here is the complete ranking
1 Singapore Airlines: 9,1
2 Air France: 8,86
3 Qatar Airways: 8,77
4 Etihad: 8,69
5 Cathay Pacific: 8,58
6 Lufthansa: 8,49
7 Emirates: 8,24
8British Airways 8,19
9Thai Airways 8,16
10 Swiss: 7,82
Low Cost European
Perhaps it is the ranking that interests European citizens the most. What are the best low cost hotels on the old continent? If you look at the Economy class only and consider the largest ones, Norwegian dominates the continental routes with 7,14. In second place, easyJet (6,8), while on the third step of the podium we find Wizz Air (6,4). Fifth and sixth place for Ryanair (5,99) and Vueling (5,8).
It's Italy? Only one of the airlines of the Bel Paese manages to grab a sufficient stretch: Alitalia which obtains a score of 6,1 in Economy and 6,4 in Premium Economy. Meridiana instead comes a 5,15 in Economy.
