2012 World's Best Airline Announced

The 2012 SKYTRAX World Airline Awards were announced last week at the Farnborough International Airshow. The Awards, rank everything from "best low cost airline" to "top carrier" and "best catering." SKYTRAX considers their awards to be the most prestigious and respected for the airline industry.

Edward Plaisted of SKYTRAX said on the company's website, "At SKYTRAX, we have always ensured that our Awards stand on their own reputation. This open and honest policy has shown to be correct, as airlines and their customers across the world now regard SKYTRAX Awards as the most prestigious and respected awards for the airline industry. SKYTRAX guarantee a totally independent and professional Survey and Award process, that is paid for 100 per cent by our organisation. No sponsorship, no associated advertising revenue ..."

The survey took 10-months and they monitored more than 18 million airline customers from various backgrounds and countries regarding 200 international and domestic airlines.

Here are some of the results:

The World's Best Airline
Airline of the Year
1)Qatar Airways
2) Asiana Airlines
3)Singapore Airlines
4)Cathay Pacific Airways
5)ANA All Nippon Airways
6)Etihad Airways
7)Turkish Airlines
8)Emirates
9)Thai Airways
10)Malaysia Airlines

Best Domestic Airline
1) Virgin America
2) WestJet
3) Alaska Airlines
4) Southwest Airlines
5) jetBlue Airlines
6) American Eagle Airlines
7) Porter Airlines
8) Frontier Airlines
9) Volaris
10) Spirit Airlines

The World's Best Low-Cost Airlines
1)AirAsia
2)Virgin America
3)Jetstar Airways
4)AirAsiaX
5) easyJet
6)WestJet
7)Jetstar Asia
8)Southwest Airlines
9)Azul Airlines
10)Indigo Airlines