CHOOSE THE RIGHT AIRLINE FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP ...... WITH CONFIDENCE

	RATING	AIRLINE	STATUS
		Afriqiyah Airways	Not Registered
		AirAsia X	Not Registered
		Air Botswana	Not Registered
		Air Comet	Not Registered
		Air Greenland	Not Registered
		Air Tanzania	Not Registered
		Air Vanuatu	Not Registered
		Albanian Airlines	Not Registered
		Arik Air	Not Registered
		Bahrain Air	Not Registered
		Blue Islands	Not Registered
		Caribbean Airlines	Not Registered
		Eritrean Airlines	Suspended
		First Choice	Not Registered
		Flybaboo	Not Registered
		FlyGlobespan	Suspended
		Flyjet	Not Registered
		GOL	Not Registered
		Hong Kong Airlines	Not Registered
		Kam Air	Not Registered
		Kulula	Not Registered
		Olympic Airlines	Suspended
		Nigerian Eagle Airlines	Not Registered
		Skyways Express	Not Registered
		SpiceJet	Not Registered
		TUIfly	Not Registered
		V Australia	Not Registered
		Virgin America	Not Registered
		Volaris	Not Registered
		Wataniya Airways	Not Registered
		WindJet	Not Registered
		Xiamen Airlines	Not Registered

SKYTRAX World Airline Star Ranking represents the Quality rating of standards applied across each airline's front-line Product & Service standards - for both ground and onboard operations.

SKYTRAX QUALITY APPROVED AIRLINES

To achieve SKYTRAX Approved Airline™ status, airlines are subjected to a very detailed Quality evaluation across all areas of their front-line Product and Service standards by Skytrax - covering all areas that passengers will "typically" experience during their trip. So .... if you are trying to choose between several different airlines for your next trip, take a few minutes to find out which have achieved the SKYTRAX Approved Airline™ status. Take some of the uncertainty out of what may be a special trip for you, and look for the best. SKYTRAX Approved Airline evaluation covers over 750 aspects of product and service quality measurement, and is split across both airport and onboard environments - airport services based around an airline's home base airport. Commenting on requirements to achieve SKYTRAX Approved Airline status, Edward Plaisted (CEO, Skytrax) said ... "we have a core set of product and service delivery Quality standards that an airline must meet, but the critical factor for successful certification is their consistency of performance. Skytrax evaluate full service and low-cost airlines, because we are focussing on their ability to deliver what is expected - applied to their designated and marketed package of product and service." QUALITY APPROVED AIRLINES
	Air Astana	SKYTRAX Approved Airline -  the assurance of customer service standards that airlines covet ... and passengers respect
	Air China
	ANA All Nippon Airways
	Asiana Airlines
	China Airlines
	China Eastern Airlines
	Egyptair
	Etihad Airways
	EVA Air
	Garuda Indonesia
	Hainan Airlines
	JetBlue Airways
	Kingfisher Airlines
	Malaysia Airlines
	Qatar Airways
	Thai Airways
	Turkish Airlines
APPROVAL EXPIRED / INVALID
	Aeroflot
	Aer Lingus
	Air Berlin
	Air Tahiti Nui
	British Airways
	Cathay Pacific
	Emirates
	Korean Air
	Finnair
	Lufthansa
	Qantas
	Saudi Arabian Airlines
	Singapore Airlines
	South African Airways
	Virgin Atlantic

   Air Arabia

   Air Asia

   Air Asia X

   Air Baltic

   AirTran Airways

   ATA

   Blue1

   bmibaby

   Centralwings

   Clickair

   EasyJet

   FlyBe

   FlyNordic

   Frontier Airlines

   Germanwings

   Hapag-Lloyd Express

   Iceland Express

   Jazeera Airways

   Jet2.com

   JetBlue Airways

   JetStar Airways

   Jetstar Asia Airways

   Midwest Airlines

   NIKI

   Nok Air

   Norwegian

   Orient Thai Airlines

   Pacific Blue

   Phuket Air

   Ryanair

   SkyEurope Airlines

   Sky Express

   SmartWings

   Spirit Airlines

   Spring Airlines

   Sterling Airlines

   Thai Sky Airlines

   Tiger Airways

   Transavia.com

   United Eagle Airlines

   Virgin Blue

   Vueling Airlines

   Westjet

   Wizz Air

   Zoom Airlines

SKYTRAX World Airline Star Ranking represents the Quality rating of standards applied across each airline's front-line Product & Service standards - for both ground and onboard operations.

1 Star Ranking represents a very poor Quality performance - falling below the industry average in the different competitive rankings of Product and Service standards.

The 1 Star Airline ranking represents very poor standards of Product across all travel categories, with poor, inconsistent standards of Staff Service delivery in Onboard and Airport environments.  

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SKYTRAX World Airline Star Ranking represents the Quality rating of standards applied across each airline's front-line Product & Service standards - for both ground and onboard operations.

Airline standards are Graded between 1 Star and 5 Star. 

2 STAR RANKING is for a poor Quality performance - falling below the industry average in the different competitive rankings of Product and Service standards. This Ranking is assessed by SKYTRAX after detailed Product and Service standards analysis for each featured airline, and is NOT connected in any way to customer ratings across the Forum pages on this site.  2 Star ranking represents a poor standard of Product and / or poor and inconsistent standards of Staff Service delivery in Onboard or Airport environments.

   Aerosvit Airlines

   Air Algerie

   Air Malawi

   Air Slovakia

   Air Zimbabwe

   Armavia

   Bellview Airlines

   Biman Bangladesh

   bmibaby

   Bulgaria Air

   Cubana Airlines

   Cyprus Turkish Airlines

   Donbassaero Airlines

   Ghana International Airlines  (Airline ceased operating)

   HiFly

   JetStar Pacific

   Mahan Air

   Macedonian Airlines

   Merpati

   MIAT Mongolian Airlines

   Nepal Airlines

   Onur Air

   Rossiya Airlines

   Ryanair

   S7 Siberia Airlines

   Sky Express

   Sudan Airways

   Syrianair

   TAAG Angola Airlines

   Tajikistan Airlines

   Transaero Airlines

   Turkmenistan Airlines

   Ukraine International

   Uzbekistan Airways

   Yemenia Yemen Airways

SKYTRAX World Airline Star Ranking represents the Quality rating of standards applied across each airline's front-line Product & Service standards - for both ground and onboard operations.

3 STAR RANKING: The 3 Star ranking signifies a "satisfactory" standard of core Product across most travel categories - but reflects poor or less consistent standards of Staff Service / Product quality in selected Onboard or Airport features. This Ranking is assessed by SKYTRAX after detailed Product and Service standards analysis for each featured airline, and is NOT connected in any way to customer ratings across the Forum pages on this site.

		Adria Airways		Iberia
		Aer Lingus		Icelandair
		Aegean Airlines		JAT Airways
		Aerolineas Argentinas		Jazeera Airways
		Aeroflot		Jet Airways
		Aeromexico		Kenya Airways
		AirAsia		K L M
		AirAsia X		Kuwait Airways
		Air Astana		LAN Airlines
		Air Austral		Lauda Air
		Air Bagan		LOT Polish Airlines
		Air Baltic		Luxair
		Air Canada		Malev Hungarian
		Air Caraibes		Martinair
		Aircalin		Meridiana
		Air China		Mexicana
		Air Dolomiti		Middle East Airlines
		Air Europa		Midwest Airlines
		Air Finland		Moldavian Airlines
		Air India		Monarch Airlines
		Air Jamaica		Myanmar Airways Intl
		Air Macau		NIKI
		Air Malta		Northwest Airlines
		Air Mauritius		Norwegian
		Air Namibia		Oman Air
		Air Niugini		Pakistan International
		Air Nostrum		Philippine Airlines
		Air Pacific		Pluna
		Air Seychelles		Royal Air Maroc
		Air Tahiti Nui		Royal Brunei Airlines
		Air Transat		Royal Jordanian Airlines
		AirTran Airways		Saudi Arabian Airlines
		Alaska Airlines		SAS Scandinavian
		Alitalia		SATA Air Azores
		Allegiant Air		Shangdong Airlines
		American Airlines		Shanghai Airlines
		Arkefly		Shenzhen Airlines
		Avianca		Sichuan Airlines
		Bahamasair		Southwest Airlines
		Blue1		Spanair
		bmi British Midland		Spirit Airlines
		Brussels Airlines		SriLankan Airlines
		China Eastern Airlines		TACA International
		China Southern Airlines		TACV Cabo Verde Airlines
		CityJet		TAM Airlines
		Continental Airlines		TAP Air Portugal
		COPA		Tarom Romanian
		Croatia Airlines		Thomson Airways
		CSA Czech Airlines		Tiger Airways
		Cyprus Airways		Transavia.com
		Delta Air Lines		Tunisair
		EasyJet		United Airlines
		Edelweiss Air		US Airways
		Egyptair		Vietnam Airlines
		El Al Israel Airlines		Vueling Airlines
		Estonian Air		Westjet
		Ethiopian Airlines
		Eurowings
		Far Eastern Air Transport
		FlyBe
		Frontier Airlines
		Germanwings
		Gulf Air
		Hawaiian Airlines

SKYTRAX World Airline Star Ranking represents the Quality rating of standards applied across each airline's front-line Product & Service standards - for both ground and onboard operations.  Airline standards are Graded between 1 Star and 5 Star. 

	Air New Zealand
	Air Berlin
	Air France
	ANA All Nippon Airways
	Austrian
	Bangkok Airways
	British Airways
	China Airlines
	Dragonair
	Emirates
	Etihad Airways
	EVA Air
	Finnair
	Garuda Indonesia	Hainan Airlines is the first and only airline in mainland China to have gained this 4-Star Airline certification.
	Hainan Airlines
	Japan Airlines
	JetBlue Airways
	Korean Air
	Lufthansa
	Porter Airlines
	Qantas Airways
	Silk Air
	South African Airways
	Swiss Int'l Air Lines
	Thai Airways
	Turkish Airlines
	Virgin Atlantic
	Virgin Blue

THE OFFICIAL 4-STAR AIRLINE RANKING : The seal of Quality Approval awarded to airlines supplying a good Quality performance across the range of Product and Service delivery rating areas.  This Ranking is assessed by SKYTRAX after detailed Product and Service standards analysis for each featured airline (Star Ranking is NOT connected in any way to customer ratings). The official 4-Star Airline ranking signifies airlines providing a good standard of Product across all travel categories - combining with a good standard of Staff Service delivery across the Onboard and Airport environments.

5 Star Ranking : The 'ultimate' ranking, awarded to airlines achieving the highest Quality performance. 5 Star status recognizes airlines at the forefront of product and service delivery achievement, that generally set trends to be followed by other carriers. This Ranking is assessed by SKYTRAX after detailed Product and Service standards analysis for each featured airline, and is NOT connected in any way to customer ratings across the Forum pages on this site.

A 5 Star ranking recognises highest standard of Product across the different quality assessment categories, and consistently high standards of Staff Service delivery in Onboard and Airport environments.  

		Asiana Airlines
		Cathay Pacific
		Kingfisher Airlines
		Malaysia Airlines
		Qatar Airways
	http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/preferred.htm	Singapore Airlines