And the top 20 airlines of the year are...

According to the ranking of the airline rating site created in 2013 Airlines Ratings, the center of gravity of excellence in air transport is still between Asia and the Pacific, which concentrate the best airlines in the world. world.

Among the criteria of the jury for this "ranking for 2022": the level of safety, the financial profitability, the age of the fleet, the evaluation of the passengers, the services on board and on the ground or the efforts made to reduce the 'carbon footprint.

And for the fourth consecutive year,

is ahead of

and

, followed by

and

for the top five spots in the ranking.

The Doha-based Qatari airline also won Best “Middle East/Africa Airline” and Best “Business Class” awards for its Qsuite.

Mixed between First Class and Business Class, it offers a double bed as well as removable partitions between the seats allowing passengers to create their own private bedroom, an industry first.

Second in this list, Air New Zealand was also awarded the prize for the best "Pacific Airline", the best "Premium Economy Class" and the best "Economy Class".

Finally, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was voted “Environmental Airline of the Year 2022”.

Note that

, absent from this ranking last year, manages to place itself in 18th place, just ahead of Alaska Airlines and British Airways.

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Top 20 best airlines in 2022

1st - Qatar airways

(best business class, best airline in the Middle East/Africa)

2nd - Air New Zealand

(Best Pacific Airline, Best Premium Economy Class, Best Economy Class)

3rd - Etihad Airways

(best environmental airline)

4th - Korean Air

(Best Cargo Airline, Best Airline in Asia)

5th - Singapore Airlines

(Best First Class, Best Lounges)

6th - Qantas

(Best Regional Airline)

7th - Virgin Australia

(best cabin crew)

8th - EVA Air

9th - Turkish Airlines

(best airline in Europe)

10th - All Nippon Airways

11th - Cathay Pacific Airways

12th - Virgin Atlantic

13th - Japan Air Lines

14th - JetBlue

(Best Airline in the Americas)

15th - Finnair

16th - Emirates

(Best Inflight Entertainment)

17th - Hawaiian Airlines

18th - Air France-KLM

19th-Alaska Airlines

20th - British Airways

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