flee 5 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 The SKYTRAX World Airline Awards celebrated their tenth anniversary with around 500 people attending the 2009 Awards ceremony in Hamburg to see the winning airlines receive their accolades. Edward Plaisted (CEO of Skytrax) handed out awards in 34 categories - the winners being selected by the airline industry's most important audience, it's customers. More than 16 million air travellers drawn from over 95 different nationalities took part in the 8 month long survey. The awards are recognised around the world for being the only true global independent passenger survey of airline standards. The survey does not receive any third party sponsorship and is entirely funded by Skytrax. The Skytrax World Airline Awards recognise the importance of the low cost airline sector, and this was a major part of the passenger survey. AirAsia was named the Worlds Best Low Cost Airline for 2009, ahead of Air Berlin (2nd) and easyJet (3rd). "AirAsia is not only one of the pioneering low cost airlines in Asia, but also the first pure low cost to launch long haul operations (having recently started flying between Malaysia and the UK) and many will be watching this carefully to see if such transformation can be successful" said Plaisted. Malaysia Airlines took the title of Worlds Best Cabin Staff, this being an amazing achievement and represents the 6th time they have secured this top Award in ten years. To have achieved such continuous success is a proud moment for Malaysia Airlines and bears great testament to the hard work of all their front line staff. Malaysia Airlines CEO, Idris Jala, was delighted and proud of his cabin crew, stating that "they have showcased Malaysian hospitality at its best, treating our customers as valued guests in our own home". Full report here: http://www.airlinequality.com/news/030409_CathayPacific.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mohd sukri abd hamid 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 congrats to Airasia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andi C 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 Cool! Everyone won something. Everyone can have something to brag about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nik H. 3 Report post Posted April 4, 2009 Well done AK. Salute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nurasyekin A 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Is this award precisely for AK alone or to D7,FD n QZ as well? Whatever it is, well done AirAsia... we re proud of u! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 Overview of all airlines this year: Airline of the Year 2009 1. Cathay Pacific 2. Singapore Airlines 3. Asiana Airlines 4. Qatar Airways 5. Emirates 6. Qantas 7. Etihad Airways 8. Air New Zealand 9. Malaysia Airlines 10. Thai Airways Best Low-Cost Airline: AirAsia Best Cabin Staff: Malaysia Airlines Best Inflight Entertainment: Emirates Best First Class Lounge: Thai Airways Best Business Class Lounge: Virgin Atlantic Best Transatlantic Airline: British Airways Best Transpacific Airlines: Asiana Airlines Best Airline Europe: Swiss International Air Lines Best Airline Middle East: Qatar Airways Best Airline North America: Continental Airlines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jani 0 Report post Posted April 6, 2009 How did CX win if they won none of the sub-categories? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YiHao 0 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 How did CX win if they won none of the sub-categories? They are among the top 5 in most categories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fitri Shukri 0 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 (edited) Err, when are we gonna have "Best Charter Airline" category? Aiyoo, I'm kipas-ing to my boss already! Edited April 9, 2009 by Fitri Shukri Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted April 9, 2009 Err, when are we gonna have "Best Charter Airline" category? Aiyoo, I'm kipas-ing to my boss already! Some would like to maintain their low profile and just keep on doing the excellent work. No need to shout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites