Singapore Airlines - Skytrax
©"For the 3rd time in 10 years, Singapore Airlines has been named World's Best Airline, winning the 2008 Airline of the Year title in the latest World Airline Awards" said Edward Plaisted (CEO of Skytrax). "We extend our congratulations to them for this notable achievement, coinciding with the time that Singapore Airlines was the world's first airline to fly the Airbus A380."
Over 15 million eligible survey interviews were completed during the 11 month Survey period. From Seoul to Sao Paulo, Copenhagen to Cape Town, the scale and breadth of the 2008 survey further strengthens the well-established reputation as the World's Largest Passenger Survey. The Top 10 airlines in the 2008 World Airline Awards :
1 Singapore Airlines
2 Cathay Pacific
3 Qantas
4 Thai Airways
5 Asiana Airlines
6 Malaysia Airlines
7 Qatar Airways
8 Air New Zealand
9 Emirates
10 Etihad Airways
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
The survey was operated over a 11 month period (August 2007 to June 2008), during which time air travellers completed a wide range of survey nominations - for the Airline of the Year title, together with regional and other award categories. The Survey data is collated from a variety of input sources, including:
Passenger Interviews completed online & via e-mail
Business Research Group / Travel Panel Interviews
Corporate Travel Questionnaire / Interviews
Telephone Interviews
Selective Passenger Interviews