Qatar Airways wins three major awards at Skytrax 2014

Qatar Airways has won three top awards at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards including the World’s Best Business Class for the second year in a row, the airline said on Tuesday.

Qatar Airways won three awards – World’s Best Business Class, which it has now won three times, Best Airline in the Middle East for the eighth time, and Best Business Class Airline Lounge for the second time consecutively. Qatar Airways was also voted runner-up Airline of the Year.

Commenting on the awards, CEO of Qatar Airways Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is focused on providing the best quality product and service for our passengers, and we are very proud to have Skytrax recognise our airline, our people and our products via these awards.”

Skytrax is acknowledged around the world for being the only truly global, independent aviation industry monitor. Results of the 2014 World Airline Awards are derived from millions of passenger surveys involving travellers from 160 different countries.

Qatar Airways has three aircraft on display at the Farnborough Air Show 2014 – the Airbus A350, which is featured in the flying display, and Airbus A320 and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on static display.