Qatar Airways wins Skytrax World Best Airline 2025

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Qatar’s flag carrier Qatar Airways has again taken the top slot at the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, collecting the coveted World’s Best Airline title for a record ninth year. The haul also included World’s Best Business Class, Best Airline in the Middle East, and Best Business Class Lounge for the new Al Mourjan Garden at Hamad International Airport.

Qatar Airways Sets Record with Nine Skytrax Wins 

Year after year, in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, and now 2025, the carrier has climbed to Skytrax’s pinnacle and held its Five-Star Airline rating throughout. With nine World’s Best Airline titles, more than any competitor in the award’s 25-year history, Qatar Airways cements its dominance, an honour grounded in millions of passenger surveys spanning over 100 countries.

Key Features Putting Qatar Airways Ahead

  • Qsuite privacy delivers sliding doors, lie-flat comfort and flexible seating for couples, families and solo travellers.
  • Al Mourjan Garden Lounge blends quiet work pods with a leafy indoor forest, turning a layover into downtime.
  • Uniform service culture ensures warm towels, Arabic coffee and crew who already know your meal choice by the second flight.

Skytrax chief Edward Plaisted called the ninth win “a fabulous achievement” that reflects strength “across many award categories.”

How Skytrax Picks Its Winners

The Skytrax survey ran from September 2024 to May 2025 and collected more than 22 million validated responses from passengers of more than 100 nationalities, who rated over 325 airlines without paying any fee to take part.

Each questionnaire covers about fifty touchpoints, including seat comfort, cabin cleanliness, crew efficiency, airport services, and value for money. Duplicate or suspect ballots are screened by IP checks, results are weighted for airline size, carriers pay nothing to enter or display the award logo, and an external audit verifies the tallies before they are announced at the Paris Air Show.

Skytrax 2025 Top Ten Airlines

  1. Qatar Airways
  2. Singapore Airlines
  3. Cathay Pacific
  4. Emirates
  5. All Nippon Airways (ANA)
  6. Turkish Airlines
  7. Korean Air
  8. Air France
  9. Japan Airlines
  10. Hainan Airlines

Low-cost champion AirAsia kept its own streak alive, winning World’s Best Low-Cost Airline for the 16th straight year.

Hamad International Airport Extends Its Award Run

Hamad International Airport holds “Best Airport in the Middle East” for an eleventh year and “Best Airport Shopping” for the third.

A six-thousand-square-metre indoor tropical garden called the Orchard now anchors the central concourse, surrounded by 65 boutiques and eateries and more than 300 trees. Phase B of the expansion finished in March 2025, extending Concourses D and E and lifting annual capacity beyond 70 million passengers, while traffic already surpassed 45 million in 2023. These upgrades, together with smooth transfers and vast duty-free zones, keep the Doha hub among travellers’ favourite airports year after year.

Qatar Airways’ Sustainability Milestones

Qatar Airways was the first Middle East carrier to earn IATA’s IEnvA Stage-2 environmental certification and remains an inaugural signatory to the Buckingham Palace Declaration, pledging zero tolerance for illegal wildlife trafficking.

Building on these commitments, the airline now sources sustainable aviation fuel through long-term supply agreements, retrofits winglets to cut fuel burn on its A350 and 787 fleets, and offsets all emissions from corporate travel. It also chairs the IATA Wildlife Task Force, trains thousands of staff to recognise trafficking red flags, and labels high-risk cargo with “Eyes on Cargo” stickers that prompt extra checks, measures that reinforce both climate action and species protection.

Skytrax Success and Its Perks for Flyers

  • Confidence in consistency: nine titles confirm reliable service from check-in to baggage reclaim.
  • Continued product upgrades: expect more lounge space, cabin tweaks and digital tools as rivals chase the benchmark.
  • Regional ripple effect: Gulf and Asian carriers will respond with new seats, sharper pricing and wider networks.

From cabin comfort to conservation, Qatar Airways keeps stretching the standard for global aviation. Next time you plan a long-haul trip, the numbers and the passengers who voted suggest you will be in good hands at 38,000 feet.

Start with Cheap Airfare Deals to lighten the load. Follow with an Indian Eagle itinerary that knits each segment together, freeing cash for memories instead of tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions 

How many times has Qatar Airways won World’s Best Airline?
Nine. More than any other carrier, with wins in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, and now 2025.

What other Skytrax titles did Qatar Airways pick up in 2025?
World’s Best Business Class, Best Airline in the Middle East, and Best Business Class Lounge for the Al Mourjan Garden at Hamad International Airport.

Why do passengers rate Qatar Airways so highly?
Consistent cabin service, Qsuite privacy in Business Class, a young long-haul fleet, and smooth transfers through Doha’s award-winning hub.

What is special about the Al Mourjan Garden Lounge?
Business Class transit passengers enjoy floor-to-ceiling greenery, quiet pods, shower suites, and an à la carte dining room at no extra cost.

How big is the Qatar Airways network now?
The carrier flies to 170+ destinations across six continents, with steady route growth in Africa and Asia.

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