The Best Airlines in the World for 2016 – by global region

This Award listing shows the Best Airlines in 2016 by world region, taken from their final global ratings.
The Best Airlines in Africa
1 South African Airways
2 Air Seychelles
3 Air Mauritius
4 Ethiopian Airlines
5 Kenya Airways
6 TAAG Angola Airlines
7 Kulula
8 Mango
9 Royal Air Maroc
10 Air Austral
The Best Airlines in Asia
1 Singapore Airlines
2 Cathay Pacific
3 ANA All Nippon Airways
4 EVA Air
5 Garuda Indonesia
6 Hainan Airlines
7 Thai Airways
8 Asiana Airlines
9 Bangkok Airways
10 Japan Airlines
The Best Airlines in Australia/Pacific
1 Qantas Airways
2 Air New Zealand
3 Virgin Australia
4 Jetstar Airways
5 Fiji Airways
6 Tiger Airways (Australia)
7 Air Tahiti Nui
8 AirCalin
9 Air Vanuatu
10 Solomon Airlines
The Best Airlines in China
1 Hainan Airlines
2 China Southern
3 China Eastern
4 Air China
5 Juneyao Airlines
6 Tianjin Airlines
7 Shenzhen Airlines
8 Xiamen Airlines
9 Spring Airlines
10 Sichuan Airlines

The Best Airlines in C Asia / India
1 Air Astana
2 Indigo
3 SriLankan Airlines
4 Azerbaijan Airlines
5 Jet Airways
6 SpiceJet
7 Air India
8 Uzbekistan Airways
9 Vistara
10 GoAir

The Best Airlines in Europe
1 Turkish Airlines
2 Lufthansa
3 Air France
4 Swiss Int’l Air Lines
5 Austrian
6 KLM
7 British Airways
8 Finnair
9 Virgin Atlantic
10 Norwegian
The Best Airlines in the Middle East
1 Emirates
2 Qatar Airways
3 Etihad Airways
4 Oman Air
5 Gulf Air
6 Saudi Arabian Airlines
7 Royal Jordanian
8 flyDubai
9 Middle East Airlines
10 Air Arabia
The Best Airlines in North America
1 Virgin America
2 Air Canada
3 Delta Air Lines
4 Porter Airlines
5 WestJet
6 jetBlue Airways
7 Alaska Airlines
8 Southwest Airlines
9 United Airlines
10 Hawaiian Airlines
The Best Airlines in C America/Caribbean
1 Copa Airlines
2 Caribbean Airlines
3 Air Caraibes
4 LIAT
5 Bahamasair
6 Veca Airlines
7 interCaribbean
8 Cayman Airways
9 Cubana
10 Insel Air
The Best Airlines in South America
1 LAN Airlines
2 Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
3 Avianca
4 TAM Airlines
5 Sky Airline
6 Aerolineas Argentinas
7 Easyfly
8 Gol
9 Austral Líneas Aéreas
10 VivaColombia

The Best Airlines in Southern Europe
1 Turkish Airlines
2 Aegean Airlines
3 Iberia
4 Alitalia
5 Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional)
6 Air Malta
7 Vueling Airlines
8 SunExpress
9 Pegasus Airlines
10 Air Europa
The Best Airlines in Northern Europe
1 Finnair
2 Norwegian
3 SAS Scandinavian
4 Icelandair
5 airBaltic
6 WOW Air
7 BRA
8 TUIfly Nordic
9 Corsair International
The Best Airlines in Western Europe
1 Lufthansa
2 Air France
3 Swiss Int’l Air Lines
4 Austrian
5 KLM
6 British Airways
7 Virgin Atlantic
8 easyJet
9 Aer Lingus
10 Brussels Airlines
The Best Airlines in Eastern Europe
1 Aeroflot Russian Airlines
2 LOT Polish
3 S7 Airlines
4 Croatia Airlines
5 CSA Czech Airlines
6 Wizz Air
7 Air Serbia
8 Adria Airways
9 Tarom
10 Pobeda
The World Airline Awards

Skytrax World Airline Awards are coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry. Travellers from across the globe take part each year in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to decide the award winners. The World Airline Awards are a global benchmark of airline excellence, and widely known as the Passengers Choice awards.