• Skytrax World Airline Awards, the ‘Oscars’ of aviation

As in almost all sectors, aviation also has awards that recognise quality and excellence, in this case, of airlines and airports.

The World Airline Awards, created by the company Skytrax, are awarded every year by passengers and are currently the most coveted awards in aviation worldwide.

Want to know more? Then stay in touch with us as today we are going to tell you more about them.

Skytrax, the company behind the World Airline Awards

Founded in 1989, Skytrax is an American consultancy company that analyses and compares the quality of airlines and airports around the world.

Every year, the company analyses more than 500 airports and 500 airlines, assessing aspects such as boarding efficiency, the quality of airport lounges and punctuality of journeys.

But how does it do it? To produce its annual report, Skytrax conducts massive surveys of more than 13 million passengers. Crazy, isn’t it?

The good research work they carry out has led them to become a benchmark in terms of aeronautical awards, being considered, as we have already mentioned in the title, as the ‘Oscars of aviation’.

What the Skytrax awards evaluate

In order to draw up the reports, Skytrax examines an infinite number of factors, all of which are related to passenger service. These factors can be divided into three categories:

  • In-flight products. This measures the quality of the products and services offered to passengers inside the aircraft. Within this category, we find aspects such as the comfort of the seat, the cleanliness of the services, the quality of the food in the plane or the speed of the internet on board.
  • Cabin service. Evaluates the service and treatment of the crew on board. Some of the factors in this category are the number of messages to passengers during the flight, the linguistic level of the crew or assistance to people with special needs.
  • Ground or airport service. Within its statistics, Skytrax also evaluates the level of different airports and VIP areas, such as the waiting time at security checkpoints, the speed of baggage delivery after the flight or the variety and quality of catering.

Winners of the World Airline Awards 2025

The latest edition of the Skytrax awards, held on 17 June 2025, honoured the top 10 airlines of the year, which were:

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

Here you have the ranking of the 10 absolute winners of the Skytrax Awards 2025, but if you want to know more, we leave you our post of the World’s Best Airlines in 2025. Check it out!

More Skytrax 2025 Award Winners

  • Best Airlines in Europe 2025

    1. Turkish Airlines
    2. Air France
    3. SWISS International Airlines
  • World’s Best Airline Cabin Crew 2025

    1. Singapore Airlines
    2. ANA All Nippon Airways
    3. Cathay Pacific Airways
  • World’s Best First Class 2025

    1. Singapore Airlines
    2. Emirates
    3. Air France
  • World’s Best Business Class 2025

    1. Qatar Airways
    2. Singapore Airlines
    3. ANA All Nippon Airways
  • World’s Best Economy Class 2025

    1. Cathay Pacific
    2. Qatar Airways
    3. Singapore Airlines
  • World’s Cleanest Airline 2025

    1. EVA Air
    2. ANA All Nippon Airways
    3. Cathay Pacific Airways

Has any Spanish airline ever received a Skytrax award in 2025?

Spanish airlines have never entered the absolute podium of the Skytrax awards, but they do come out well in other rankings. Let’s take a brief look at the mentions in the latest edition.

IBERIA

#2 – Best Regional Airlines in Southern Europe.
#7 – Best Airlines in Europe.
#20 – Best Airlines in the World.
#1 – Best Cabin Crew in Southern Europe.
#3 – Best Cabin Crew in Europe.

IBERIA EXPRESS

#5 – Best Low Cost Airlines in Europe.
#6 – Best Low Cost Airlines in Southern Europe.
#8 – Best Low Cost Airlines in the World.

VOLOTEA

#3 – Best Low Cost Airlines in Europe.
#6 – Best Low Cost Airlines in the World.

VUELING

#1 – Best Low Cost Airline in Southern Europe.
#1 – Best Low Cost Airline in Spain.
#2 – Best Low Cost Airlines in Europe.
#5 – Best Low Cost Airlines in the World.

AIR NOSTRUM

#5 – Best European Regional Airlines.

Have you ever flown with any of the airlines awarded by Skytrax?

What did you think of the post? We’re sure this whole topic is fascinating at least.

And, above all, now we’re really looking forward to travelling on one of the airlines on the absolute podium of the World Airline Awards. How about a trip to Doha in Business Class?

Well, what is for sure is that the next time you get on a commercial airline and the crew boasts about a Skytrax award, you will have a high-level flight experience… So enjoy it!

And if you liked this post, and you want to continue learning about aviation, we recommend that you take a look at our blog, where we explain everything from what the Doppler effect is to how the turbulent wake works.

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