The World Airline Awards is an annual study that gathers feedback from over 18 million passengers on a wide range of factors, including the airline’s website, check-in process, boarding process, comfort level, cleanliness, entertainment, cuisine, friendliness, and many more. It offers a breakdown by region in addition to an overview of the top ten carriers worldwide. Here, we’ve compiled the findings for the Australia/Pacific region, an isolated marine area whose connectivity to the rest of the world was fundamentally altered by the development of aviation.
So check out our list of the top five airlines in the area to discover who will likely provide you with the nicest flight whether you want to do some island hopping or simply cross the vast landmass of Australia.
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Fiji Airways
Despite the fact that Fiji Airways serves ten Pacific Island nations and is 46% owned by Qantas, the Fijian government owns 52% of the airline, which carries roughly two-thirds of the nation’s annual tourists. The remaining 2% are owned by a number of tiny islands in the Pacific.
The carrier, which has been around since the 1950s, suffered a huge setback after the Fijian coup d’etat in 2000, which significantly decreased the number of tourists visiting the islands. The fact that Fiji Airways placed so highly in these most recent World Airline Awards shows exactly how far the airline has come since this setback.
Jetstar Airways
JetStar, which was founded in 2003 as a countermeasure to the danger posed by low-cost carrier Virgin Blue, is sort of the hip, messy younger brother to besuited, professional Qantas. Melbourne-based JetStar, which ranks fourth among the top airlines in the Australia/Pacific region and was named the area’s finest low-cost carrier, has achieved extraordinary success in the ten years since its creation.
Air New Zealand
The well-known flag carrier of the Pacific island nation, Air New Zealand, is best known for its wide variety of inventive advertising videos, which have included hobbits, orcs, elves, All Blacks, semi-naked Chief Executives, Snoop Dogg, Bear Grylls, and Betty White in various capacities. However, they have also established themselves as a hugely effective low-cost carrier that specializes in flights within Australasia and the South Pacific while also running lengthy routes to East Asia, North America, and the United Kingdom. They placed first for premium economy class, in the top 10 airlines for in-flight entertainment, and 16th overall in the 2014 World Airline Awards.
Virgin Australia
The enormous success of Virgin Australia, which was then known as Virgin Blue, prompted a terrified Qantas to introduce their own low-cost airline in 2003. Richard Branson’s Southern Hemisphere progeny, meanwhile, continues to outfly JetStar in the battle for travelers’ hearts despite Qantas’ best efforts. Virgin Australia was classified as the 15th best airline in the world overall, second in the competition’s list of the top 10 airlines serving the Australia/Pacific area, and among the top 10 carriers for transpacific flights, premium economy class, and in-flight entertainment.
Qantas
Since its founding in 1920, Qantas has served as Australia’s flag carrier and is the second-oldest airline in the world. It is headquartered in Sydney. Its performance in providing services, which landed it among the top 10 airlines in the world in both 2011 and 2013, demonstrates its experience. Even though it came in at number 11 this year, almost missing out, it excelled among more affluent travelers, placing in the top 10 for both first and business-class travel. It was one of the first airlines to offer innovations like touch displays, Wi-Fi, mobile signal, and USB and iPod compatibility, and it was also ranked fourth for its in-flight entertainment.