Skytrax Top 100 Airlines, My Experience

Skytrax has an annual award ceremony in Paris to name the world’s top airlines as voted by their members.  I was looking through the list to see how many I have personally flown.  In the list below, I have weeded out airlines I have flown throughout my traveling life which began in the early 80’s and bolded the ones I have flown in business class and they are shown in the order in which Skytrax has ranked them with airlines I haven’t flown omitted.

Many of these trips and certainly all the business class ones would never have been possible without the use of miles and points!  The full list including rankings and scores can be found here.

Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
Emirates (J coming soon)
Cathay Pacific
EVA Air
Etihad Airways
Garuda Indonesia
Thai Airways
Turkish Airlines
Virgin Australia
Swiss Int’l Air Lines
Qantas Airways
Air France
Air New Zealand
Asiana Airlines
Bangkok Airways
KLM
Finnair
AirAsia
Air Canada
Aeroflot
Malaysia Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Korean Air
China Airlines
Alaska Airlines
British Airways
easyJet
Iberia
Jetstar Airways
Ethiopian Airlines
South African Airways
Avianca
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Azul Brazilian
Southwest Airlines
SilkAir
Indigo
LATAM
Alitalia
Philippine Airlines
Copa Airlines
Jet Airways
American Airlines
Fiji Airways
Air Mauritius
United Airlines
LOT Polish
Air Seychelles
SriLankan Airlines
Icelandair
Gulf Air
Hawaiian Airlines
American Eagle Airlines
Vueling
Kenya Airways
Royal Brunei Airlines
Air Malta
Royal Air Maroc
Air China
Aeromexico

IMPORTANT NOTE
The Survey covered more than 320 airlines, but Skytrax do not publish more than this Top 100 Airlines.  Looking back at my personal list, I can’t help but feel incredibly lucky and blessed to have had these experiences!  I am pleased to see Asian, Australian & New Zealand carriers rated so highly as these will form the bulk of my travel from 2019 onwards as I deplete my miles stash and start flying more short haul flights.  Even our low-cost carrier, Jetstar outranked American and United!