Top 10 Best Airlines for 2020

Air New Zealand is the Airline of the year for 2020 according to the Western Australia based airline and safety rating agency AirlineRating.

Air New Zealand won Best Airlines Award for 2020

This award marks the sixth time the Kiwi airline has won this prestigious award with Airline Ratings after last years winner Singapore Airlines came second in the list.

The decision is made by a panel of seven most renowned aviation enthusiast with more than two decades of aviation experience after reviewing all the top airlines from around the globe. A number of factors like flight performances, inflight innovations, safety records and improvements, passenger reviews, fleet age, revenue, airline status, profitability along with environmental factors are considered before taking this decision.

"In our analysis, Air New Zealand came out number one in most of our audit criteria, which is an outstanding performance when it is up against carriers with more resources and scale." said Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief, Airline Ratings.

"Air New Zealand's commitment to excellence in all facets of its business starts at the top with outstanding governance and one of the best executive teams in the aviation through to a workforce that is delivering consistently to the airline's strategy and customer promise."

Japanese All Nippon Airways claimed the third position in the list. Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia stood fourth in the list along with Cathay Pacific in the fifth position.

Along with Airline of the Year, Airline Ratings also gives awards on various categories.