Only one U.S. airline ranked among the 10 best in the world — here’s who came out on top

To beryllium included successful the list, an hose indispensable person achieved “a seven-star information rating,” the website noted. The ranking besides factored successful improvements to the formation acquisition and rider comfort. Passenger feedback submitted done the website besides played a relation successful which airlines came retired connected top.

“We are focused connected enactment and airlines that innovate to marque a existent quality to the rider experience,” AirlineRatings.com editor-in-chief Geoffrey Thomas said successful the report.

Qatar Airways took the No. 1 spot “because of its compartment innovation, rider service, and its dedication and committedness to proceed to run passim the COVID pandemic.” The ranking noted that Qatar Airways was the archetypal to beryllium COVID-audited by AirlineRatings and hose consulting steadfast Skytrax. Qatar Airways besides participated successful the proceedings for the COVID question walk created by the International Air Transport Association.

Air New Zealand AIR, -0.65% came successful 2nd place, portion Singapore Airlines C6L, -1.03% took the 3rd spot arsenic good arsenic ranking champion for first-class accommodations.

Among U.S.-based carriers, United Airlines UAL, +3.48% performed champion successful the ranking, jumping to eighth spot aft not featuring successful the Top 20 in the erstwhile ranking. AirlineRatings.com attributed United’s ascent to its caller announcement of plans to re-introduce Concorde-style supersonic jets to the aviation sector. In June, United announced it was buying a fleet of supersonic planes that could question betwixt San Francisco and Tokyo successful arsenic small arsenic six hours.

Other U.S. airlines that featured successful the Top 20 see Hawaiian Airlines HA, +5.67% (No. 16), Alaska Airlines ALK, +3.54% (No. 17) and Delta Air Lines DAL, +2.32% (No. 19). Here’s the afloat ranking, per AirlineRatings.com:

1. Qatar Airways
2. Air New Zealand
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Qantas
5. Emirates
6. Cathay Pacific
7. Virgin Atlantic
8. United Airlines
9. EVA Air
10. British Airways
11. Lufthansa
12. ANA
13. Finnair
14. Japan Air Lines
15. KLM
16. Hawaiian Airlines
17. Alaska Airlines
18. Virgin Australia
19. Delta Air Lines
20. Etihad Airways

A fig of U.S-based carriers besides featured connected AirlineRatings.com’s separate, unranked database of the 10 champion low-cost airlines: JetBlue JBLU, +3.19%, Southwest LUV, +3.08% and Frontier. ULCC, +5.06% That database was based mostly connected the airlines’ information ratings.

“Each of these airlines has an fantabulous information grounds and has made a large quality successful their market,” Thomas said. “From Southwest Airlines which started the low-cost gyration successful the 1970s to JetBlue which redefines the low-cost product, each hose has made a immense publication to affordable travel.”