Airline Ratings

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Well, your personal Surf King has found a URL that offers Airline Rankings. Bookmark this URL so you can use it's rating system as an added input into choosing your airline of choice for all your air travel plans. Ken Bower, Surf King

http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/ranking.htm

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5 Star Airlines

the Premier Quality Status

What makes a 5 Star Airline

Airlines currently Awarded 5 Star status are listed below - for rating details use airline name link.

Cathay Pacific Airways *

Singapore Airlines*

I was very pleased that Skytrax agrees with me that Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines ARE a full step above ALL others when it comes to service and comfort. As most of you know, I've flown more airlines to more countries than anyone I know. (39 Countries and all 50 United States). I would totally agree with all the 5 and 4 star airlines, exccept for Asiana, Korean, and Saudi Arabia which I would have only given 3 stars, and agree that all those NOT mentioned in the 5 or 4 star list, should be avoided if possible. I have placed an astrict to show the airlines I have flown on. Ken Bower

World Airline Star Ranking

Since 2000, Skytrax have operate the global Star Rating system for the world airline industry - much like you might choose a hotel by it's Star Ranking, you can now view Airline standards according to their rating status.

Each airline is ranked on the basis of front-line Product and Service quality, and the Star Ranking status is based on "international" product and service standards where applicable.

In the case of domestic-only airlines, the ranking reflects their domestic product and service quality.

Of prime importance to all Star Ranking data, is evaluating the reality of the "delivered" product and service to customers.

This means for example, that a low cost airline with a much reduced product offering can still be eligible for a high star ranking - if it fulfils the conceived quality target.

As will be seen from the different ranking pages, considerable emphasis is placed upon the final standards of "service delivery" be it from airport staff or the cabin staff onboard flights.

For a detailed Quality Analysis of what is assessed in an Airline Star Rankingreview, refer to Ranking System

(Information only available to featured airlines)

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4 Star Airlines

To obtain more information on airline rankings, click airline name and link to rating page.

Aer Lingus

Air Dolomiti

Air New Zealand

Air Tahiti Nui

Alitalia

All Nippon Airways

Asiana Airlines*

Austrian Airlines

Braathens

British Airways*

bmi British Midland

China Airlines*

Dragonair

Emirates

Etihad Airways (Rating suspended)

EVA Airways*

Finnair

Frontier Airlines*

Gulf Air

Japan Airlines*

K L M*

Korean Air*

LanChile

Lauda Air

Lufthansa*

Luxair

Malaysia Airlines*

Midwest Airlines

Polynesian Airlines

Portugalia Airlines

Qantas Airways*

Qatar Airways

SN Brussels Airlines

SAS Scandinavian*

Saudi Arabian*

Silk Air

South African Airways

SriLankan Airlines

Swiss Int'l Air Lines*

Thai Airways (35 trips to Thailand and never flew on Thai Int'l)

Virgin Atlantic

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3 Star Airlines

To obtain more information on airline rankings, click airline name and link to rating page.

Adria Airways

Aegean Airlines

Aerolineas Argentinas

Aero Asia

Aeroflot

Aeromexico*

Aerosvit Airlines

Air Alfa Hava Yollari

Air Algerie

Air Asia

Air Baltic

Air Canada

Aircalin (Air Caledonie)

Air China

Air Europa

Air France* Probably only a 2 star if you factor in insulent crew/ground peeps

Air India*

Air Jamaica

Air Liberte

Air Macau

Air Malta

Air Mauritius

Air Namibia

Air Niugini

Air Pacific

Air Paradise International

Air Sahara

Air Seychelles

Air VIA

Airtours (My Travel)

AirTran Airways*

Alaska Airlines

Aloha Airlines

American Airlines*

America West Airlines*

AOM French Airlines

ceased operating

Angel Air

ceased operating

ATA

Australian Airlines

Avensa

Avianca

Bahamasair

Balkan Bulgarian

Bangkok Airways

Biman Bangladesh

bmibaby

Britannia Airways

British Mediterranean

BWIA West Indies Airways

Canada 3000

ceased operating

China Eastern

China Northern

China Southern

City Jet

Continental Airlines*

COPA Panama

Croatia Airlines

CSA Czech Airlines

Cubana Airlines

Cyprus Airways*

DBA

Delta Air Lines*

EasyJet Airlines

Edelweiss Air

Egyptair

El Al Israel Airlines

Estonian Air

Ethiopian Airlines*

Eurowings

Excel Airways

Far Eastern Air Transport

flyBE

Garuda Indonesia*

Hainan Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines*

HMY Airways

Iberia

Icelandair

Istanbul Airlines

ceased operating

Japan Air System*

JAT Airways (Yugoslav Airlines)

Jet Airways

JetBlue Airways

Jetmagic

ceased operating

Kenya Airways

Kuwait Airways

LAPA

LOT Polish Airlines

LTU Int'l Airways

Macedonian Airways

Maersk Air

Mahan Air

Malev Hungarian

Martinair

Meridiana

Merpati

Mexicana*

Middle East Airlines

Myanmar Airways International

My Travel Airways

National Airlines

Nationwide Airlines

Northwest Airlines* Probably a 2 star IMHO

Olympic Airways

Oman Air

Pakistan International

Philippine Airlines*

Pluna

Royal Air Cambodge

ceased operating

Royal Air Maroc

Royal Brunei Airlines

Royal Jordanian Airlines

Royal Nepal Airlines

Ryanair

SATA Air Azores

Southwest Airlines* Hate the no advance seating

Spanair

Spirit Airlines

T W A *

see American Airlines

TACA International

TAM Brazilian Airlines

Tango

reverted to Air Canada services

TAP Air Portugal

Tarom Romanian

Tower Air

ceased operating

Transavia Airlines

Transbrasil

Tunisair

Turkish Airlines

United Airlines*

Universal Airlines

US Airways*

Varig

VASP Brazilian

Vietnam Airlines

Virgin Blue

Virgin Express

VLM Airlines

Westjet

Yugoslav Airlines

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2 Star Airlines

To obtain more information on airline rankings, click airline name and link to rating page.

Air Afrique

ceased operations

Air Kazakhstan

Air Malawi

Air Slovakia

Air Zimbabwe

Armenian Airlines

Azerbaijan Airlines

Cameroon Airlines

Ghana Airways

Indian Airlines*

Iran Air

Lithuanian Airlines

Pulkovo Airlines

Sudan Airways

Syrianair

TAAG Angola Airlines

Tajikistan Airlines

Transaero Airlines

Turkmenistan Airlines

Ukraine International

Uzbekistan Airways

Vasp Brazilian

Yemenia Yemen Airways

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1 Star Airlines

This page shows airlines with 1 Star Quality Rating.

To obtain more information on rankings, click airline name and link to their rating page.

No airline presently Ranked as 1 Star

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I would have rated British Caldonian Airlines* as a 4 star, but it's no longer in business. In fact, EVA Airlines bought all of British Caldonians assets when it went bust. I'm not sure if any of their pilots, air crews and ground crews went with EVA in it's early days or not.

I also miss Pan Am Only time I flew First Class was on Pan Am RT LAX-MNL-LAX Won a free RT trip on Pan Am by booking more seats on Pan Am than any other Travel Agent in SoCal one year while I was working in Pasadena CA for ACSC (AAA).

I do NOT miss PSA*, Air California*, Eastern* !

Let me know the airlines you'd put on the 5 star and 4 star list.

Ken Bower

San Antonio Texas USA