World's Best Airlines 2025
By Armaan Dhawan
Skytrax has released their annual list of the world's top airlines, with Qatar Airways taking the number 1 spot for the second year in a row. Singapore Airlines kept second place from 2024, while Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airlines jumped from fifth to third, moving the UAE's Emirates and Japan's ANA All Nippon Airways down one place each.
Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines have a long history of taking the crown, as Qatar has won it eight times before 2024 and Singapore has won the award five times.
Here are the rest of the standings for the World's Best Airlines of 2025:
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
Cathay Pacific Airways
Emirates
ANA All Nippon Airways
Turkish Airlines
Korean Air
Air France
Japan Airlines
Hainan Airlines
Swiss International Air Lines
EVA Air
British Airways
Qantas Airways
Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic
Saudia
STARLUX Airlines
Air Canada
Iberia
Cover image credit to Qatar Airways