Are you booking last-minute flights for the summer? Perhaps you should consider the new global rankings of airlines that were recently released.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards have released their annual rankings of the world's top 100 airlines for 2024.
While no Canadian airlines made the top 10, four made the list and several even rose higher.
Air Canada received the highest score of any True North airline, coming in 29th in the global rankings. The airline has made significant progress since 2023, moving up nine spots from 38th place.
The airline also received recognition for having the world's best business class lounge dining with Signature Suites, the best flight attendants in Canada and being named the most family-friendly airline in North America by Skytrax.
We are proud to have won five awards SkytraxThese include “World's Best Business Class Lounge Dining” in the Signature Suite, as well as being named the best flight attendants in Canada and the most family-friendly airline in North America.
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— Air Canada (@AirCanada) June 24, 2024
Toronto's Porter Airlines has made great strides since 2023, climbing from 99th to 57th this year. The airline was also named the best regional airline in North America by Skytrax.
Yay! 🌟 Porter has been named North America's best regional airline again! Skytrax World Airline Awards. A big thank you to our amazing team and loyal travelers for their support. Let's keep flying high together! ✈️✨ pic.twitter.com/xFUMcAXYcV
— Porter Airlines (@porterairlines) June 24, 2024
Montreal-based airline Air Transat follows closely behind, rising from 62nd to 59th place in 2023.
Air Canada's main competitor, WestJet, remains in 64th place.
You might be wondering why you should trust these rankings, but Skytrax says that the World Airline Awards are voted for by their customers.
“Nominations are not limited to member airlines or pre-selected airlines, and any airline in the world may be nominated,” the site states. “A key guiding principle of the survey is to allow customers to make their own personal choice about which airline is best.”
WestJet has faced harsh criticism from customers recently, with the latest incident that angered passengers being the result of the airline suddenly cancelling flights in anticipation of a workers' strike that never happened.
In June, the airline introduced a new fare it called “Ultra Basic,” drawing comparisons with Air Canada.
Air Canada has also come under fire recently: Earlier this month, a Canadian band accused the airline of “rough handling” of musical instruments.
