SA‘s airways obtain recognition at 2024 Skytrax Awards

4 of South Africa’s airways have acquired recognition in Skytrax’s World Airline Awards.

Extensively thought to be ‘the Oscars of the aviation trade’, the World Airline Awards started in 1999. They’re a mirrored image of an impartial and neutral buyer satisfaction research. The 2024 awards had been primarily based on a web-based buyer survey operated from September 2023 to Could 2024.

South African Airways (SAA) was ranked the third-best service on the African continent. The airline additionally gained the award for ‘Cleanest Airline in Africa’, which is predicated on rankings of the usual and high quality of cleanliness and presentation within the plane cabins, washrooms and seat areas.

South African Airways one of many 2024 winners (Image: Getaway Gallery)

LIFT gained the class of ‘Greatest Low-Value Airline in Africa’, making it the youngest African airline to ever obtain a World Airline Award.

Based on LIFT CEO, Jonathan Ayache, profitable the award is a joyful accomplishment.

‘We’re completely thrilled to obtain our first-ever Skytrax Award! Successful the ‘Greatest Low-Value Airline in Africa’ is a large feat for our home airline that has been round for simply shy of 4 years.’

Within the ‘Greatest Airways in Africa 2024’ class, Ethiopian Airways led the continent on the primary spot, with 4 of South Africa’s home airways additionally scooping awards.

Image: Ivan Shimko / Unsplash.

Listed here are the highest ten ‘Greatest Airways in Africa’ winners:

1. Ethiopian Airways. The airline additionally gained ‘Greatest Airline in Africa’, ‘Greatest Enterprise Class in Africa’, ‘Greatest Financial system Class in Africa’ and ‘Greatest Financial system Class Onboard Catering in Africa’
2. Royal Air Maroc, which additionally garnered ‘Greatest Regional Airline in Africa’
3. South African Airways. It solely got here third, but additionally ‘Cleanest Airline in Africa’
4. Kenya Airways additionally acquired ‘Greatest Airline Employees in Africa’ and ‘Greatest Cabin Crew in Africa’
5. RwandAir
6. Air Mauritius. The airline additionally gained ‘Greatest Enterprise Class Onboard Catering in Africa’
7. EgyptAir was in seventh place and in addition was ‘Most Improved Airline in Africa’
8. Airlink
9. LIFT was total ninth in Africa and ‘Greatest Low-Value Airline in Africa’;
10. FlySafair

The complete record of all award winners in all classes might be discovered on the Skytrax web site.

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