Qatar Airways Sweeps Top Awards at 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards

At the prestigious 2023 World Airline Awards ceremony held at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace on June 20th during the Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways was named the World's Best Business Class winner.

For the eighth time, international passengers have named Qatar Airways' business class the best in the world.

The awards were received by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker and Chief Operating Officer of HIA, Badr Mohammed Al Meer.

The fact that Qatar Airways won the prize for the Al Mourjan Lounge at Hamad International Airport shows how dominant it is in the competition for the World's Best Business Class Lounge.

The top honour for the best business class lounge dining in the world was also given to the Al Mourjan lounge.

For the eleventh time in the awards' history, Qatar Airways received the accolade of Best Airline in the Middle East.

Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways is delighted to win the World’s Best Business Class award at this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards. This is testimony to the collective endeavour in the airline that enables us to deliver an unsurpassed customer experience. Three further awards for Best Airline in the Middle East, World's Best Business Class Lounge and World's Best Business Class Lounge Dining illustrate Qatar Airways’ leadership in the sector, as well as, its high degree of innovation and commitment.”

Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax commented: "Qatar Airways is a very firm favourite amongst customers and winning these top awards in 2023 demonstrates that their Business Class, both onboard flights and in the airports, stands out well above their competitors. Qatar Airways gained a very close second place finish in the overall global rating, ensuring that Qatar Airways again scooped the award as the Best Airline in the Middle East for 2023 for an eleventh time."