Qatar Airways was yesterday announced the World’s Best Airline at the SKYTRAX 2017 World Airline Awards. Voted Best Airline by travellers across the world in the annual passenger survey, the Doha based carrier has now won the prestigious Airline of the Year title for a fourth time. Qatar Airways enjoyed further success by winning major awards for the World’s Best Business Class, the World’s Best First Class Lounge and as the Best Airline in the Middle East.

Referred to as the “Oscars of the aviation industry”, SKYTRAX, the World Airline Awards are held in high esteem for clarity of process and independence, with no outside sponsorship or external influence.

The survey enables any airline in the world to be nominated, allowing travellers to make their own choice, underlining the brand as the Passenger’s Choice Awards.

19.87 million eligible survey entries were counted in the final results, and 105 nationalities participated in the survey from August 2016 to May 2017. The survey covered over 325 airlines, from largest international airlines to smaller domestic carriers, measuring Quality standards for 41 KPI’s across front-line product and service factors in the Airport and Onboard environments.

Singapore Airlines, a perennial favourite in the awards was ranked No. 2 in the world, also receiving awards as the Best Airline in Asia, the World’s Best Business Class seat and for having the Best Premium Economy Onboard Catering.

Qatar Airways’ First Class

The World’s Top 10 Airlines 2017

1. Qatar Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
3. ANA All Nippon Airways
4. Emirates
5. Cathay Pacific
6. EVA Air
7. Lufthansa
8. Etihad Airways
9. Hainan Airlines
10. Garuda Indonesia

World’s Best Cabin Staff

1. Garuda Indonesia
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. EVA Air
4. Thai Airways
5. Singapore Airlines
6. Qatar Airways
7. Asiana Airlines
8. Japan Airlines
9. Cathay Pacific
10. Hainan Airlines

World’s Best Inflight Entertainment

1. Emirates
2. Qatar Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Turkish Airlines
5. Virgin Atlantic
6. Lufthansa
7. Qantas Airways
8. Etihad Airways
9. Delta Air Lines
10. Thai Airways

World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines

1. AirAsia
2. Norwegian
3. jetBlue Airways
4. easyJet
5. Virgin America

World’s Best First Class

1. Etihad Airways
2. Emirates
3. Lufthansa
4. Air France
5. Singapore Airlines

World’s Best Business Class

1. Qatar Airways
2. ANA All Nippon Airways
3. Singapore Airlines
4. Etihad Airways
5. Lufthansa

World’s Best Economy Class

1. Thai Airways
2. Qatar Airways
3. Asiana Airlines
4. Garuda Indonesia
5. Singapore Airlines

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In a shock move today, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain turned against Qatar, saying it supports terrorism. It comes after three attackers killed seven people and and injured 49 in a horrendous van-and-knife raid. Saudi Arabia locked down its borders with the nation, saying Qatari citizens have 14 days to leave the country. The country said it is boycotting Qatar because the nation is “embracing various terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at destabilizing the region”.

This follows an announcement from flydubai this morning as the airlines wrote on its Facebook page: “From Tuesday 06 June 2017 all flydubai flights between Dubai and Doha will be suspended”. Egypt accused the nation of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and other terror squads. A statement from Egyptian authorities said: “Qatar has promoted al-Qaeda’s ideology, and given support to ISIS and terrorist operations in the Sinai. Yemen has also joined in the boycott of Qatar, unhappy that it’s allegedly supporting Houthi coup militias.

Saudi Arabia said Qatar has been funding terrorists in Iran too, as Iran’s Foreign Ministry called London’s terror attack on Saturday night “a wake-up call”. Saudia Press Agency said: “Qatar has also supported the activities of the Iranian-backed terrorist groups in the Qatif province of Saudi Arabia and in neighboring Kingdom of Bahrain. The Maldives and Libya’s eastern-based government are also reportedly cutting ties to Qatar.

Qatar Airways has grounded all flights to Saudi Arabia, reports Reuters. Airlines have not said how long the flight ban go on for.

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You can now book tickets from Europe to basically whole world with up to 40% discount.

This promotion is valid also for Business Class.

Travel dates are from 19th January until 15th December 2016 which gives you plenty of time for your travels.

You have to book your ticket before 17th January 2016.

30 kg luggage is included in the price.

Cheapest tickets from Europe are available from Scandinavia, Oslo or Stockholm.

Example routes:

• Oslo – Bangkok (3-17 March, 4-17 April, 2-11 May): 2805 NOK = €290

Other destinations from Oslo on sale:

• Bangkok, Thailand: €290
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: €295
• Singapore: €335
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: €353
• Bali, Indonesia: €373

Same departure is also possible from Stockholm for lowest price or other cities served by Qatar Airways like Budapest (Bangkok for €360) or Barcelona.

Example from Budapest:

• Budapest – Bangkok (7-20 April, 8-22 May, 5-20 October): 114300 HUF = €360
• Budapest – Tokio: €339
• Budapest – Soul: €368
• Budapest – Hong Kong: €365
• Budapest – Kuala Lumpur: €370

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Book directly via Qatar Airways or via Skyscanner before it’s gone!

Accommodation in Bangkok

Bangkok offers extensive range of accommodation from cheapest hostels and guesthouses for few Euros per night to super luxurious 5 star hotels. You won’t spend much money in the country itself either as it’s pretty cheap. You can also use AirBnb – get €20 free credit from RushFlights!

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Economy class passengers can now take up to 30 kg in check-in baggage on Qatar Airways flights.

Previous limit was classic 23 kg for Economy class, which is most common limit for majority of World airlines.

Limits for Business class passengers were also increased from 30 kg to 40 kg.

First class passengers can now enjoy even bigger luggage: up to 50 kg!

This is a good news in the time when most airlines tend to to the exact opposite – lower maximum allowed baggage weight or completely remove check-in luggage in the price of ticket.

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By signing up, you get a chance to win 1 of 20 pairs of free tickets.

The contest ends on February 28th. Hurry up if you want to win!

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