Singapore Airlines bags top travel award

Passengers have voted Singapore Airlines as the world's best airline for 2007 in the latest survey by Skytrax.

The carrier beat off competition from the likes of Thai Airways, Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways - which may have found some consolation in the prize for best first class cabin - to scoop the top title in the 2006-07 World Airline Survey.

Other winners in the poll included the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow Airport for best business class lounge, British Airways for being voted the best transatlantic airline, Emirates for best inflight entertainment and Etihad for best economy class food.

"The World Airline Survey is primarily focused on the quality attributes that different airlines offer - be it in the airport or the onboard environment," commented Edward Plaisted, chief executive of Skytrax.

"It is all about quality and how the customer rates one airline against another," he added.

Singapore Airlines recently won the title of best global carrier in a poll carried out by Travel + Leisure magazine, while also winning a number of awards at the Official Airline Guide awards held earlier this year.

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