British airlines dominate Conde Nast Traveller awards

British carriers took the top spots in all three sections of the airline category in the 2009 Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Awards.

Bmi was voted the leading short-haul leisure airline with an overall score of 87.37, followed by Swiss, British Airways and KLM.

In the long-haul leisure section, Virgin Atlantic's rating of 90 from Conde Nast Traveller readers guaranteed it top spot, with Air New Zealand and Qantas second and third respectively.

British Airways led the business airline category ahead of Etihad Airways and Emirates, while easyJet was voted this year's top low-cost airline, followed by Flybe and bmibaby.

The 2009 Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Awards also gathered views on the best international holiday cities, with New York, Paris, Rome, Sydney and Barcelona making up the top five.

Italy received a score of 95.55 out of 100 in the countries section of this year's vote, taking top spot in the category ahead of New Zealand and Turkey, while Sicily, the Maldives and Barbados were the highest-ranked islands.

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