100 Best Airlines in the World in 2023 – An Aggregated Ranking

Ever felt lost trying to pick the best airline for your trip? We’ve all been there! With so many choices and reviews out there, it can be a real headache.

That’s where our combined rankings come in handy. Think of it as an easy shortcut: we’ve brought together expert opinions and boiled them down to a simple ranking so you can easily spot which airlines are nailing it in safety, punctuality, and top-notch service.

How We Ranked the World’s Top 100 Airlines

Why Aggregated Rankings?

In today’s digital age, information is abundant, but often scattered and varied in its reliability. While one source might hail an airline for its in-flight services, another might criticize its punctuality.

Aggregated rankings come to the rescue by pooling insights from multiple trusted sources, offering a more holistic and balanced view. This method minimizes biases and inconsistencies that might arise from a single perspective. By combining diverse expert opinions and data, we’re able to capture a fuller picture of an airline’s performance across several key parameters.

For readers, this means a more comprehensive, trustworthy, and user-friendly guide to making informed choices in air travel. In essence, it’s like getting advice from a whole panel of experts, all at once!

The Top Ranking Agencies and Websites Considered

1. Skytrax

Skytrax is globally recognized as one of the premier airline and airport rating organizations. With a reputation built over decades, their evaluations are held in high esteem by both the aviation industry and passengers.

Skytrax’s assessment is based on comprehensive criteria that encompass everything from in-flight services, cabin cleanliness, and seating comfort to the efficiency of check-in and boarding processes, the quality of meals, and the responsiveness of the flight crew.

By conducting extensive customer satisfaction surveys and on-the-ground evaluations, Skytrax ensures that their rankings are both thorough and reflective of genuine passenger experiences.

2. Airhelp

AirHelp is distinctively positioned in the world of airline rankings, focusing primarily on championing air passenger rights. When evaluating airlines, AirHelp considers three main criteria: on-time performance, customer opinion and claim processing.

• On-time performance gauges the punctuality of an airline, ensuring passengers reach their destinations as scheduled.
• Customer opinion is assessed through direct passenger feedback, capturing the firsthand experiences of travelers.
• Claim processing evaluates how efficiently and fairly airlines handle compensation claims, especially in cases of flight disruptions.

3. Bounce

Bounce is a luggage storage company that enables passengers to store their luggage in more than 10,000 locations worldwide.

Bounce has based its airline index on data recorded from OAG.com, skytraxratings.com, and baggage weights data from each airline’s website.

4. Airlineratings.com

Airlineratings.com publishes a safety rating for each airline based on a comprehensive analysis of crash statistics, pilot-related serious incident data, and audits from the world’s aviation governing body, the ICAO, as well as the leading association, IATA.

The World’s Top 10 Airlines – An Aggregated Ranking from Leading Industry Experts

Airline	Skytrax	Airhelp	Bounce	Airlineratings	World Ranking
Qatar Airways	2	1	3	1	1
Japan Airlines	5	9	1	1	2
ANA All Nippon Airways	3	14	6	1	3
Cathay Pacific Airways	8			1	4
Korean Air	10		4	2	5
Singapore Airlines	1	22	2	1	6
Etihad Airways	13	4		1	7
EVA Air	9			1	8
Emirates	4	13	12	1	9
Vistara	16		5	1	10

For the extended world’s top 100 Airlines ranking – click here.

Regional Titans: Best Airlines by Continent

Asia-Pacific – Top Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
Japan Airlines	Asia-Pacific	2
ANA All Nippon Airways	Asia-Pacific	3
Cathay Pacific Airways	Asia-Pacific	4
Korean Air	Asia-Pacific	5
Singapore Airlines	Asia-Pacific	6
EVA Air	Asia-Pacific	8
Vistara	Asia-Pacific	10
Hainan Airlines	Asia-Pacific	11
Qantas Airways	Asia-Pacific	12
Fiji Airways	Asia-Pacific	13
Air New Zealand	Asia-Pacific	18
Garuda Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	24
China Airlines	Asia-Pacific	26
China Southern Airlines	Asia-Pacific	30
Vietnam Airlines	Asia-Pacific	34
Bangkok Airways	Asia-Pacific	36
Air India	Asia-Pacific	37
Air Tahiti Nui	Asia-Pacific	39
Asiana Airlines	Asia-Pacific	41
IndiGo	Asia-Pacific	42
Scoot	Asia-Pacific	43
AirAsia	Asia-Pacific	49
Malaysia Airlines	Asia-Pacific	52
Virgin Australia	Asia-Pacific	54
Thai Airways	Asia-Pacific	61
Vietjet	Asia-Pacific	67
Rex Airlines	Asia-Pacific	85
Jetstar Airways	Asia-Pacific	98
Royal Brunei Airlines	Asia-Pacific	100

Europe – Top Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
ITA Airways	Europe	15
Swiss International Air Lines	Europe	16
Air France	Europe	17
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Europe	19
Air Malta	Europe	21
Iberia	Europe	22
Turkish Airlines	Europe	23
Austrian Airlines	Europe	25
Finnair	Europe	28
Lufthansa	Europe	38
British Airways	Europe	44
Air Astana	Europe	48
airBaltic	Europe	51
Eurowings	Europe	53
Condor	Europe	56
Transavia	Europe	58
Air Serbia	Europe	59
Aegean Airlines	Europe	62
Widerøe	Europe	63
Aer Lingus	Europe	64
Jet2.com	Europe	66
SAS Scandinavian	Europe	68
LOT Polish	Europe	72
EasyJet	Europe	75
Azerbaijan Airlines	Europe	77
TAP Air Portugal	Europe	78
Air Europa	Europe	79
Czech Airlines	Europe	81
Volotea	Europe	83
Sun Express	Europe	84
Pegasus Airlines	Europe	87
Wizz Air	Europe	93
Vueling Airlines	Europe	94
Ryanair	Europe	95
Brussels Airlines	Europe	96
Norwegian	Europe	99

North America – Top Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
Delta Air Lines	North America	14
United Airlines	North America	29
Virgin Atlantic	North America	32
Alaska Airlines	North America	45
Southwest Airlines	North America	46
American Airlines	North America	55
Air Canada	North America	65
WestJet	North America	69
jetBlue Airways	North America	73
Air Transat	North America	80
Frontier Airlines	North America	88
Sun Country Airlines	North America	90
Allegiant Air	North America	91
Spirit	North America	92

South America – Top Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
Aeromexico	Latin America	20
Avianca	Latin America	27
LATAM	Latin America	35
Azul Airlines	Latin America	47
Gol	Latin America	60
Hawaiian Airlines	Latin America	70
Volaris	Latin America	71
Copa Airlines	Latin America	74
Viva Aerobus	Latin America	86

Africa & Middle East – Top Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
Qatar Airways	Africa & Middle East	1
Etihad Airways	Africa & Middle East	7
Emirates	Africa & Middle East	9
Ethiopian Airlines	Africa & Middle East	31
Oman Air	Africa & Middle East	33
Gulf Air	Africa & Middle East	40
Saudia	Africa & Middle East	50
Kuwait Airways	Africa & Middle East	57
FlyNas	Africa & Middle East	76
Royal Air Maroc	Africa & Middle East	82
Air Austral	Africa & Middle East	89
flyDubai	Africa & Middle East	97

The World’s Top 100 Airlines

Airline	Country	World Ranking
Qatar Airways	Africa & Middle East	1
Japan Airlines	Asia-Pacific	2
ANA All Nippon Airways	Asia-Pacific	3
Cathay Pacific Airways	Asia-Pacific	4
Korean Air	Asia-Pacific	5
Singapore Airlines	Asia-Pacific	6
Etihad Airways	Africa & Middle East	7
EVA Air	Asia-Pacific	8
Emirates	Africa & Middle East	9
Vistara	Asia-Pacific	10
Hainan Airlines	Asia-Pacific	11
Qantas Airways	Asia-Pacific	12
Fiji Airways	Asia-Pacific	13
Delta Air Lines	North America	14
ITA Airways	Europe	15
Swiss International Air Lines	Europe	16
Air France	Europe	17
Air New Zealand	Asia-Pacific	18
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	Europe	19
Aeromexico	Latin America	20
Air Malta	Europe	21
Iberia	Europe	22
Turkish Airlines	Europe	23
Garuda Indonesia	Asia-Pacific	24
Austrian Airlines	Europe	25
China Airlines	Asia-Pacific	26
Avianca	Latin America	27
Finnair	Europe	28
United Airlines	North America	29
China Southern Airlines	Asia-Pacific	30
Ethiopian Airlines	Africa & Middle East	31
Virgin Atlantic	North America	32
Oman Air	Africa & Middle East	33
Vietnam Airlines	Asia-Pacific	34
LATAM	Latin America	35
Bangkok Airways	Asia-Pacific	36
Air India	Asia-Pacific	37
Lufthansa	Europe	38
Air Tahiti Nui	Asia-Pacific	39
Gulf Air	Africa & Middle East	40
Asiana Airlines	Asia-Pacific	41
IndiGo	Asia-Pacific	42
Scoot	Asia-Pacific	43
British Airways	Europe	44
Alaska Airlines	North America	45
Southwest Airlines	North America	46
Azul Airlines	Latin America	47
Air Astana	Europe	48
AirAsia	Asia-Pacific	49
Saudia	Africa & Middle East	50
airBaltic	Europe	51
Malaysia Airlines	Asia-Pacific	52
Eurowings	Europe	53
Virgin Australia	Asia-Pacific	54
American Airlines	North America	55
Condor	Europe	56
Kuwait Airways	Africa & Middle East	57
Transavia	Europe	58
Air Serbia	Europe	59
Gol	Latin America	60
Thai Airways	Asia-Pacific	61
Aegean Airlines	Europe	62
Widerøe	Europe	63
Aer Lingus	Europe	64
Air Canada	North America	65
Jet2.com	Europe	66
Vietjet	Asia-Pacific	67
SAS Scandinavian	Europe	68
WestJet	North America	69
Hawaiian Airlines	Latin America	70
Volaris	Latin America	71
LOT Polish	Europe	72
jetBlue Airways	North America	73
Copa Airlines	Latin America	74
EasyJet	Europe	75
FlyNas	Africa & Middle East	76
Azerbaijan Airlines	Europe	77
TAP Air Portugal	Europe	78
Air Europa	Europe	79
Air Transat	North America	80
Czech Airlines	Europe	81
Royal Air Maroc	Africa & Middle East	82
Volotea	Europe	83
Sun Express	Europe	84
Rex Airlines	Asia-Pacific	85
Viva Aerobus	Latin America	86
Pegasus Airlines	Europe	87
Frontier Airlines	North America	88
Air Austral	Africa & Middle East	89
Sun Country Airlines	North America	90
Allegiant Air	North America	91
Spirit	North America	92
Wizz Air	Europe	93
Vueling Airlines	Europe	94
Ryanair	Europe	95
Brussels Airlines	Europe	96
flyDubai	Africa & Middle East	97
Jetstar Airways	Asia-Pacific	98
Norwegian	Europe	99
Royal Brunei Airlines	Asia-Pacific	100