According to AirlineRatings.com, these are the top 25 airlines in the world.

According to AirlineRatings.com, Qatar Airways was named "Airline of the Year" for 2024.

In 2023, Air New Zealand surpassed the Doha-based airline, which had previously been ranked No. 1, to become the top airline.

The website states that the list encompasses both major safety and government audits, as well as 12 essential criteria, including product ratings, passenger reviews, safety assessments, fleet age, and incident reports.

Despite Europe's Air France/KLM entering the ranking at No. 6, this year's list is still mostly made up of Middle Eastern and Asia-Pacific carriers.

According to AirlineRatings.com, the top 25 premium airlines for 2024 are as follows:

1. Qatar Airways 2. Korean Air 3. Cathay Pacific Airways 4. Air New Zealand 5. Emirates 6. Air France/KLM 7. All Nippon Airways 8. Etihad Airways 9. Qantas 10. Virgin Australia/Atlantic 11. Vietnam Airlines 12. Singapore Airlines 13. EVA Air 14. TAP Portugal 15. JAL 16. Finnair 17. Hawaiian 18. Alaska Airlines 19. Lufthansa / Swiss 20. Turkish Airlines 21. IGA Group (British Airways, Iberia) 22. Air Canada 23. Delta Air Lines 24. United Airlines 25. American Airlines

Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of AirlineRatings.com, stated that Qatar Airways was ranked first in several categories, although the top ten airlines were very close in their scores.

In a row, Qatar Airways won the "Best Business Class" category, Singapore Airlines was named "Best First Class," and Air New Zealand won "Best Economy Class."

"Emirates received the "Best Premium Economy" award and was also recognized for having the "Best In-Flight Entertainment.""

For the third year in a row, Etihad Airways was named the "Best Environmental Airline," with Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Etihad Airways being the dominant three Middle Eastern airlines, collectively known as the "ME3 carriers."

The top 25 low-cost carriers

AirlineRatings.com evaluates low-cost airlines based on 12 criteria, but does not list the top 25 performers.

Here is the 2024 list, in alphabetical order:

The airlines listed in the sentence are AirAsia Group, Air Baltic, Air Canada Rouge, Cebu Pacific, EasyJet, Eurowings, FlyDubai, FlyNAS, GOL, Jeju Air, JetBlue, Jetstar Group, Jet2, Norwegian, Peach, Ryanair, Scoot, SpiceJet, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Transavia, Vietjet, Volotea, Vueling, and WizzAir.

The website also names the best low-cost carriers by region, which are:

Airlines in the Americas: Southwest Airlines Middle East: FlyDubai Asia: AirAsia Group Australia/Pacific: Jetstar Group Europe: EasyJet

Vietjet was recognized as the top ultra low-cost airline and the top low-cost airline for onboard hospitality in Vietnam.