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Thai Airways Wins Top Award For Best Economy Class Airline Seat

Thai Airways was named winner of the World’s Best Economy Class Airline Seat award at the 2011 World Airline Awards, in a ceremony held in the French Air and Space Museum at the Paris Air Show.

The runners-up in this Best Economy Class Airline Seat category are Air New Zealand taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Qantas Airways in 3rd position.

1 Thai Airways

Formed in 1988, the airline operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai flies to 72 destinations in 35 countries, using a fleet of 85 aircraft. Thai Airways is one of the few airlines with a uniform change policy. International female flight attendants are required to change from their corporate purple suits (for use outside the cabin) into their traditional Thai dress prior to the general boarding of passengers.

2 Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is currently the only airline to circumnavigate the world. Air New Zealand’s route network focuses on Australasia and the South Pacific, with long-haul services to Asia, Europe and North America. The airline’s main hub is Auckland Airport.

3 Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways is the flag carrier of Australia. The name “QANTAS”, is an acronym for “Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services”. Nicknamed “The Flying Kangaroo”, the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport. It is Australia’s largest airline, the oldest continuously operated airline in the world and the second oldest in the world overall.

Voted by over 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 different nationalities, the World Airline Awards™ are the most prestigious quality recognition of front-line product and service standards for the world airline industry. With 200 airlines featured, the awards measure customer satisfaction levels across 38 different items of airline front-line product and service.