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2012 WINNERS |
| Best Airline Winners |
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| Best by Cabin |
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| Best Seats |
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| Best Lounges |
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| Best Catering |
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| Best by Region |
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| Staff Service winners |
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| Best Regional Airlines |
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| Best Low-Cost Airlines |
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Oman Air wins World Airline Award for the Best Business Class Airline Seat |
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Oman Air was named winner of the World's Best Business 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 Business Class Airline Seat category are Singapore
Airlines taking 2nd place in the category, ahead of Qatar Airways in 3rd position.
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Oman Air |
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Singapore Airlines |
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Qatar Airways |
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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. |
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Mr Edward Plaisted - CEO, Skytrax |
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“Over recent years Oman Air have made some significant improvements to product and service quality and these changes have clearly
proved popular with passengers. The Middle East is now one of the most competitive regions for airlines and the award for Staff
Service Excellence Middle East is a tribute to the steps Oman Air have taken to ensure passengers receive a world class experience.
Oman Air joins a prestigious list of airlines that have received the award for Best Seat - Business Class. The Oman Air Business
Class product was a very popular choice for voters in this years awards and in the final analysis, this seat was a clear winner by a
considerable margin.”
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OMAN AIR |
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Oman Air is based on the grounds of Muscat International Airport in Muscat. It operates
scheduled domestic and international passenger services, as well as regional air taxi and
charter flights. In March 2010, Oman Air became the first airline in the world to offer both
mobile phone calling, SMS & WiFi Internet services. Oman Air operates 296 flights a week
within a network of 36 destinations in 19 countries out of its primary hub in Muscat.
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES |
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Singapore Airlines is one of the world's leading carriers, flying to 5 continents across the
globe. It was the first airline to operate the A380, and flies to 62 destinations in 35
countries on six continents from its primary hub in Singapore. It has a strong presence in the
Southeast Asian region, which together with its subsidiary SilkAir, connects Singapore with
more international destinations in the region than any other Southeast Asian airline.
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QATAR AIRWAYS |
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Qatar Airways is the flag carrier of Qatar linking over 100 International destinations from its
base in Doha. Using a fleet of 96 aircraft, the airline operates one of the youngest fleets in
the world with an average age of less than 4.1 years, and it is one of the few airlines to fly
to all six permanently inhabited continents. Qatar Airways is currently undergoing a major
expansion and is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world.
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Airline of the Year
