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Asiana voted airline of the year in new survey

(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-21 16:54

SINGAPORE - Passengers have voted South Korea's Asiana Airlines airline of the year in an annual survey by British-based consultancy Skytrax, edging out Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways which ranked second and third.

More than 17.9 million air travelers from over 100 countries took part in the 10-month survey between July 2009 and April 2010 to choose their favorite airline.

"The award slogan of 'The Passenger's Choice' underlines the fact that Asiana Airlines are succeeding in satisfying the hardest critics -- their users," said Skytrax chairman Edward Plaisted.

Qatar Airways was rated third while Cathay Pacific came fourth.

The final top 10 ranking in the awards were: 1. Asiana Airlines 2. Singapore Airlines 3. Qatar Airways 4. Cathay Pacific 5. Air New Zealand 6. Etihad Airways 7. Qantas Airways 8. Emirates 9. Thai Airways 10. Malaysia Airlines