Good work Virgin! Jumped to 12th position in Skytrax ranking!

[QLD'r]

This is dam good news for VA and JB, their hard work is paying off!

The World's Top Airlines | Ranking 1 to 20

 

[Saab34]

Poor Tiger went from #75 to #86 lol.

 

[docjames]

Congrats VA - a great improvement. Still more steps to go - would be nice to see them crack the top 10.

 

[smit0847]

Wow! Congrats Virgin! Thats fantastic news. Surely top 10 next year?

Some stats:

- Best rated Australian airline
- 3rd most improved airline in the world (China Eastern must have been pretty bad to be the most improved!!0
- Best airline in AU/Pacific region
- Best service and staff in AU/Pacific region
- Best economy class in AU/Pacific
- Best IFE in AU/Pacific (assume this is only judged on their 777?!)


Credit where credit is due - QF won worlds best Y+ product. Apart from the price they charge for it I think this is a very deserved winner. Ditto world best flagship F Lounge which they also won.

 

[smatho10]

3rd for most improved is another feather...

 

[smit0847]

Interesting to see Virgin America so low - IMO they are what VA should be.

 

[kamchatsky]

Poor Tiger went from #75 to #86 lol.

It is not that bad. AA ranks went from 77 to 84!

 

[777]

I'm pretty skeptical of Skytrax... however does clearly catch genuine improvement over the last few years.

 

[samh004]

Best IFE in AU/Pacific (assume this is only judged on their 777?!)

I can see Emirates won the best IFE, but can’t see a spot to see by region… either way I can’t understand how they could possibly win best IFE?

Good jump from 32 though!

 

[pauly7]

I can see Emirates won the best IFE, but can’t see a spot to see by region… either way I can’t understand how they could possibly win best IFE?

Good jump from 32 though!

Agreed - Having just stepped off their A380 IFE offering I call the biggest BS on this award too by Emirates. Skytrax remains in the 'who cares' bucket for me!!

 

[lovestotravel]

Agreed - Having just stepped off their A380 IFE offering I call the biggest BS on this award too by Emirates. Skytrax remains in the 'who cares' bucket for me!!

Yep, SkyTrax best used as a guide only!

 

[codash1099]

I'm pretty skeptical of Skytrax... however does clearly catch genuine improvement over the last few years.

Totally unscientific survey. It may indeed show that Virgin has made genuine improvement (and I don't for one minute doubt it) but in this type of survey it could equally mean all Virgin employees were encouraged to vote (and I do doubt that).

Without proper sampling technique and voter qualification verification, these surveys are effectively meaningless.

 

[mella2007]

Great news for Virgin and for people around the world who haven't heard about them before.

But I also am not a fan of Skytrax and whatever their so called surveys report.

 

[Carlous Moochous]

Poor Tiger went from #75 to #86 lol.

not too bad considering weren't they grounded during the survey period ??