For the first time ever, Fiji Airways has been named the best airline in the Australia/Pacific region, ahead of Qantas and Air New Zealand.
This is according to the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Fiji Airways CEO André Viljoen celebrated the honor.
“We may not have as much resources as larger airlines, but we have the Fijian spirit of hospitality and care,” said Viljoen.
“As the National Airline, we embrace and champion these values in everything we do, and this sets us apart as an airline. The fact that these awards are determined purely on guest feedback makes our two accolades all the more special.”
In the world rankings, Singapore Airlines returns to the top, replacing Qatar Airways, who dropped to second.
Elsewhere in the top five, All Nippon Airways (ANA) was third, Emirates fourth, and Japan Airlines in fifth position.
Fiji Airways was in 15th, up from 36th the year before, while Air New Zealand jumped to 19th from 30th in 2022. Qantas slid the other way however, going from 5th to 17th.
Jetstar took out the award for the Best Low-Cost Airline in Australia/Pacific.
Skytrax is based in the UK and is an airline and airport review and ranking site. It has been running the awards since 1999 and, this year, more than 325 airlines were included in the survey results.
