The Best Airlines in the World: 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards

By CNT Editors, Hannah Towey

The top brands that keep delivering high standards of service and launching exciting new routes. Together with the airline’s new lie-flat World Business Class seats introduced in the past couple of years, the legacy carrier (one of the oldest in the world) is revamping its customer experience. Its efforts have been recognized, earning honors like World’s Best First Class Airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.