Singapore Airlines named world’s best airline for 2026

Singapore Airlines also won three other Skytrax awards, while its low-cost subsidiary Scoot took the world’s best long-haul low-cost airline title for a sixth consecutive year.

Singapore Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi Airport on Mar 11, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) was named the world’s best airline at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards in London on Friday (Sep 18).

This is the sixth time the national carrier has claimed the accolade, having last done so in 2023.

Qatar Airways, last year’s winner, took second place in 2026, with Cathay Pacific Airways coming in third. All Nippon Airways ranked fourth while Turkish Airlines rounded out the top five.

SIA also won the awards for world’s best economy class, world’s best economy class onboard catering and best airline in Asia, and took second place in the world’s best cabin crew category.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less “We are grateful to our customers for their trust and support, and we are committed to delivering an exceptional, world-class travel experience every time they fly with us,” said SIA group CEO Goh Choon Phong. “This award is a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our people, who continually strive to uphold SIA’s renowned standards for service and operational excellence.” SIA’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot, meanwhile, was named best long-haul low-cost airline for the sixth consecutive year. The budget carrier also came in second in the world’s best low-cost airlines category after Malaysia’s AirAsia and ahead of Spain’s Vueling Airlines. “This recognition validates Scoot’s commitment to providing our customers with comfortable, reliable and seamless travel experiences,” said Scoot CEO Leslie Thng. “Scoot will continue to innovate, strengthen our operational resilience, and enhance the customer experience as we reinforce our position as a leading low-cost carrier.” The awards were based on a survey of over 24.8 million travellers globally, who rated over 300 airlines between September 2025 and August 2026. Introduced in 1999, the awards are described as the Oscars of the aviation industry, according to their organiser Skytrax. “We congratulate the Singapore Airlines Group on the major achievement of being named the world’s best airline 2026 for Singapore Airlines, and the best long-haul low-cost airline for Scoot,” said Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted. “These successes highlight the level of product and service excellence they are providing to customers and should be a source of great pride and motivation for the management and staff in the group.” Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried a record total of 42.4 million passengers in the 2025 to 2026 financial year , 7.7 per cent more than the 39.4 million they served in the previous financial year. However, the group also reported a net loss of S$76 million in the first quarter of 2026, as a 78.5 per cent increase in net fuel costs due to the turmoil in the Middle East and a larger share of losses from Air India weighed on results. Supply chain constraints have also led to SIA delaying its rollout of new first and business class seats on its Airbus A350s to the first quarter of 2027, later than the initially announced second quarter of 2026.

“We are grateful to our customers for their trust and support, and we are committed to delivering an exceptional, world-class travel experience every time they fly with us,” said SIA group CEO Goh Choon Phong.

“This award is a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our people, who continually strive to uphold SIA’s renowned standards for service and operational excellence.”

SIA’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot, meanwhile, was named best long-haul low-cost airline for the sixth consecutive year.

The budget carrier also came in second in the world’s best low-cost airlines category after Malaysia’s AirAsia and ahead of Spain’s Vueling Airlines.

“This recognition validates Scoot’s commitment to providing our customers with comfortable, reliable and seamless travel experiences,” said Scoot CEO Leslie Thng.

“Scoot will continue to innovate, strengthen our operational resilience, and enhance the customer experience as we reinforce our position as a leading low-cost carrier.”

The awards were based on a survey of over 24.8 million travellers globally, who rated over 300 airlines between September 2025 and August 2026.

Introduced in 1999, the awards are described as the Oscars of the aviation industry, according to their organiser Skytrax.

“We congratulate the Singapore Airlines Group on the major achievement of being named the world’s best airline 2026 for Singapore Airlines, and the best long-haul low-cost airline for Scoot,” said Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted.

“These successes highlight the level of product and service excellence they are providing to customers and should be a source of great pride and motivation for the management and staff in the group.”

Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried a record total of 42.4 million passengers in the 2025 to 2026 financial year , 7.7 per cent more than the 39.4 million they served in the previous financial year.

However, the group also reported a net loss of S$76 million in the first quarter of 2026, as a 78.5 per cent increase in net fuel costs due to the turmoil in the Middle East and a larger share of losses from Air India weighed on results.

Supply chain constraints have also led to SIA delaying its rollout of new first and business class seats on its Airbus A350s to the first quarter of 2027, later than the initially announced second quarter of 2026.

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新加坡航空公司还获得了其他三项 Skytrax 奖项，而其低成本子公司酷航则连续第六年荣获世界最佳长途低成本航空公司称号。

2020年3月11日，新加坡航空公司的飞机停在新加坡樟宜机场的停机坪上。（资料照片：路透社/Edgar Su）

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新加坡：新加坡航空公司（SIA）在周五（9 月 18 日）于伦敦举行的 2026 年 Skytrax 世界航空奖颁奖典礼上被评为世界最佳航空公司。

这是该国家航空公司第六次获得该奖项，上一次获奖是在 2023 年。

去年的冠军卡塔尔航空在2026年位列第二，国泰航空排名第三。全日空航空排名第四，土耳其航空位列第五。

新加坡航空还获得了世界最佳经济舱、世界最佳经济舱机上餐饮和亚洲最佳航空公司的奖项，并在世界最佳客舱乘务员类别中获得第二名。

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“我们感谢客户的信任和支持，我们将致力于每次客户乘坐我们的航班时，都为他们提供卓越的世界级旅行体验，”新加坡航空集团首席执行官吴俊峰表示。

“这项奖项是对我们员工的奉献精神和专业精神的肯定，他们不断努力维护新加坡航空享誉盛名的服务和卓越运营标准。”

与此同时，新加坡航空旗下的低成本子公司酷航连续第六年被评为最佳长途低成本航空公司。

这家廉价航空公司在全球最佳低成本航空公司排名中位列第二，仅次于马来西亚的亚洲航空，领先于西班牙的伏林航空。

“这项荣誉肯定了酷航致力于为乘客提供舒适、可靠和无缝的旅行体验的承诺，”酷航首席执行官Leslie Thng表示。

“酷航将继续创新，增强运营韧性，提升客户体验，巩固我们作为领先的低成本航空公司的地位。”

这些奖项是根据对全球超过 2480 万名旅客的调查评选出来的，这些旅客在 2025 年 9 月至 2026 年 8 月期间对 300 多家航空公司进行了评分。

据主办方 Skytrax 称，该奖项于 1999 年设立，被誉为航空界的奥斯卡奖。

Skytrax 首席执行官 Edward Plaisted 表示：“我们祝贺新加坡航空公司集团取得重大成就，新加坡航空公司被评为 2026 年全球最佳航空公司，酷航被评为最佳长途低成本航空公司。”

“这些成功凸显了他们为客户提供的产品和服务的卓越水平，应该成为集团管理层和员工的极大自豪感和动力来源。”

新加坡航空公司和酷航在 2025 至 2026 财年共运送了创纪录的 4240 万名乘客，比上一财年的 3940 万人次增长了 7.7%。

然而，该集团也报告称，由于中东动荡导致燃油净成本上涨 78.5%，以及印度航空亏损份额增加，2026 年第一季度净亏损 7600 万新元，对业绩造成了压力。

供应链的限制也导致新加坡航空将空客A350客机上新头等舱和商务舱座椅的推出时间推迟到2027年第一季度，比最初宣布的2026年第二季度晚了一段时间。

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