World's 20 best airlines
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Business Insider has ranked the world's leading airlines on the basis of in-flight experience and the on-time performance. The ratings are out of 100 points.
Take a look at the world's 20 best airlines...
Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines has been ranked as the world's best airline. The airline scored 100 for seat comfort, cabin cleanliness and in-flight entertainment, says Business Insider.
Rank: 1
In-Flight Experience: 98
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: A view of inside the first-class twin cabin section of the Singapre Airlines Airbus A380 in Toulouse, France.
Photographs: Pascal Parrot/Getty Images.
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Malaysia Airlines (Tie - Rank 2)
In-Flight Experience: 90
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight.
Photographs: Mattchew02/Wikimedia Commons.
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Virgin America (Tie)
Rank: 2
In-Flight Experience: 80
On-Time Performance: 74
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Photographs: Eric/Wikimedia Commons.
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Asiana Airlines (Tie)
Rank: 4
In-Flight Experience: 86
On-Time Performance: 80
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Image: A South Korean Asiana airlines jet undergoes flight preparations at Seoul's Kimpo airport.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Qatar Airways (Tie)
Rank: 4
In-Flight Experience: 90
Airline Reliability: 60
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Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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ANA (All Nippon Airways)
Rank: 6
In-Flight Experience: 82
On-Time Performance: 74
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Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Garuda Indonesia
Rank: 7
In-Flight Experience: 80
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Garuda Indonesia.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Silk Air
Rank: 8
In-Flight Experience: 76
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Silk Air.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Korean Air (Tie)
Rank: 9
In-Flight Experience: 78
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Airbus A380 airliner for Korean Air leaves the paintshop hangar at the Airbus facility in Finkenwerder near Hamburg, Germany.
Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters.
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Air New Zealand (Tie)
Rank: 9
In-Flight Experience: 82
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: An Air New Zealand plane taxis at Auckland International Airport.
Photographs: Nigel Marple/Reuters.
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Cathay Pacific (Tie)
Rank: 11
In-Flight Experience: 84
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Cathay Pacific Airways's planes at the Hong Kong International Airport.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters.
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South African Airlines (Tie)
Rank: 11
In-Flight Experience: 78
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: South African Airlines.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Turkish Airlines (Rank 13)
In-Flight Experience: 80
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: A Turkish Airlines plane takes off at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul.
Photographs: Osman Orsal/Reuters.
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Finnair
Rank: 14
In-Flight Experience: 76
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: Finnish national airline company Finnair's planes on the tarmac of Helsinki international airport.
Photographs: Lehtikuva Lehtikuva/Reuters.
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Thai Airways (Tie)
Rank: 15
In-Flight Experience: 78
On-Time Performance: 74
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Photographs: Arpingstone/Wikimedia Commons.
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Japan Airlines (Tie)
Rank: 15
In-Flight Experience: 76
On-Time Performance: 74
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Image: JAL aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Haneda airport in Tokyo.
Photographs: Toru Hanai/Reuters.
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Oman Air (Tie)
Rank: 15
In-Flight Experience: 82
On-Time Performance: 75
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Photographs: Bilal Mirza/Wikimedia Commons.
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Air Astana
Rank: 18
In-Flight Experience: 74
On-Time Performance: 82
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Photographs: Nikolay Ustinov/Wikimedia Commons.





















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