Top 10 First Class Airlines 2024
By Peter Miller, Skytrax
See which airlines have been voted the World’s Top 10 First Class Airlines 2024 by customers, in the annual airline passenger satisfaction survey. See the Global Ratings for the Best First Class Airlines, the Best First Class Airline Lounges, the Best First Class Airline Seats, the Best First Class Onboard Catering, the Best First Class Airline Lounge Dining and the Best First Class Airline Comfort Amenities. View the Best First Class results by global region.
Singapore Airlines wins the top Award for the World’s Best First Class Airline 2024. The World’s Top 5 First Class Airlines 2024 include Air France (2nd), Emirates (3rd), Swiss International Air Lines (4th) and ANA All Nippon Airways (5th).
Top 10 World’s Best First Class Airlines 2024
- Singapore Airlines
- Air France
- Emirates
- Swiss International Air Lines
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Lufthansa
- Japan Airlines
- Saudia
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- Etihad Airways
The SWISS Lounge at Zurich Airport was named the World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge 2024. The Top 5 First Class Lounges 2024 include the Air France Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (2nd), the Singapore Airlines Lounge at Changi Airport (3rd), the Lufthansa Lounge at Frankfurt Airport (4th) and the Qatar Airways Al Safwa Lounge at Hamad International Airport (5th).
Julia Hillenbrand, Head of SWISS Brand Experience: “I am delighted that our First Class Lounge has once again been honoured. Being recognized with this prestigious award is proof of our commitment to always offer our guests first-class service and maximum comfort. Once again, this confirms our aspiration as a premium airline, which makes me very proud.”
Singapore Airlines won the award for the World’s Best First Class Airline Seat 2024. The Top 5 First Class Airline Seats 2024 include ANA All Nippon Airways (2nd), Emirates (3rd), Etihad Airways (4th) and Swiss International Air Lines (5th).
Air France was named the World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering 2024. The Top 5 Airlines for First Class Onboard Catering were Singapore Airlines (2nd), Swiss International Air Lines (3rd), Emirates (4th) and Lufthansa (5th).
The Air France Lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport won the award for the World’s Best First Class Airline Lounge Dining 2024. The Top 5 Airline Lounges for First Class Dining include the SWISS Lounge at Zurich Airport (2nd), the Singapore Airlines Lounge at Changi Airport (3rd), the Qatar Airways Al Safwa Lounge at Hamad International Airport (4th) and the Emirates Lounge at Dubai International Airport (5th).
Emirates was named the World’s Best First Class Airline Comfort Amenities 2024. The Top 5 Airlines for First Class Comfort Amenities include Singapore Airlines (2nd), Air France (3rd), Swiss International Air Lines (4th) and ANA All Nippon Airways (5th).
Best First Class Airline by global region 2024:
Asia: Singapore Airlines
Middle East: Emirates
Europe: Air France
Best First Class Airline Lounge by global region 2024:
Asia: Singapore Airlines – SIN
Middle East: Qatar Airways – DOH
Europe: Swiss International Air Lines – ZRH
Best First Class Onboard Catering by global region 2024:
Asia: Singapore Airlines
Middle East: Emirates
Europe: Air France
View the full 2024 World Airline Awards results, at the A-Z Award Winners page.
About the 2024 World Airline Awards
The World Airline Awards are independent and impartial, introduced in 1999 to provide a customer satisfaction study that was truly global. Travellers across the world vote in the largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to determine the award winners.
All costs of the Survey and Awards event are paid by Skytrax, and airlines do not pay any entry or registration fee. There are no charges for use of the Award logos and results.
The online customer survey operated from September 2023 to May 2024. The customer survey is provided in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Over 100 customer nationalities participated in the 2023/2024 survey. Survey entries are screened to identify IP and user information, with all duplicate, suspect or ineligible entries deleted. More than 350 airlines are featured in the final Award results.
