The Passenger Choice Awards have released the results of their survey regarding which airlines offer the best flying experience, and some big names are missing from the top of the list. The awards separated the airlines into two groups: the North and South American airlines and those serving Europe. The big winners in North America were Delta, Alaska Airlines (which now also owns Virgin America) , Southwest and Jet Blue. In Europe, Russia’s Aeroflot, Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian Air dominated.
As The Daily Mail reported, “The regional winners were selected by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) based on passenger feedback and insights gathered through the travel-planning app, TripIt. Using a five point scale, nearly one million flights were rated by passengers across 428 airlines from around the world between 24 October 2016 and 31 July 2017.”
Among airlines serving North and South America, the winners’ list looked like this:
Seat comfort: Virgin America
Cabin service: Southwest
Food and beverage: Alaska
Entertainment: Virgin America
Wi-Fi: JetBlue
Global for North America: Delta
Major regional for North America: Alaska
Low cost carrier for North America: Southwest
Global for South America: LATAM
Major regional for South America:Avianca
Low cost carrier for South America: Azul
For Europe:
Seat comfort: Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Low cost carrier for Europe: Norwegian Air
Cabin service: Virgin Atlantic
Food and beverage: Virgin Atlantic
Entertainment: Iceland Air
Wi-Fi: Norwegian Air
Global for Europe: Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Major regional for Europe: Olympic Air
Low cost carrier for Europe: Norwegian Air