SIA ranked No. 2 airline in the world for 2nd year straight by Skytrax, awarded Best First Class
Airline consultancy Skytrax unveiled their World Airline Awards for 2025, ranking Singapore Airlines (SIA) as the second best in the world.
Source: Singapore Airlines on Facebook
The United Kingdom (UK)-based company states that the rankings are based on passenger votes.
This year, they gave the World’s Best Airline to Qatar Airways, a now nine-time winner of the award.
Source: Skytrax on Facebook
2024 also saw Qatar Airways take the top spot over Singapore Airlines, which has won five times, most recently in 2023.
Source: Singapore Airlines on Facebook
The last time neither company took the World’s Best Airline was nine years ago in 2016, when Emirates won.
SIA wins multiple awards including Best Cabin Crew
Here are the top 10 airlines in 2025, out of over 325 total:
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Emirates
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- Korean Air
- Air France
- Japan Airlines
- Hainan Airlines
Asia-based commercial airlines dominated the top rankings, taking six spots total.
Singapore Airlines scooped up the Best Airline in Asia award, which Skytrax deemed “one of the most competitive global regions for airline service standards”.
Additionally, SIA won both World’s Best Cabin Crew and World’s Best First Class.
Source: Singapore Airlines
Notably, every airline in the Top 10 Best Cabin Crew list is an Asian airline.
Skytrax also awarded SIA with the World’s Best First Class Seat and Best First Class Onboard Catering. By default, it won all the Asia-region awards for the aforementioned categories.
Lastly, SIA took home several more regional awards:
- Best Business Class in Asia
- Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering in Asia
- Most Family Friendly Airline in Asia
Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary, Scoot, was also ranked as the World’s Best Long Haul Low-Cost Airline.
Source: FlyScoot on Facebook
Skytrax also previously released their World Airport Awards 2025 ranking, with Changi Airport winning first place.
SIA expressed pride in recognition of cabin crew
An SIA spokesperson told MS News that they were proud of their cabin crew, recognised as the world’s best.
This reflects the professionalism of our cabin crew, and the world-class service and hospitality they deliver.
SIA also expressed gratitude for being recognised with the other Skytrax accolades.
“This is a testament of the hard work and dedication of everyone across the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group,” the spokesperson said.
Lastly, SIA stated that customers are at the heart of everything they do, and said they take great pride in making every journey enjoyable and memorable.
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Airlines on Facebook.
