This year, Star Alliance once again won the title of the world’s best airline alliance at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards. The newly opened alliance lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport also won the title of the best airline lounge in the world in the year it opened. Star Alliance CEO Theo Panagiotoulias accepted the awards at a ceremony held at the prestigious Fairmont Windsor Park in the United Kingdom.
Celebrating the occasion, Panagiotoulias said: “We are honored to know that millions of users have voted and named us the best again. This not only recognizes the hard work we put in to provide our customers with seamless journeys, but further encourages us to strive for even better.”
Panagiotoulias also congratulated the thousands of employees of member airlines across the Star Alliance network and continued: “The dedication and hard work of every employee of Star Alliance and its member airlines during the promising year 2023 has culminated in this award. I proudly accept this honor on their behalf and commend them for their dedication. I encourage them to strive for even better things this year and in the years to come.”
Star Alliance, the world’s first and largest airline alliance, is a globally recognized brand dedicated to providing a seamless experience to all its customers. Dedicated to seamless travel, Star Alliance and its member airlines offer the widest network of flights in the sky, with benefits such as reciprocity in loyalty programs, efficient baggage tracking, exclusive lounge access and expedited security screening for Gold members.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards, known as the Oscars of the airline industry, are celebrating their 25th anniversary with the reputation of an impartial international user voting system. In 2024, in the survey that lasted from September 2023 to March 2024, 21.42 million valid votes of travelers from more than a hundred countries were counted. The survey was available in six major world languages.
Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax, said: “Congratulations to Star Alliance for this incredible double achievement at this year’s awards, winning the World’s Best Airline Alliance and Best Airline Lounge. Star Alliance’s newest lounge at Paris Airport Terminal 1 Charles de Gaulle has quickly established itself as a leading passenger lounge and a customer favorite.”
In addition to the awards won by the alliance, the 16 Star Alliance members received 47 awards in individual categories this year, including the award for the world’s best first class, the award for the best catering offer in business class, and several awards for the best regional airlines.
