The Qatari flag carrier has come out on top for the ninth time at Skytrax's World Airline Awards - which are based on passenger surveys and celebrate the airlines that have surpassed the expectations of travellers.

The company also picked up the top prize for the world's best business class while its Al Mourjan Garden Lounge at Doha Airport was named as the globe's best business class airline lounge in the "Oscars of the aviation industry".

Edward Plaisted at Skytrax said: "It is a fabulous achievement for Qatar Airways to win the World's Best Airline title for 2025, the ninth time they have triumphed in the awards history."

Singapore Airlines took second place in the awards and landed the gong for the world's best cabin crew and best economy class.

However, it was a disappointing ranking for British Airways as it was ranked outside the global top 10 in 13th position.

The Malaysian budget airline AirAsia was rated as the planet's best low-cost airline while EVA Air, which is based in Taiwan, was voted as the world's cleanest.

Plaisted added: "We welcomed back a large number of previous winners and were also delighted to see new faces and airlines represented here today.

"As indicated by so many former winning airlines being awarded again, quality consistency is clearly well recognised by customers when they vote for these airlines."