Leading airline safety and product rating review agency, Airlineratings.com, has praised Etihad Airways by awarding it Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline was also named in the global top ten in 2017 by the authoritative airline review website.
According to Geoffrey Thomas, the Editor-in-Chief of Airlineratings.com, Etihad’s commitment to perfecting the travel experience for its customers is exceptional:
“Etihad Airways’ attention to excellence at every level has resulted in a third consecutive win for Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa as well as a placing in AirlineRatings.com Top Ten.”
Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief, Airlineratings.com
“It’s an outstanding achievement to win an Airlineratings.com award but Etihad Airways has taken that to another level by winning each category three years in a row.
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For Etihad, the recognition is a great honour and reaffirms that it’s on the right track.
“To win Best First Class and Best Long Haul Airline Middle-East and Africa for the third consecutive year is a great honour and cements our position as a leader in innovative products, intuitive service and world-class hospitality. The awards also underscore our uncompromising commitment to engineering and operational excellence as well as safety which is, and will always be, our number one priority.”
Peter Baumgartner, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways
The 2017 AirlineRatings.com awards come just weeks after the UAE flag carrier received a Skytrax Certified 5-Star Airline Rating. This followed Skytrax awards for the World’s Best First Class Airline, World’s Best First Class Onboard Catering, and World’s Best First Class Airline Seat for its Airbus A380 First Apartment in July 2016.
Since its founding in 2013, AirlineRatings.com has stamped itself as the authority on airline safety and product rating across the globe. Its safety rating system is endorsed by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).