AirAsia was voted the world’s best low cost airline for the seventh year in a row in the industry’s largest passenger satisfaction survey.
After a difficult year it was welcome news to the Kuala Lumpur-based carrier’s CEO Tony Fernandes, who was in Paris yesterday to receive the award at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
“We faced many challenges this past year, but I am proud to say that our staff banded together for our guests and we have emerged stronger than ever,” Fernandes said. “To be named the ‘World’s Best’ for the seventh consecutive year is an incredible honor.”
The airline suffered its first catastrophe with the death of 162 aboard Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Dec. 28.
The survey results were based on responses by 19 million travelers worldwide, The Nation reported.
