On a yearly basis, the world’s top airlines are selected, at the prestigious World Airline Awards, based on a worldwide customer survey. For the 2014 awards, around 19 million customers completed the survey that resulted in Cathay Pacific Airways being awarded the top spot among the globe’s airlines. The runners up were Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines at number two and three respectively. The top 10 airlines for 2014 are the following:
According to the Airline Quality Rating, the U.S airline industry succeeded in achieving its best performance of all times last year, in 2013, since the ranking system was launched in 1991.
Nothing is worst than having to wait in a crowded airport for hours and hours or miss your connection flight because of a delayed aircraft. Such situations can create a lot of frustration and tension among passengers and usually lead to a lot of headaches for the airline representatives.
On-Time Performance is one of the most important Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the airline industry. There is a story about it being the main KPI used during the British Airways turnaround and successful privatization in the 80s by Sir John King, later Lord King. He was appointed as Chairman of British Airways in 1981 by Baroness Margaret Thatcher, with the mandate of preparing the airline for privatization.