World Airline Awards 2022: Vistara Named the Best Airline in India and Southern Asia

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For the second year in a row, Vistara was named ‘Best Airline in India and Southern Asia’ at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022 in London, UK.

Not just that Vistara was also named ‘Best Airline Staff Service in India and Southern Asia’ for the fourth year in a row, as well as ‘Best Cabin Crew in India and Southern Asia’ for the second year in a row. At the award ceremony, the airline was also named the ‘Best Business Class in India and Southern Asia.’

Vistara, the Best Airline in India

The India full-service carrier was chosen by passengers, and the awards included the largest passenger satisfaction survey in the world, with over 14 million responses. According to Skytrax, these responses were collected between September 2021 and August 2022.

“Being a young airline, we feel grateful to be in the top 20 airlines of the world. We ranked 20th in World’s Best Economy Class Airlines & 9th in Best Airlines in Asia 2022. We thank our customers, partners & employees for helping us reach where we are today,” said Vistara in a tweet.

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Vistara Named the Best Airline in India and Southern Asia

It must be noted that the airline has risen eight places from last year to 20th place globally; this is the airline’s first appearance on the World’s Top 20 list.

Vistara was also ranked 20th in the World’s Best Economy Class Airlines and 9th in the Best Airlines in Asia 2022 rankings.

Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara said;

“It is incredibly heartening for all of us at Vistara to win the ‘Best Airline in India and Southern Asia’ title for the second consecutive year. This award reaffirms the steadfast trust our customers have in us and is a true testament to Vistara setting global benchmarks for excellence in operations and service delivery. We are also humbled to have won the ‘Best Airline Staff Service’ and ‘Best Cabin Crew’ honours that celebrate the invincible spirit of all our employees – on the frontline and behind the scenes – to provide our customers the finest experience every single day.”

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He added, “We are also delighted to have been recognised as the “Best Business Class in India and Southern Asia”.

Commenting on the Awards for Vistara, Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax said;

“Vistara continues to set new standards across the Indian air travel market, and as the airline has grown its long-haul network it is now receiving the due recognition for being the Best Airline in India and Southern Asia.”

“With Vistara’s staff receiving the award for the Best Staff Service in India and Southern Asia, these successes are a fabulous achievement. Vistara has been a strong and consistent performer in the awards in recent years and this year moves into the World’s Top 20 Airlines for the first time ever.”

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Vistara has received numerous ‘Best Airline’ awards and is India’s highest-rated airline on multiple industry forums. Vistara has raised the bar for operations and service standards in the Indian aviation industry in just over seven years since it began operations.


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Manish Khandelwal
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Manish Khandelwal, a travel-tech enthusiast with over a decade of experience in the travel industry. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Travelobiz.com, he's passionate about writing.

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