KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia has once again been named the world's best low-cost airline at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024, often called the Oscars of the aviation industry, marking its 15th consecutive win.
This achievement highlights AirAsia's ongoing commitment to innovation and value in the low-cost carrier market.
Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said Skytrax champions global standards for airline quality and excellence.
"No other companies come to my mind in having achieved such a winning streak, and we are very proud of it.
"Our guests mean the world to us, and we are reinvigorated by the confidence they have shown by voting for us again.
"We look forward to continuing to serve many millions more this year alone, with high quality at the best cost," he said in a statement today.
Fernandes said AirAsia's commitment to enhancing the guest experience is underpinned by its world-class safety standards and ongoing operational improvements.
This is attributed to the robust ecosystem that had been built to support the airline business, including engineering services, in-flight catering, cargo and logistics, ground operations and others.
Skytrax chief executive officer Edward Plaisted said being named both the world's best low-cost airline and the best low-cost airline in Asia for a record 15th time is a true reflection of AirAsia's dedication to providing quality, affordable travel options to customers throughout Asia.
"This is a most competitive and fast-growing market for low-cost airlines, further underlining AirAsia's success," he added.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards are determined by millions of international travellers.
As a global benchmark of airline quality and excellence, the final award results included more than 325 airlines.
Over 100 customer nationalities participated in the 2023/2024 online survey, with 21.42 million eligible entries counted in the results from September 2023 to May 2024, a period when AirAsia had increased its network back to over 130 destinations.
AirAsia began in 2001 when Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun bought an ailing airline with two aircraft and 200 staff and turned it into the fourth largest in Asia, with more than 200 aircraft and 21,000 staff across Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia.
