Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, has been named the best scheduled airline in one of the most significant studies yet of the travel tastes and habits of British travelers.
Readers of the Telegraph, Britain's biggest-selling paper, chose the airline as winner in its Travel Awards 2001, bumping Singapore Airlines from the number one spot, with Virgin Atlantic third.
The praise follows on the heels of a similar award earlier this month when readers of leading British consumer travel magazine Business Traveler named Emirates Best Medium Haul Airline 2001, the airline said.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the chairman of Emirates, commented: "Though we are fortunate enough to collect awards regularly, there is nothing better than the ones given directly by customers. These honors underline our efforts to set new standards of customer service and care, on the ground and in the air."
In its 16-year history, Emirates has won more than 200 awards – and has been consistently voted ahead of the rest by customers the world over.
The world's fastest-growing major airline flies to a total of 56 cities from Dubai, linking it with 39 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and Asia/Pacific region – Albawaba.com
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