- World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge Catering
for the Toronto Air Canada Signature Suite
- Best Cabin Crew in Canada
- Most Family Friendly Airline in North America
- Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering in
North America
- Cleanest Airline in North
America
MONTREAL, June 24,
2024 /CNW/ - – Air Canada has been recognized
with the most awards of any Canadian airline at the 2024 Skytrax
World Airline Awards, including for having the world's Best
Business Class Airline Lounge Catering and also the Best Cabin Crew
in Canada. The carrier was also
named the Most Family Friendly Airline in North America, Best Premium Economy Class
Onboard Catering in North America,
and Cleanest Airline in North
America.
"We are very pleased with the results of this year's
Skytrax World Airline Awards due to the number of awards we won and
also because they recognize Air Canada's industry leadership in
delivering superior products and service across our diverse
customer base. This includes our premium customers, to whom we
offer the world's Best Business Class Airline Lounge Catering at
our Toronto Air Canada Signature Suite and the Best Premium Economy
Class catering in North America;
families travelling together, who can enjoy the Most Family
Friendly Airline in North America;
and all customers who are served by the Best Cabin Crew in
Canada while flying on the
Cleanest Airline in North
America," said Michael
Rousseau, President and Chief Executive of Air
Canada.
"These awards also recognize the dedication, professionalism and
hard work of our 40,000 employees worldwide who safely transport
our customers to their destinations, and for truly representing
what is the best of Canada.
I am particularly pleased to see the work of our flight
attendants and our cabin services operations teams being
recognized. And to our customers, I thank them for their loyalty to
Air Canada and for expressing their support by taking part in the
2024 Skytrax awards survey, which had more than 20 million
submissions globally."
Air Canada Signature Suite
Air Canada operates two
Signature Suite lounges for departing international customers at
Toronto Pearson and Vancouver International airports. The Skytrax
World Airline Awards have recognized the Air Canada Signature Suite
as offering the World's Best Business Class Lounge Dining
experience. Eligible customers can choose from an a la carte
selection of fine meals designed by Canadian chef David Hawksworth in an exclusive lounge enclave,
accented with unique Canadian design elements and featuring premium
amenities.
About the Skytrax World Airline Awards
The World Airline Awards are wholly independent and impartial,
introduced in 1999 to provide a customer satisfaction study
that is truly global. Travellers across the world vote in the
largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to
determine the award winners. The awards are referred
to by media around the world as "the Oscars of the aviation
industry". All costs of the Survey and Awards event are paid
by Skytrax, and airlines do not pay any entry or registration
fee. There are no charges for use of the Award logos and
results. The online customer survey operated from
September 2023 to May 2024,
together with invitations sent to previous year respondents in
the survey database. Over 100 customer nationalities participated
in the 2023/2024 survey with 21.42 million eligible entries
counted in the results. Survey entries are screened to
identify IP and user information, with all duplicate, suspect
or ineligible entries deleted.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled service directly to more than 180 airports in
Canada, the United States and Internationally on six
continents. It holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air
Canada's Aeroplan program is
Canada's premier travel loyalty
program, where members can earn or redeem points on the world's
largest airline partner network of 45 airlines, plus through an
extensive range of merchandise, hotel and car rental partners.
Through Air Canada Vacations, it offers more travel choices than
any other Canadian tour operator to hundreds of destinations
worldwide, with a wide selection of hotels, flights, cruises, day
tours, and car rentals. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger and
freighter aircraft. Air Canada aims to achieve an ambitious
net zero emissions goal from all global operations by
2050. Air Canada shares are publicly traded on the TSX in
Canada and the OTCQX in the
US.
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