The German airline Lufthansa has been named Europe’s leading airline for an impressive seventh time, at the Oscars of the travel world - the World Travel Awards.
Lufthansa won the award at the World Travel Awards Europe, taking place in Athens, Greece this year, for the fourth successive year, further cementing its reputation as a European standard bearer for service.
One of the features that set the German carrier apart from its main rivals has been the introduction of internet wifi on over 90% of its long-haul aircraft, the largest internet-enabled, long-haul fleet in the world.
It’s the latest win for Lufthansa, last month they picked up the accolades of Best Western European Airline and Best Transatlantic Airline at the World Airline Awards in London.
For the World Travel Awards, 230,000 votes were cast by travel industry and hospitality professionals around the world. Other major winners in the airline category include British Airways, which took the title of Europe’s leading airline to Asia; Virgin Atlantic Airways in the category of Europe’s leading airline to North America; and easyJet, for Europe’s leading low-cost carrier.
The continent’s leading airport, meanwhile, is the Zurich Airport in Switzerland.