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By: - 3rd June 2005 at 04:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That's a very prestigious award, a nice feather in the cap for CX
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 07:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Congrats to them, and skycruiser. 
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 08:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well done CX.
By: - 3rd June 2005 at 12:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Congrats to CX.
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By: skycruiser - 3rd June 2005 at 03:43
Cathay Pacific made a virtual clean sweep of this year's World Airline Awards with the announcement yesterday that it has been named Airline of The Year, Best Airline Asia and Best First Class in the world's "largest" global passenger poll.
London-based Skytrax says its 2005 World Airline Awards poll was the world's "largest" passenger survey ever with more than 12.3 million eligible nominations. Votes were cast by 94 different nationalities from June 2004 to May 2005.
The latest awards come on top of the airline's Hong Kong lounges last month being voted the world's best in a survey also conducted by Skytrax Research.
"Airline of the Year is the established, global barometer of passenger opinions about airlines around the world," Skytrax says. "Airline of the Year is not focussed on one specific sector of the passenger market. It encompasses a wide mixture of passenger types - business customers who may be more familiar with First and Business class and, most importantly, the large majority of global air travellers who travel Economy class, be it on leisure or business travel."
Cathay Pacific's The Wing and The Pier were earlier named 2005 Best Airline Lounges for First and Business Class travellers in the Skytrax survey. Skytrax said its lounge survey was based on the combined quality of product and service and "seeks out those airlines that offer something original and, above all, the best format".
Cathay Pacific was previously voted the Airline of the Year in 2003. It has carried off the Skytrax "Best Airline - Asia" award three times, "Best Airline - Transpacific" twice and won the Best Lounge award in 2002. In April this year, Hong Kong International Airport was named the World's Best Airport in a separate Skytrax poll for the fifth straight year.
Chief Executive Philip Chen said: "Cathay Pacific being voted Airline of the Year is a great honour because it is such a world-class award. I would like to thank every member of staff around the world whose professionalism and dedication to excellence made this great achievement possible.
"Being a repeat winner reflects our commitment to deliver consistently high standards of service across the board. It also underscores our ongoing effort to make Hong Kong more attractive to passengers as a global aviation hub and gateway to the Chinese Mainland, and our determination to make Cathay Pacific as the world's most admired airline."
In its own release about the awards, Skytrax's Peter Miller said that CX "can be justly proud of this title as Best Airline, having received a very steady level of support and admiration from customers around the world".