Skytrax World Airline Award rankings (last year's rankings in brackets):
in a survey of 15 million travellers
1 Singapore Airlines (1)
2 Cathay Pacific (3)
3 Qantas (5)
4 Thai Airways (2)
5 Asiana Airlines (formerly Seoul Airlines) (12)
6 Malaysia Airlines (6)
7 Qatar Airways (4)
8 Air New Zealand (7)
9 Emirates (9)
10 Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates) (23)
Source:
Air NZ eighth best among world airlines - 12 Aug 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand Business, Markets, Currency and Personal Finance News