Earlier this year, global airline rating site Skytrax released its list of the world’s best airports in its Skytrax World Airport Awards 2025 – and our pride and joy of the East, Changi Airport, was officially crowned the top airport in the world, along with a slew of other awards for dining, clean washrooms, and hotels. Can’t say we’re surprised there, and we’re not even being biased.
Now, the highly anticipated Skytrax World’s Best Airlines 2025 winners list is finally out, and Singapore Airlines is named the second best airline in the world. SIA, also interchangeably referred to as SQ, misses the crown for first place to Qatar Airways for the second time in a row – 2024’s Skytrax awards had the two airlines head to head in the exact same order – and has yet to reclaim its number one status from 2023. Prior to that, the last time Singapore Airlines was ranked first was in 2018, with Qatar Airways staying firmly in the top spot from 2019 to 2022.
It’s been a tough fight between the two, but we’re proud of our national carrier for being within the top three nonetheless. Besides, Singapore Airlines is still the best airline in Asia – a title it has held for many consecutive years.
On top of that, Skytrax also recognises Singapore Airlines for the World’s Best Cabin Crew 2025 award, along with the World’s Best First Class Airlines 2025 award, among plenty others.
See below for Singapore Airlines’ full list of achievements in 2025’s Skytrax World’s Best Airlines awards:
- World's Best Airline Cabin Staff
- World's Best First Class
- World's Best First Class Seat
- Best Airline in Asia
- Best First Class Onboard Catering
- Best Cabin Crew in Asia
- Best First Class Airline in Asia
- Best First Class Onboard Catering in Asia
- Best Business Class in Asia
- Best Premium Economy Class Onboard Catering in Asia
- Most Family Friendly Airline in Asia
- Best First Class Airline Lounge in Asia
That’s plenty to brag about, though let's admit that SQ could potentially rank better for cleanliness (#5).
As the cherry on top, Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Scoot is also recognised in this year’s Skytrax awards as the World's Best Long Haul Low-Cost Airline in 2025. It’s also ranked second in Skytrax’s list of World’s Best Low-Cost Airlines 2025. Both titles are consistent with that of Scoot’s ranking in 2024. While Scoot is popular among locals for affordable flights around the region, it also has a couple of longer routes to places like Vienna, Austria; Athens, Greece; as well as various cities in Australia including Melbourne and Sydney.
Top 10 airlines in Asia in 2025 according to Skytrax:
- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Korean Air
- Japan Airlines
- Hainan Airlines
- EVA Air
- Starlux Airlines
- Malaysia Airlines
- AirAsia
World’s top 20 airlines in 2025 according to Skytrax:
- Qatar Airways
- Singapore Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Emirates
- ANA All Nippon Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- Korean Air
- Air France
- Japan Airlines
- Hainan Airlines
- Swiss Int’l Air Lines
- EVA Air
- British Airways
- Qantas Airways
- Lufthansa
- Virgin Atlantic
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Starlux Airlines
- Air Canada
- Iberia
Check out the full list of the World's Top 100 Airlines in 2025 and the winners for all the other awards in 2025’s Skytrax rankings.
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