Ethiopian Airlines Group, the fastest-growing airline brand globally and the continent’s
leading airline brand, has been crowned with ‘The Best Airline in Africa’ title at the
prestigious SKYTRAX 2023 World Airline Awards during the Paris Air Show held in
France, Paris on June 20, 2023.
It is the sixth time in a row that Ethiopian Airlines has been recognized as the Best Airline
in Africa at the SKYTRAX World Airline Awards.
Sending his congratulatory message on the award, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, Ethiopian Airlines
Group CEO said: “We are truly pleased by the top award that we received today at the
admired World Airline Awards. Crowned with Skytrax’s prestigious awards for several
years in a row is a testimony of our consistency and commitment in delivering high
quality services. We are very proud of the strong vote of confidence of our valued
customers, and I would like to thank them and reaffirm that we will continue exceeding
their expectations. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely appreciate the
hardworking Ethiopian Airlines’ families who strive round the clocks to keep the engines
of our success run.”
Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax said: “Ethiopian Airlines wins this top award as Africa’s
favourite carrier for a sixth successive year and this level of consistency is a fabulous
achievement for all the Ethiopian Airlines management and frontline staff.”
The World Airline Awards referred to by media around the world as “the Oscars of the
aviation industry” are wholly independent and impartial, introduced in 1999 to provide
a customer satisfaction study that was truly global. Travellers across the world vote in
the largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to determine the award winners. Over
100 customer nationalities participated in the 2022/2023 survey with more than 20
million eligible entries counted in the results. More than 325 airlines are featured in the
final Award results.
It is to be recalled that Ethiopian amasses a plethora of awards including but not limited
to: ‘The Best Airlines in Africa’ from SKYTRAX World Airline Awards for the last several
years in a row; ‘Sustainable Cargo Airline of the Year -Africa’ at the 2023 Freight Week
Sustainability Awards; ‘Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier’ at the 2023 PAX
International Readership Awards; and ‘Best Overall in Africa Award’ at the 2023 APEX
Passenger Choice Awards.