Antony’s Personal Opinion

This morning I read an advertisement in a local newspaper. It is about Cathay Pacific airline and Hong Kong International Airport. The advertisement says that Cathay Pacific is Airline of the Year 2005 and Hong Kong International Airport is the World’s Best Airport. I was a little bit surprised because I thought Singapore Airlines was still the best airline. Yeah, poor me….

The award is based on a survey conducted by Skytrax, a private company based in the UK. They claim that their surveys have been a global barometer of passenger opinions about airlines and airports around the world. They are free of outside or financial influences. Actually there are some other companies or institutions conducting similar surveys, but Skytrax is one of the most popular ones.

Here is the list of Top 5 Airline of the Year 2005 (source: http://www.airlinequality.com/2005/airline-05-ent.htm):

1. Cathay Pacific
2. Qantas Airways
3. Emirates
4. Singapore Airlines
5. British Airways

And here is the list of Top 5 Airports in the world for 2005 (source http://www.airlinequality.com/2005/airport-05-ent.htm):

1. Hong Kong International Airport
2. Singapore Changi Airport
3. Seoul Incheon Airport
4. Munich Airport
5. Kansai International Airport

I myself have never flown with Cathay Pacific nor seen Hong Kong International Airport (hopefully this Christmas), so I cannot give my opinion about them. However, from the airlines and airports I have been flying with and visiting, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Changi Airport are still the best.