Cathay Pacific named airline of the year by Cheap Flights Booker UK

Cathay Pacific was named airline of the year at the first live Skytrax World Airline Awards ceremony, which was held in Hamburg last week.
The Hong Kong-based carrier picked up the top accolade ahead of Singapore Airlines and Asiana Airlines, with Qatar Airways and Emirates completing a top five dominated by Middle Eastern and Asian operators.
In other key sections of the awards, British Airways was named the best transatlantic carrier and Swiss picked up the accolade for the best airline based in Europe.
Continental Airlines received the top award in North America, while Qantas was recognised in the Australasia region and LAN Airlines rewarded for its operations in South America.
Virgin Atlantic currently boasts the best network of business class lounges, according to the Skytrax awards, while Thai Airways picked up the award for the best first class airport facilities.
More than 16m people completed survey interviews during the eight-month poll period for the World Airline Awards, encompassing more than 97 different nationalities.
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