BANGKOK, 25 June 2011 (NNT) – Thai Airways International (THAI) has been ranked fifth as the World’s Best Airline of the Year and has received several other prizes at the 2011 World Airline Award arranged by Skytrax, the world’s largest airline rating service.

The awards were given in a ceremony held at the French Air and Space Museum during the 2011 Paris Air Show, following votes from over 18.8 million airline passengers from 100 different nationalities.

While THAI is ranked fifth as the World’s Best Airline, the champion is Qatar Airways from Qatar. The first, second and third runners-up are Singapore Airlines from Singapore, Asiana Airlines from South Korea and Cathay Pacific Airways from Hong Kong respectively.

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