October has been a successful month for Dubai based Emirates, with the airline winning several accolades at the Forbes Travel Guide Verified Air Travel Awards, as well as the World Travel Awards, The Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards, and the Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Awards.
Refining every aspect of the passenger experience
Winning the Best International Airline award for the second consecutive year, Emirates is positioning itself as one of the world’s leading airlines for passenger experience.
Forbes explained further why Emirates won the award, which was voted for by 9,000 frequent fliers working in the hospitality industry, citing how the airline “continually refines every aspect of the passenger experience.”
Other notable successes for the airline at the Forbes Awards include being bestowed with the following accolades: ‘Best International First Class -Emirates First Class on the Boeing 777-300ER’ and ‘Best International Airline Lounge’ for its First Class Lounge in Dubai.
The airline’s first class offerings-the largest in the world-were also commended at the World Travel Awards 2025 regional final, with Emirates winning the Middle East’s leading airline – First Class and Middle East’s leading airline lounge – First Class titles.
Best Long-Haul Airline
The airline was also named the Best Long-Haul Airline at the Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025, in which 900,000 readers voted.
Pointing to Emirates ‘cabin crew service, First Class suites (including showers) and fleet of roomy Airbus A380 aircraft, the Times also mentioned how the airline has ‘connected the Middle East to five new destinations this year, including Shenzhen in southern China’ and ‘Siem Reap, the entry point to the Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia.’
The airline also recently scored 87.86 in the Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards Best Airline Category.
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