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World’s Best Business Class Airlines 2022

In this article, we look at the Top 20 world’s best business class airlines as per Skytrax. #Skytraxawards #Airlines2022

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Business class is a travel option offered by numerous commercial airlines. A lot of airlines now provide business class as the highest level of service after eliminating first-class seating. In the airline industry, it was originally meant as an intermediate level of service between economy class and first class. It differs from other travel classes in terms of the standard of seats, beverages, food, ground service, and other facilities.

In this article, we look at the Top 20 world’s best business class airlines as per Skytrax.

World’s Best Business Class Airlines 2022

1. Qatar Airways: Qatar Airways has again taken the top prize at the Airline Ratings Awards by securing the prestigious ‘Airline of the Year award in addition to being named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East and also taking home the ‘Best Business Class award. This is the second year running that Qatar Airways has scooped the top prize and the fourth year in a row to take home the ‘Best Business Class award.

2.Singapore Airlines
3.ANA All Nippon Airways
4.Emirates
5.Etihad Airways
6.Cathay Pacific Airways
7.Qantas Airways
8.Japan Airlines
9.Delta Air Lines
10.Virgin Atlantic
11.Turkish Airlines
12.Hainan Airlines
13.Air France
14.EVA Air
15.Gulf Air
16.British Airways
17.Oman Air
18.Air New Zealand
19.Swiss International Air Lines
20.KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class

India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo (6E), celebrated its 18th anniversary in August 2024 by announcing a major upgrade: a new Business Class product called “IndiGo Stretch.”

Now, the airline has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft fitted with these premium seats. Registered as VT-ICF, this first A321neo with the new configuration took off from Hamburg (XFW) at 6:06 PM local time, operating flight 6E9001.

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The launch route for IndiGo’s A321neo with IndiGo Stretch seats will be from Delhi to Mumbai, starting November 14, 2024. After this initial route, the airline plans to expand the offering across its network.

Airbus completed the final assembly of this special aircraft in Hamburg, where the A321neo Final Assembly Line is located. Enthusiastic planespotters got a sneak peek of the new IndiGo Stretch interior before the aircraft’s official delivery to India.

Tobias Gudat, a planespotter on X.com, captured images of the aircraft, still marked with its test registration, showcasing its fresh Business Class interior.

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with "means business" sticker pic.twitter.com/E8q6PTlgdY— Tobi (@Tobias_Gudat) October 21, 2024

Adding a distinctive touch, each IndiGo aircraft featuring the Stretch product will have the slogan “IndiGo Means Business” displayed on the fuselage, signaling a new era of premium travel for the airline.

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IndiGo took delivery of the A321neo with the Stretch seats on October 30, 2024, coinciding with Airbus’s delivery of the world’s first A321XLR to Iberia.