Emirates takes home 2013 World’s Best Airline award

Cementing its place as one of the world's major international airlines, Emirates was yesterday awarded the World's Best Airline award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards.
In addition to winning World's Best Airline, Emirates scooped up a further two awards, including Best Middle East Airline and for a record ninth year in a row, World's Best Inflight Entertainment. The awards were collected by Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline at the Paris Airshow. The Skytrax World Airline Awards polled over 18 million business and leisure air travelers from more than 160 countries.
"Being honoured with these awards is testament to our unrelenting effort to be the world's best airline," said Clark. "We are constantly striving to offer our customers consistent, world-class service that extends from the moment they make their booking to the moment they arrive home at the end of their journey."
"These awards are widely regarded as the industry's benchmark for excellence. For us, the awards clearly reflect a vote of confidence from global travellers, who acknowledge and appreciate our continuous drive to deliver high-quality service. To be voted World's Best Airline by millions of discerning travelers really is something for our 60,000 strong workforce to be proud of," added Clark.
Since launching in 1985, Emirates has grown into one of the largest and most dynamic airlines in the world and has transformed Dubai into a major connecting hub for global air travel.
Last year, over 39 million customers flew with Emirates, connecting across the airline's global network and enjoying the airline's extensive onboard innovations, including the industry leading inflight entertainment system ice, offering over 1,400 channels of entertainment.