Daijiworld Media Network - Dubai

Dubai, Oct 30: In yet another remarkable achievement, Emirates Airlines has reinforced its dominance in global aviation by winning multiple prestigious international awards in 2025, celebrating its excellence in luxury, service, and innovation.

The Dubai-based carrier earned top honours at the Forbes Travel Guide Verified Air Travel Awards, clinching titles for Best International Airline, Best International First Class, and Best International Airline Lounge. The recognition was based on evaluations by more than 9,000 frequent travellers, luxury travel advisors, and Forbes inspectors, validated through an exclusive star-rating system.

Forbes praised Emirates for its customer-first innovation, highlighting the airline’s lounge-style First Class check-in area for Skywards Platinum members and its distinction as the world’s first autism-certified airline, with over 30,000 staff trained to support travellers with autism.

At the Times and Sunday Times Travel Awards 2025, Emirates was voted Best Long-Haul Airline through a reader poll involving 900,000 participants. The award acknowledged the airline’s superior cabin crew service, onboard showers in First Class suites, and its iconic Airbus A380 fleet. Emirates also expanded its network this year to five new destinations, including Shenzhen (China) and Siem Reap (Cambodia).

The accolades didn’t stop there. The airline achieved an impressive 87.86 rating in the Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards and was crowned Middle East’s Leading Airline Brand at the World Travel Awards 2025 regional finals.

Emirates continues to redefine luxury air travel, operating 26,800 First Class private suites per week. Its Boeing 777-300ER First Class suites, which feature floor-to-ceiling doors, zero-gravity seats, and Bulgari amenities, earned the title of Best International First Class. Passengers also enjoy caviar dining, chauffeur-driven transfers, and personalised connection assistance in Dubai.

The airline’s First Class Lounge in Dubai, awarded Best International Airline Lounge, offers an unparalleled experience with à la carte dining, a cigar and full-service bar, shower spas, and direct boarding from the lounge.

At the World Travel Awards 2025, Emirates secured additional honours, including:

• Middle East’s Leading Airline – First Class

• Middle East’s Leading Airline Lounge – First Class

Earlier in 2025, Emirates also triumphed at the Telegraph Travel Awards as Best Long-Haul Airline, and was named Most Recommended Global Brand by YouGov. At the Business Traveller Middle East Awards, Emirates swept multiple categories for the 12th consecutive year, including Best Airline Worldwide, Best First Class, Best Premium Economy, and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East.

Its award-winning loyalty program, Skywards, continued to shine, being named Best Global Airline Loyalty Program at the International Loyalty Awards 2025 and Middle East’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme at the World Travel Awards.

With these accolades, Emirates continues to cement its position as a global leader in aviation excellence, setting new standards for luxury travel and customer experience.