AEGEAN named Europe’s Best Regional Airline

Greek airline AEGEAN has been voted Europe’s Best Regional Airline for the eighth year running, at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

It’s also the ninth time in ten years that the xx-based airline has come out on top for for the quality of its services in the preferences of passengers worldwide.

The carrier earned the accolade of Europe’s Best Regional Airline at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards, a global benchmark of airline excellence.

Commenting on the award, Edward Plaisted, CEO of Skytrax, said: “Aegean Airlines have achieved a remarkable success being voted by customers as Europe’s Best Regional Airline for a record eighth successive time.

“Aegean Airlines were ranked highly by travellers for the high quality of staff service which is supported by a strong product offer.”

Dimitris Gerogiannis, managing director of AEGEAN, said: “We are humbled by the honor of being voted by customers as Europe’s Best Regional Airline 2018 at Skytrax World Airline Awards.

“Receiving this prestigious award for a record eighth successive time is a recognition of the passion of our 3.100 employees and an affirmation of our continuous drive to put passengers at the heart of everything we do.”

Over 100 customer nationalities participated in the survey with 20.36 million eligible entries counted in the results of the largest survey conducted between August 2017 and May 2018 (in English, Spanish and Chinese). Some 335 airlines are featured in the survey results.

A key directive is for travellers to make their own, personal choice as to which airline they consider best, underlining the brand as the Passenger’s Choice Awards.