Emirates Airlines closed 2025 with five awards at the 32nd annual World Travel Awards in Bahrain, adding to more than 20 industry honors the airline has received this year. The latest accolades recognize Emirates as the world’s leading airline brand, highlight its inflight entertainment system, ice, and acknowledge its First Class service, First Class Lounges, and Skywards loyalty program. The awards include World’s Leading Airline Brand 2025; World’s Leading Airline Inflight Entertainment 2025; World’s Leading Airline Rewards Programme 2025 – Emirates Skywards; World’s Leading Airline – First Class 2025; and World’s Leading Airline Lounge – First Class at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3.
Earlier in the year, Emirates was named ‘Best Airline in the World’ for the eighth consecutive year at the ULTRAs Travel Awards, also receiving accolades for Best Premium Economy Class and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Services to Global Aviation, presented to Sir Tim Clark. Aviation Business Middle East recognized Emirates as ‘Airline of the Year’ and awarded ‘Best First Class of the Year.’ Additional honors include Forbes Travel Guide’s Best International Airline, Best International First Class, and Best International Airline Lounge; The Times and The Sunday Times Travel Awards’ Best Long-Haul Airline; and two awards from the APEX/IFSA Global EXPO in Long Beach, California, for inflight entertainment and overall customer experience. Emirates also received recognition earlier in 2025 from The Telegraph Travel Awards, YouGov’s 2025 Most Recommended Global Brand, and multiple categories at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards, including Best Airline Worldwide for the 12th consecutive year, Best First Class, Best Premium Economy Class, and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East.
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Oksana Bozhko is a Contributor to Dubai Voice.
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