- Also named Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness for the third
consecutive year
MONTREAL, Dec. 1, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada has been named the Best Airline in
North America for the fourth
consecutive year by the readers of Global Traveler. The
airline also won for Best Airline Cabin Cleanliness for the third
consecutive year in the 19th edition of the GT
Tested Reader Survey of the magazine's readership of frequent
business and luxury travelers.
"We are thrilled to be recognized again by our loyal customers
with the highly respected honours of Global Traveler's Best Airline
in North America and Best Airline
Cabin Cleanliness. These awards directly reflect the efforts of
everyone across our airline, and of the culture we have built at
Air Canada fostering teamwork, and taking care of our customers
with care and class. I also want to thank our employees for their
passion and dedication to serving our customers, who have entrusted
us with their travel plans. They are all incredible ambassadors for
Air Canada around the world," said Lucie Guillemette,
Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer at Air
Canada.
"Air Canada has once again
shown themselves to be a leader, winning Best Airline Cabin
Cleanliness for the third consecutive year and Best Airline in
North America for the fourth
consecutive year. As we continue to see travel increase, cabin
cleanliness will be a requirement for the most savvy of passengers.
This, coupled with Air Canada's win for the fourth consecutive year
as Best in North America, makes
for a perfect win-win for the flying public," said Francis X
Gallagher, publisher & CEO, FXExpress Publications, Inc.
Global Traveler magazine conducted a survey of its
readers from December 14, 2021 to
September 30, 2022 with open-ended
questions for the best in many categories of business & leisure
luxury travel. This survey was conducted in the magazine, as
an insert to subscriber copies, as a direct mail questionnaire,
online and emailed during the period in question. Only those
questionnaires where more than 50% of the questions were completed
were counted. Those under 50% were discarded. Employees of the
magazine or individuals associated with the travel industry were
not accepted.
Earlier this year, Air Canada won five honours for excellence in
leisure and lifestyle travel, and the best of family travel from
Global Traveler and its sister
publication WhereverFamily.
Leisure Lifestyle Awards
- Best Airline for Onboard Entertainment for the fourth
consecutive year
- Best Premium Economy Class for the fourth consecutive year
- Best Airline for Onboard Menu – Air Canada Business Class
Family Travel Awards
- Best Family-Friendly Airline in North America for the
fourth consecutive year
- Best Family Friendly International Airline for the third
consecutive year
These awards are the latest in a number of awards affirming Air
Canada's accomplishments in key aspects of its business including
product, people and employee engagement. Other major awards and
recognitions recently received by Air Canada include:
- Top airline loyalty program for Aeroplan program and its
partners by Rewards Canada 2022 Canada's Choice Travel Loyalty
Awards
- Best Earning and Redemption Ability (Americas) by the Frequent
Traveler (FT) People's Awards, and Best Redemption Ability at the
2022 Freddie Awards.
- One of the World's Best Employers 2022, by Forbes
- One of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity 2022 by
Forbes
- One of Canada's Best Employers 2022 by Forbes
- One of Montreal Top Employers 2022 by Mediacorp (for the ninth
consecutive year)
- Payworks Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategy at the Canadian HR Awards 2022
- Travel Pulse Canada's 2022 Readers' Choice awards for Best
Traditional Airline of the Year, Best Safety Protocols and Best
Trade Communications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Inaugural recipient of the Roberta Bondar Foundation's 2022
Award for Innovation and Creativity for its Protection of the
Environment.
About Air Canada
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, the country's flag
carrier and a founding member of Star
Alliance, the world's most comprehensive air transportation
network. Air Canada provides
scheduled passenger service directly to 51 airports in Canada, 51 in the
United States and 88 internationally. It holds a Four-Star
ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada's
Aeroplan program is Canada's
premier travel loyalty program, where members can earn or redeem
points on the world's largest airline partner network of 45
airlines, plus through an extensive range of merchandise, hotel and
car rental rewards. Its freight division, Air Canada Cargo,
provides air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of
destinations across six continents using Air Canada's passenger
flights and cargo-only flights with its fleet of Boeing 767-300
freighters. Air Canada has
committed to a net zero emissions goal from all global operations
by 2050.
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