SIA ranked 5th in list of Best Airlines in 2025

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has secured the fifth spot in this year’s ranking of the world’s best airlines by Airline Ratings, a global aviation safety and product rating agency. This comes after the national carrier slipped in Skytrax’s ranking of the world’s best airlines last year, moving from first place to second.

This year, SIA was outpaced by Korean Air, which claimed the top spot, followed by Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, and Cathay Pacific.

Korean Air’s rise to the number-one position was attributed to its spacious economy class seating, which it shares with Japan Airlines. Passengers flying on the airline’s wide-body aircraft enjoy a seat pitch of 33 to 34 inches, while those on narrow-body aircraft get 32 to 34 inches. Additionally, Korean Air offers passengers on medium- and long-haul flights enhanced in-flight amenities, including slippers, an expanded entertainment selection, and more generous meal portions.

SIA remains one of Asia’s top full-service carriers, and despite coming in fifth, it was ranked ahead of several other renowned full-service carriers, including Emirates (#6), Japan Airlines (#7), Qantas (#8), Taiwan’s EVA Air (#11), and Japan’s ANA (#14).

Singapore Airlines’ budget subsidiary, Scoot, also received recognition in the low-cost airline category, ranking eighth globally. The top three low-cost carriers were AirAsia (#1), Jetstar (#2), and AirBaltic (#3). Other notable Asian low-cost airlines that made the list include HK Express (#4) from Hong Kong and IndiGo (#15) from India.

The top 25 full service airlines in 2025, according to Airline Ratings, are:

1. Korean Air
2. Qatar Airways
3. Air New Zealand
4. Cathay Pacific
5. Singapore Airlines
6. Emirates
7. Japan Airlines
8. Qantas
9. Etihad
10. Turkish Airlines
11. EVA Air
12. Fiji Airways
13. Virgin Atlantic
14. ANA (All Nippon Airways
15. Aero Mexico
16. Air Caraibes
17. Thai Airways
18. STARLUX Airlines
19. Vietnam Airlines
20. Sri Lankan Airlines
21. Air France
22. KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines)
23. Air Calin
24. Air Mauritius
25. Garuda Indonesia