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Best Value International Airline

by SmarterTravel.com Staff
Editor's Note: This story was originally published on October 27, 2008. To see the most recent SmarterTravel articles on related topics, please click on any of the following links:

Winner: British Airways
Second Place: Lufthansa
Honorable Mention: Singapore Airlines

The three top airlines in this category as determined by our readers have also won numerous accolades from other organizations this year. In the 2008 Skytrax World Airline Awards, British Airways won the prize for "Best Airline: Transatlantic," Lufthansa won "Best Airline: Europe," and Singapore won "Best Airline: Asia," "Best Business Class," and the "Airline of the Year" prize.

Voting Breakdown:

British Airways................................10.00%
Lufthansa.........................................9.30%
Singapore Airlines.............................8.17%
Virgin Atlantic...................................7.42%
Air France........................................3.77%
Qantas.............................................3.46%
Cathay Pacific..................................3.06%
Air Canada.......................................2.31%
Aer Lingus.......................................2.03%
Alitalia.............................................0.92%
Other...............................................11.97%
I haven't flown
internationally recently.......................37.61%
Total................................................100%

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