Vietnam Airlines has been recognised as the world’s leading cultural airline and the world’s leading airline-premium economy class by the World Travel Awards (WTA) at a recent ceremony in Oman.
Vietnam Airlines is not only appreciated for its highly acclaimed service but also for the rich Vietnamese culture embedded on each flight. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines Read)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam Airlines has been recognised as the world’sleading cultural airline and the world’s leading airline-premium economy classby the World Travel Awards (WTA) at a recent ceremony in Oman.
These two global awards mark an enormous achievement following the recognitionobtained at the Asian competition in October in which Vietnam Airlines waspresented the following three accolades including Asia’s Leading Airline -Economy Class, Asia’s Leading Airline - Premium Economy Class, and Asia’s LeadingAirline Brand.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the carrier has received WTA awards atAsia and global levels.
These awards were granted to Vietnam Airlines thanks to increasing efforts toimprove its customer service and upgrade its fleet, said Graham E Cooke,Founder of World Travel Awards.
Currently, Vietnam Airlines provides Premium Economy class on internationalroutes between Vietnam and Japan, the Republic of Korea, Western Europe, andAustralia.
Early in 2017, the airline’s Premium Economy class was ranked by Skytrax as oneof the 20 best airlines in the world for this service.
This year marks a new milestone for Vietnam Airlines as it launched its PremiumEconomy class on domestic flights between Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City with servicestandards nearly equivalent to that of Business Class.
The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward, andcelebrate the best providers in travel, tourism, and hospitality. The WTA isknown as the ‘Oscars of the tourism industry’ and is widely identified as aprestigious certification that recognises the best tourism and travel brandsglobally./.
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Vietnam Airlines is not only appreciated for its highly acclaimed service but also for the rich Vietnamese culture embedded on each flight. (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines Read) 
