Travel Bests – Top Five Airlines You’ll Love to Fly

A pleasant flight can be the perfect way to start your business or vacation trip. Why begin your vacation with stress and frustration when you can start it off with fine food and pampering? Let’s take a look at the five best airlines.

1. Air New Zealand

The Air Transport World Global Airlines Awards named this airline the Airline of the Year for 2010. You can fly to New Zealand, Australia and 1,119 other destinations around the world.

The cabins are equipped with personal entertainment screens, comfortable seating, friendly service and a fine menu incorporating New Zealand ingredients. Business Premier Cabins have new beds that lie flat so you can sleep well as you travel to your destination. You can also earn frequent flyer points that you can redeem on any Star Alliance airline.

2. Virgin America

The airline offers routes throughout the United States. You can listen to MP3s or watch movies and TV shows on your seat’s entertainment screen. You can use the touch screen on your seat to order food or drinks, and then pay with your credit card. You can also purchase sleep kits, headphones, and wi-fi for an additional fee. This allows you to check your emails or surf the web while you are flying.

Virgin America’s attention to detail is what makes it one of the best. First Class seats (8 per cabin) have leather upholstery, and food and drinks are complimentary. Passengers in Main Cabin Select are also provided with a complimentary meal. Virgin America has its own loyalty program, called Elevate. Every time you fly this airline, you receive points. You can redeem these points for flights starting at 2,500.

3. Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is renowned for providing high-quality service and a smile to passengers around the globe. In First Class, you will be served gourmet meals on Wedgwood China by friendly and efficient cabin crew. You can finish your meal off with a fruit or designer water. There are also a variety of teas and Blue Mountain coffee.

4. Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific was named Airline of the year three times within the last decade. This is a great honor that can only be attained by an airline of high quality. The friendly cabin crew, the comfortable seats and the gourmet meals prepared by top chefs are just a few of the aspects that make your trip one to remember. You can also keep yourself entertained with personal screens that show movies, TV programs and games. Cathay Pacific also offers “in-flight laptop power” to keep your computer running.

5. Emirates

This airline, based in Dubai flies to more than 100 destinations worldwide. The airline is known for its comfortable seats and thoughtful touches in flight that make the journey enjoyable and relaxing. Economy Class features personal screens that include email, SMS, and phone options. All cabin crews are multilingual and international. The airline is proud of the quality of the food served in all classes.

You can be assured of a comfortable and safe flight with one of these airlines. The food is excellent and the cabin crew are friendly and will attend to all your needs. What does everyone want when choosing an airline?