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Airline Ratings

Average scores from 2 markers taken to provide a total out of 100.
We have scored so that it is possible to compare business with first class; a good first class should score over 75, a good long-haul business class over 55 and a good short-haul business class over 40.

First class

Airline Date Route Plane Lounge Transfer Service Seat Food Drink Amenities IFE Total
Maximum score 15 5 20 20 15 10 10 5 100
TG Jun-13 BKK-FRA B747 14 4 20 15 14 10 9 3 89
LH Oct-11 FRA-DXB B747 14 5 15 20 13 8 6 5 86
EY Aug-13 DUS-AUH B777 5 5 20 19 14 9 9 5 86
JL Apr-15 FRA-NRT B777 8 na 20 19 15 10 10 3 85
TG Feb-14 CDG-BKK A380 8 na 19 19 14 10 10 5 85
LX Aug-12 ZRH-DXB A330 9 3 19 18 14 8 9 4 84
SQ Sep-15 ZRH-SIN A380 6 na 20 20 13 10 9 5 83
CX Apri-15 HKG-LHR B777 11 na 18 18 12 10 9 5 83
EK Dec-12 HKG-BKK A380 7 na 19 19 13 10 10 5 83
TG Apr-12 BKK-LHR A340 14 4 14 13 14 10 9 3 81
MH Aug-13 KUL-LHR A380 8 na 17 18 13 10 9 5 80
OZ Feb-14 ICN-FRA B747 11 na 19 12 13 9 8 1 73
BA Dec-12 LHR-HKG B747 11 na 16 12 7 9 9 4 68
BA Nov-13 LHR-PVG B777 10 -1 15 12 4 8 9 4 61
QR Aug-12 DOH-LHR A340 10 4 8 12 7 10 5 3 59


Business class 

Airline Date Route Plane Lounge Transfer Service Seat Food Drink Amenities IFE Total
Maximum score 15 5 20 20 15 10 10 5 100
QR Jul-15 DOH-AMS B787 12 na 16 17 10 9 4 5 73
SQ Apr-12 LHR-SIN B777 6 na 18 18 14 8 2 4 70
QR Jul-15 AMS-DOH B787 6 na 17 17 11 9 4 5 69
EY Jun-11 AUH-LHR A340 11 2 16 15 10 7 2 4 67
CX Nov-13 PVG-HKG A330 7 na 15 16 10 8 1 5 62
SQ Apr-12 SIN-MLE A330 8 na 16 10 12 7 2 3 58
TG Jun-13 BKK-NRT A380 6 na 14 10 10 7 3 4 56
EY Aug-12 AUH-DOH A320 11 na 17 12 8 7 na na 55
LH May-13 FRA-DXB A340 6 na 17 12 8 6 3 2 54
SQ Aug-13 MLE-SIN A330 3 na 17 10 12 7 2 3 54
BA Jun-12 LHR-DXB B747 9 na 14 10 8 6 3 2 52
TG Jun-13 DXB-BKK A330 5 na 18 10 8 7 3 na 51
TG Jun-13 NRT-BKK B777 8 na 12 10 7 7 3 2 49
CX Dec-12 BKK-SIN B777 3 na 18 8 9 8 1 na 47
TG Apr-12 SIN-BKK A330 6 na 17 9 8 7 na na 47
TG Dec-12 BKK-PEN A300 6 na 12 8 8 7 1 na 42
KA Nov-13 HKG-HAN A320 10 na 10 8 3 6 na 4 41
AB Sep-14 TXL-AUH A330 5 na 11 9 5 6 3 2 41
MI Nov-13 SIN-REP B737 9 na 12 8 4 3 na 1 37
MI Nov-13 DAD-SIN A320 3 na 12 8 4 3 na 1 31
QV Nov-13 VTE-BKK A320 2 na 13 10 2 2 na na 29
WK Feb-14 TXL-ZRH A320 na na 12 5 4 6 na na 27
BA Jun-12 DXB-LHR B777 3 na 6 3 3 6 3 2 26
LX Jul-13 ZRH-TXL A320 6 na 8 5 3 3 na 1 26


Economy class 

Airline Date Route Plane Lounge Transfer Service Seat Food Drink Amenities IFE Total
Maximum score 15 5 20 20 15 10 10 5 100
AK Feb-14 BKI-SDK A320 na na 1 2 8 na na na 11
AK Aug-13 SIN-KUL* A320 7 na na 3 na na na na 10
QV Nov-13 LPQ-VTE A320 na na 1 3 0 0 na na 4
VN Nov-13 REP-LPQ^ ATR72 4 na 0 0 0 0 na na 4

Airline Codes
AK - Air Asia
AB - Air Berlin
BA - British Airways
CX - Cathay Pacific
EK - Emirates
EY - Etihad
KA - Dragon Air
LH - Lufthansa 
LX - Swiss 
MH - Malaysian Airlines
MI - Silk Air
OZ - Asiana Airlines
QR - Qatar Airways
QV - Lao Airlines
SQ - Singapore Airlines
TG - Thai Airways
VN - Vietnam Airlines
WK - Edelweiss Air
Notes
* Air Asia is a budget airline, so offers only Y. On this occasion, we payed extra for Red Carpet and a Hot Seat, providing lounge access, priority boarding, priority baggage and a seat in row 1.
^ We booked seats in business class on an A320 for this flight with Vietnam Airlines. However, at check-in we were informed that an ATR-72 was flying instead, a one-class plane thus we were downgraded to economy class (given $50 compensation and allowed lounge access)