Photographs: Kyodo/Reuters
Flying used to be a pleasant experience, but now with airport checks, rising ticket costs and cuts in services, it has become a painful one, especially for those stuck in economy class.
Let's take a look at 20 worst airlines for flying economy class in the world, based on ranking published by Business Insider.
Source: Business Insider
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Turkmenistan Airlines.Photographs: Source: turkmenairlines.com
Turkmenistan Airlines
Rating for economy class: 30.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Ashgabat
Country: Turkmenistan
Overall ranking: 1
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: A view of Sudan Airways Airbus A310.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Sudan Airways
Rating for economy class: 33.3 out of 100
Headquarters: Khartoum
Country: Sudan
Overall ranking: 2
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Planes of Ukrainian International Airlines at Borispol Airport, near Kiev, Ukraine.Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
Ukraine International Airlines
Rating for economy class: 36.3 out of 100
Headquarters: Kiev
Country: Ukraine
Overall ranking: 3
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: An Uzbekistan Airways plane in Termez, Uzbekistan.Photographs: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Uzbekistan Airways
Rating for economy class: 37.5 out of 100
Headquarters: Tashkent
Country: Uzbekistan
Overall ranking: 4
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Air Koryo plane at Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea.Photographs: Lee Jin-man/Pool/Reuters
Air Koryo
Rating for economy class: 39.2 out of 100
Headquarters: Pyongyang
Country: North Korea
Overall ranking: 5
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: A Bulgaria Air plane at Sofia Airport in Bulgaria.Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
Bulgaria Air
Rating for economy class: 41.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Sofia
Country: Bulgaria
Overall ranking: 6
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Rossiya Airlines.Photographs: Source: Michael Laue/Wikipedia Commons
Rossiya Airlines
Rating for economy class: 42.7 out of 100
Headquarters: Saint Petersburg
Country: Russia
Overall ranking: 7
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Iceland Express.Photographs: Source: icelandexpress.com
Iceland Express
Rating for economy class: 42.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Reykjavik
Country: Iceland
Overall ranking: 8
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Tajik Air.Photographs: Source: tajikair.tj
Tajik Air
Rating for economy class: 43.3 out of 100
Headquarters: Dushanbe
Country: Tajikistan
Overall ranking: 9
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Syrian Air.Photographs: Source: syriaair.com
Syrian Air
Rating for economy class: 44.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Damascus
Country: Syria
Overall ranking: 10
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Ground crew de-ices a Spirit Airlines jet outside Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.Photographs: Frank Polich/Reuters
Spirit
Rating for economy class: 45 out of 100
Headquarters: Florida
Country: United States
Overall ranking: 11
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Pegasus Airlines's aircraft at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey.Photographs: Anatolian/Reuters
Pegasus Airlines
Rating for economy class: 45.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Overall ranking: 12
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: TAAG Angola Airlines.Photographs: Source: taag.com
TAAG Angola Airlines
Rating for economy class: 45.8 out of 100
Headquarters: Luanda
Country: Angola
Overall ranking: 13
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: A Royal Air Maroc jetliner lands at Gaza International Airport in Palestine.Photographs: Reuters
Royal Air Maroc
Rating for economy class: 46.5 out of 100
Headquarters: Casablanca
Country: Morocco
Overall ranking: 14
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Nepal Airlines.Photographs: Source: nepalairlines.com.np
Nepal Airlines
Rating for economy class: 46.7 out of 100
Headquarters: Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Overall ranking: 15
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Cubana Airlines.Photographs: Source: cubana.cu
Cubana Airlines
Rating for economy class: 47.7 out of 100
Headquarters: Havana
Country: Cuba
Overall ranking: 16
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at New Delhi's International Airport.Photographs: Kamal Kishore/Reuters
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Rating for economy class: 49 out of 100
Headquarters: Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh
Overall ranking: 17
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Passengers disembark from a Merpati Nusantara Airlines Boeing 737-228 plane at Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport in East Timor.Photographs: Lirio Da Fonseca/Reuters
Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Rating for economy class: 49.2 out of 100
Headquarters: Jakarta
Country: Indonesia
Overall ranking: 18
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Ryanair planes parked at Girona Airport in Spain.Photographs: Albert Gea/Reuters
Ryanair
Rating for economy class: 49.2 out of 100
Headquarters: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Overall ranking: 19
...
World's worst airlines for flying economy class
Image: Air Algerie Boeing 737-200 passenger plane at Berlin's Schoenefeld airport in Germany.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Air Algerie
Rating for economy class: 50 out of 100
Headquarters: Algiers
Country: Algeria
Overall ranking: 20
article