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World's 10 best airlines

5. Asiana Airlines

October 31, 2008

Asiana Airlines from South Korea is the 5th best airline in the world. It also won an award for world's 'Best Cabin Staff' and award for 'Best Economy Class'.

Asiana Airlines is known to offer one of the best services onboard. Formerly known as Seoul Airlines, Asiana flies to 12 domestic destinations and 73 international destinations in 17 countries worldwide.

Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub is located at Incheon International Airport (near Seoul) and its domestic hub is at Gimpo International Airport.

It has a fleet of 65 aircraft. Asiana was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Busan. Asiana was awarded a 5-star rating by Skytrax. Kang Chu-Ahn is the CEO of the company.

Image: South Korean workers unfold images of the country's football team players on an Asiana Airlines B747 passenger jet in the hangar of Incheon airport, west of Seoul. | Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

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