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2023

Air Transat voted World’s Best Leisure Airline at 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards

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The airline tops the ranking for the fifth time.

Air Transat is pleased to announce that it has been named the World’s Best Leisure Airline for the fifth time at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.

The awards ceremony took place this morning at the Paris Air Show, held at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Bourget, France. Marc-Philippe Lumpé, Chief Operations Officer of Air Transat, and Frédéric Nappert, Specialist, Systems and Standards of Air Transat, joined by members of the Air Transat flight crew, were on hand to receive this prestigious award.

Receiving this award fills us with immense pride”, said Lumpé. “It testifies to the unique place we occupy in our passengers’ hearts, and it highlights the exceptional nature of our service and our commitment to excellence. Our unrivaled expertise, which puts our customers at the centre of all our actions, enables us to live up to the trust they place in us every day”.

“I would like to express my gratitude to all our employees, whose ongoing commitment and unwavering professionalism represent the essential elements that have earned us this most prestigious recognition”, said Annick Guérard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transat. “Receiving this award for the fifth time illustrates their exceptional contributions, which are at the heart of our success”.

“We congratulate Air Transat on the fabulous achievement of being voted the World’s Best Leisure Airline in 2023 for the fifth time”, added Edward Plaisted, Chief Executive Officer of Skytrax. “This award is a great recognition for all of the Air Transat front line staff who are clearly delivering great standards to gain this highest level of customer satisfaction”.

Air Transat won this award in 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 and now 2023, in addition to being voted North America’s Best Leisure Airline in 2022.

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