PANO – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines was honored at the awarding ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2016, recently held in Da Nang City.

Vietnam Airline's representative (2nd from right) receiving the awards

It won two awards, namely the Asia's Leading Airline for Economy Class and the Asia’s Leading Airline of Culture.  According to WTA President and Founder Graham Cooke, the two awards are of regional tourism’s noble titles, and that the Vietnamese carrier has deserved to receive them for its excellent performance over the past time.

Meanwhile, Vice General Director of Vietnam Airlines Trinh Ngoc Thanh said that the carrier has first-ever received such a world-class title  The event  has reconfirmed the company’s service quality and its role in popularizing Vietnam’s image to international friends.

In July, Vietnam Airlines was recognized as a 4-star carrier by the UK-based airline and airport rating organization Skytrax, and was honored as the Vietnam best carrier 2016.

The awards were selected based on the results of the vote at www.worldtravelawards.com between March 7 and August 31, 2016 by travel professionals and tourism consumers around the world.

The World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards in travel, was established in 1993 to recognize and honor best travel agencies worldwide.

Translated by Chung Anh