OREANDA-NEWS. November 24, 2014. Aeroflot was recognized by National Geographic Traveler Awards 2014 as the Best Airline in Russia.

One of the world’s most famous travel magazines National Geographic Traveler summarized results of the online voting conducted among the Russian readers. From July 2014 to November 2014 www.nat-geo.ru visitors were choosing the best tourist destinations and services in 16 different categories. Voting has been conducted annually since 2011.

According to the survey Aeroflot is the Best Russian Airline. The company got 43.23% of respondents’ votes among 230 thousand people who took part in the research.

The Russian national carrier won users’ sympathies thanks to the continuous improvements of the service and the constant introduction of new technologies onboard and ground services.

Aeroflot consistently holds leading position among European airlines in the sphere of passenger service. According to the authoritative industry surveys the Company holds the first place in Europe for the quality of service both in business and economy classes.

In 2014 for the third time in its history Aeroflot was named the Best Airline in Eastern Europe according to the prestigious international award – SKYTRAX World Airline Awards. The company was the world’s most punctual airline in May 2014 according to FlightStats. The Company is actively implementing Wi-Fi Onboard program – nowadays service is activated on 30 long-haul aircraft.

“Aeroflot today is a truly successful premium airline which deserved a worldwide recognition for the exceptional level of service and modern fleet – the youngest among the world’s major air carriers, - said Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev. – All these facts represent a radical change comparing with the reputation we had 10 years ago and give an opportunity to get qualitatively new positions in the global industry”.