Top 20 Best Airlines in the World 2026 According to Skytrax: Is Garuda Indonesia Included?

6. Emirates

7. Air France

8. Hainan Airlines

9. Japan Airlines

10. Korean Air

11. EVA Air

12. Qantas Airways

13. STARLUX Airlines

14. Lufthansa

15. Saudi Arabian Airlines

16. Iberia

17. Air Canada

18. Virgin Atlantic

19. Swiss Int’l Air Lines

20. Thai Airways

Garuda Indonesia Misses Top 20 in Skytrax’s 2026 Rankings

Garuda Indonesia ranks 66th in the list of best airlines for 2026 according to Skytrax, dropping 20 places from last year’s position at 46th.

Meanwhile, several Southeast Asian airlines such as Thai Airways (Thailand), Malaysia Airlines (Malaysia), Scoot (Singapore), Bangkok Airways (Thailand), and Vietnam Airlines (Vietnam) are included within the top 55 best airlines globally.

In another category, namely the list of airlines with the best cabin crew in the world for 2026 according to Skytrax, Garuda Indonesia ranks eighth, followed by Japan Airlines and Thai Airways in the top 10.

The airline with the best cabin crew in the world for 2026 is Cathay Pacific Airways, followed by Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines completing the top three.