2019 KAYAK Travel Awards

Best airlines

Discover the world's top-rated airlines in 2019

Not sure which airline to fly with on your next trip? The next time you visit an airline's website, check to see if it has earned KAYAK's coveted Best Airlines badge. Here are the year's best airlines according to airline reviews from travellers on KAYAK.

USA & Canada

Best budget airlines worldwide

Best food

Here are top budget airlines worldwide for the category 'Best food'

Southwest

79.0%

"Good food/beverage service."

JetBlue

78.5%

"Food was good."

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Wingo

73.7%

"Good service and food."

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Air Montenegro

69.6%

"Great snacks and drinks."

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WestJet

68.3%

"The food was great."

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Allegiant Air

63.4%

"Snacks and drinks for sale are varied and acceptably priced. "

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Sun Country Air

63.0%

"Good food options."

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easyJet

61.2%

"Good airplane and very welcoming crew, food options are also good."

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Volaris

60.3%

"Loved that there was food offered"

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Southwest - No. 1 Budget airline worldwide

Based on the number and quality of reviews and ratings of budget airlines from 2018, Southwest was identified as having routinely provided a superior experience to travellers.

Overall rating

8.1 Excellent

Based on 6,180 reviews

Boarding

83%

Comfort

81%

Crew

87%

Entertainment

78%

Food

74%

Overall

82%

About KAYAK's Best Airlines

KAYAK's airline ratings process was introduced to provide airline customers who use KAYAK with a platform to share their experience flying with different airlines. An airline must have a minimum Overall Rating of 6.1 and a minimum of 150 reviews published within the last year to qualify for consideration for KAYAK's Best Airlines. The current list of Best Airlines are based on ratings from KAYAK users in 2018.