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

For when you need something more than peanuts, these are the airlines to fly. Here are the top airlines in USA & Canada for the category 'Best food'.

Alaska Airlines

79.7%

"Good selection of food and excellent coffee."

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Delta

74.7%

"The food is delicious and there are healthy choices."

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Hawaiian Airlines

74.2%

"Food was better than what you could quickly grab at the airport and appreciated the frequent beverage service."

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American Airlines

68.3%

"Definitely better quality and tastier than typical airline food."

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United Airlines

66.4%

"I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of food served by United. It was a lot and the crew took very good care of the people on the flight."

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Air Canada

64.1%

"The food was phenomenal for airplane food, the best I've had in 100s of flights!"

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Alaska Airlines - No. 1 in USA & Canada

Based on the number and quality of airline reviews and ratings from 2018, Alaska Airlines was identified as having routinely provided a superior experience to travellers in USA & Canada.

Overall rating

8.0 Excellent

Based on 9,134 reviews

Boarding

82%

Comfort

79%

Crew

86%

Entertainment

73%

Food

73%

Overall

81%

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.