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Star Rating Airline Country STAR RATING AIRLINE COUNTRY *** Adria Airways Slovenia *** Aegean Airlines Greece **** Aer Lingus Ireland **** Aeroflot Russian Airlines Russia *** Aerolineas Argentinas Argentina *** Aeromexico Mexico NR Afriqiyah Airways Libya *** Air Algerie Algeria *** Air Arabia UAE *** AirAsia Malaysia *** AirAsiaX Malaysia **** Air Astana Kazakhstan *** Air Austral Réunion *** Air Bagan Myanmar *** Air Baltic Latvia *** Air Berlin Germany *** Aircalin New Caledonia **** Air Canada Canada *** Air Caraibes French Caribbean *** Air China China **** Air Dolomiti Italy *** Air Europa Spain **** Air France France *** Air India India ** Air Italy Italy * Air Koryo North Korea *** Air Macau Macau *** Air Malta Malta **** Air Mauritius Mauritius *** Air Namibia Namibia **** Air New Zealand New Zealand *** Air Niugini Papua New Guinea *** Air Nostrum Spain *** Air Serbia Serbia **** Air Seychelles Seychelles *** Air Tahiti Nui Tahiti *** Air Transat Canada *** Alaska Airlines USA *** Alitalia Italy ***** ANA All Nippon Airways Japan *** Allegiant Air USA *** American Airlines USA *** Arik Air Nigeria *** Arkefly Netherlands ***** Asiana Airlines South Korea **** Austrian Airlines Austria *** Avianca Colombia **** Azerbaijan Airlines Azerbaijan NR Azul Brazilian Airlines Brazil ** Bahamasair Bahamas **** Bangkok Airways Thailand ** Biman Bangladesh Bangladesh **** British Airways UK *** Brussels Airlines Belgium ** Bulgaria Air Bulgaria ***** Cathay Pacific Airways Hong Kong *** Caribbean Airlines Trinidad & Tobago *** Cebu Pacific Philippines NR Chengdu Airlines China **** China Airlines Taiwan *** China Eastern Airlines China **** China Southern Airlines China ** China United Airlines China *** CityJet Ireland *** Condor Airlines Germany *** Copa Airlines Panama *** Croatia Airlines Croatia ** Cubana Airlines Cuba *** Czech Airlines Czech Republic *** Delta Air Lines USA **** Dragonair Hong Kong *** easyJet UK **** Edelweiss Air Switzerland *** Egyptair Egypt *** El Al Israel Airlines Israel **** Emirates UAE *** Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopian ***** Etihad Airways UAE ***** EVA Air Taiwan *** Fiji Airways Fiji **** Finnair Finland *** Flybe UK NR FlyDubai UAE NR flynas Saudi Arabia *** Frontier Airlines USA ***** Garuda Indonesia Indonesia *** Germanwings Germany *** GOL Linhas Aereas Brazil *** Gulf Air Bahrain ***** Hainan Airlines China *** Hawaiian Airlines USA NR HOP! France *** Iberia Spain *** Icelandair Iceland NR IndiGo India *** Interjet Mexico ** Iran Air Iran **** Japan Airlines Japan *** Jazeera Airways Kuwait *** Jet Airways India *** Jet2.com UK **** JetBlue Airways USA *** JetStar Airways Australia *** Jetstar Asia Airways Singapore *** Juneyao Airlines China **** KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Netherlands *** Kenya Airways Kenya **** Korean Air South Korea NR Kunming Airlines China *** Kuwait Airways Kuwait *** LAM Mozambique Airlines Mozambique *** LATAM Airlines Brazil ** Lion Air Indonesia *** LOT Polish Airlines Poland **** Lufthansa Germany *** Luxair Luxembourg ** Mahan Air Iran on review Malaysia Airlines Malaysia NR Mango South Africa *** Meridiana Italy *** MIAT Mongolian Airlines Mongolia *** Middle East Airlines Lebanon *** Moldavian Airlines Moldova *** Monarch Airlines UK *** Myanmar Airways Myanmar ** Nepal Airlines Nepal *** NIKI Germany *** Nok Air Thailand *** Norwegian Norway *** Okay Airways China *** Olympic Air Greece **** Oman Air Oman ** Onur Air Turkey *** Pakistan International Pakistan NR Peach Japan ** Pegasus Airlines Turkey *** Philippine Airlines Philippines **** Porter Airlines Canada **** Qantas Airways Australia ***** Qatar Airways Qatar ** Rossiya Airlines Russia **** Royal Air Maroc Morocco *** Royal Brunei Airlines Brunei *** Royal Jordanian Airlines Jordan *** Ryanair Ireland *** SAS Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavia *** SATA Air Azores Azores **** Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabia *** Scoot Singapore *** Shandong Airlines China *** Shanghai Airlines China *** Shenzhen Airlines China *** S7 Siberia Airlines Russia *** Sichuan Airlines China **** SilkAir Singapore ***** Singapore Airlines Singapore NR Sky Airline Chile ** SmartWings Czech Republic **** South African Airways South Africa *** Southwest Airlines USA ** Spirit Airlines USA *** Spring Airlines China *** SriLankan Airlines Sri Lanka ** Sudan Airways Sudan **** Swiss International Air Lines Switzerland ** Syrianair Syria *** TAAG Angola Airlines Angola *** TACA El Salvador *** TACV Cabo Verde Airlines Cape Verde ** Tajik Air Tajikistan *** TAP Air Portugal Portugal *** Tarom Romania **** Thai Airways Thailand *** Thomas Cook Airlines UK *** Tianjin Airlines China *** Tigerair Mandala Indonesia *** Tigerair Singapore *** Transavia Airlines Netherlands *** Tunisair Tunisia **** Turkish Airlines Turkey ** Turkmenistan Airlines Turkmenistan ** Ukraine Int'l Airlines Ukraine *** United Airlines USA *** Uzbekistan Airways Uzbekistan *** Vietnam Airlines Vietnam **** Virgin America USA **** Virgin Atlantic UK **** Virgin Australia Australia *** Vueling Airlines Spain *** Westjet Canada *** Wizz Air Hungary *** WOW air Iceland *** Xiamen Airlines China ** Yemenia Yemen.
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