LIFT named best low-cost airline in Africa 2024
South African domestic airline, LIFT, has been named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards. South African regional airline FlySafair, winner of the previous three years, was voted second best in Africa 2024. African airline Fastjet, which mainly operates flights in and from Zimbabwe, was named third best low-cost airline in Africa 2024.
South Africa's flag carrier airline, South African Airways (SAA), was named Cleanest Airline in Africa 2024 and its staff was rated second best in Africa 2024.
The Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024 are based on customer responses to an online survey which was operated from September 2023 to May 2024. Over 100 customer nationalities participated in the survey. All survey entries were screened to identify IP and user information, with duplicate, suspect or ineligible entries deleted. More than 350 airlines are featured in the final Award results.
