Airlines comparisons
Long-haul airline choice comes down to network, alliance, loyalty programme, seat comfort and baggage rules. We compare hub, founding year, fleet size, destinations, alliance, loyalty scheme, economy seat pitch, economy baggage allowance and Wi-Fi for the most-searched international carriers.
Popular airline comparisons
Airlines in our database, ranked by VersusAnything Score
- Turkish Airlines75/100Turkish Airlines flies to more countries than any other airline, with a huge Istanbul hub, excellent catering by Do&Co and Star Alliance membership.
- Emirates71/100Emirates is the Dubai-based giant that operates the world's largest A380 and 777 fleets, with a famous economy entertainment system and generous baggage.
- Qatar Airways50/100Qatar Airways is a repeat World's Best Airline winner, flying from Doha to around 170 destinations with the Qsuite business class and a oneworld membership.
- Singapore Airlines38/100Singapore Airlines is the benchmark for cabin service, with Singapore Girl hospitality, the world's longest flight to New York and free Wi-Fi in every cabin.
- Etihad Airways17/100Etihad is Abu Dhabi's flag carrier, smaller than its Gulf rivals but known for the Residence and Apartment suites and a new terminal at Zayed International.
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How we score airlines
Every airline is scored on the same rows: main hub, founded, fleet size (approx.), destinations (approx.), alliance, loyalty programme, economy seat pitch (typical), economy checked baggage (typical), in-flight wi-fi. Measurable rows are normalised across the category and weighted (Overall 100%); rows without a sensible direction are explained, not scored. Full rules on our how we score page.