To elect the best airlines operating in Bangladesh in different service categories, frequent flyers’ opinion polls “Airline of the Year 2022” has been launched by the Bangladesh Monitor, the premier travel and tourism publication of the country.
Online Travel Agency (OTA) Triplover has joined the initiative this year as the title sponsor, the company said in a statement.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on title sponsorship was signed between The Bangladesh Monitor and Triplover in the capital on March 9. Under the MoU, both sides will promote the polls using their own channels.
Bangladesh Monitor Managing Editor Dr Farhad Kamal and Triplover Head of Operations Nisha Tasnim Shaikh signed the deal.
According to the statement, airlines will be judged in 11 different categories including Best Business Class, Best Economy Class, Best In-flight Entertainment, Best In-flight Meal in Business Class, Best in-flight Meal in Economy Class, Best Regional Airline, Best Long-haul Airline, Most Favourite Frequent Flyer Programme, Best Budget Airline, Cargo Airline of the Year and Airline of the Year.
Besides, for domestic airlines, there will be two categories: Best On-time Performance and Best Domestic Airline. A new category- Best Airport Lounge has also been introduced this year.
In her speech, Nisha Tasnim Shaikh said, “We are privileged to be associated with the Bangladesh Monitor, which has been playing a vital role in the development of the Bangladesh aviation sector. We are directly dealing with the air travellers and it's our feeling that airlines have plenty of scopes to improve their services further to ensure customer satisfaction. We will call upon our clients to take part in the polls and help develop the airlines' service standards to and from Bangladesh."
Those who undertook a minimum of 4 air trips during 2021 and 2022 will be eligible for cast their votes online bangladeshmonitor.com.bd/poll2022 in favour of the preferred airlines by April 30, 2022.
A panel of judges representing different professions will select the winners based on the polls. Winners will be announced and recognised at a gala ceremony to be organised in June, this year.
The Bangladesh Monitor introduced Airline of the Year in 2007 as their regular annual event.
