Sunday, July 1, 2012

World's 10 most innovative airlines

by Frances Cha

Transparent planes, morphing seats and in-flight acupuncture may not be a reality yet, but the most ambitious airlines are spending billions to implement out-of-the-box thinking.

Airlinetrends.com, an independent research agency focusing on global aviation, published a report ranking the world’s 10 most innovative airlines.

The rankings 

Korean Air topped the list for sourcing its own organic farm on Jeju Island for in-flight meals, and for its “attentive service amenities,” including a female-only lounge at Incheon Airport, female-only bathrooms on aircraft and the world’s first onboard duty-free showcase. (They should have also included those face air-mist things they stock in the bathrooms … we’re so addicted.)

korean air A Pineapple Bliss cocktail concocted just for Korean Air's Celestial Bar. The feature that sounds the most fun? Three onboard bars and cocktails designed by Absolut Vodka, complete with a full-time bartender.

The rankings should come as a welcome silver lining for the airline, which faced a net loss in 2011 due to “high oil prices, a weak Korean won and the slow recovery of cargo traffic,” according to the airlinetrends.com report. 

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Source: http://rss.cnngo.com/~r/cnngo/~3/U4HCgHUl3Rk/worlds-10-most-innovative-airlines-announced-436301

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