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Best Airlines for Short-Haul Flights 2026

Short-haul rewards on-time reliability, value, and easy logistics. These 20 airlines top our Short-Haul persona.

  1. 🥇

    ana

    93
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  2. 🥈

    All Nippon AirwaysTokyo · HND

    93
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  3. 🥉

    singapore-airlines

    92
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  4. #4

    japan-airlines

    92
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  5. #5

    starlux-airlines

    92
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  6. #6

    Qatar AirwaysDoha · DOH

    91
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  7. #7

    EVA AirTaipei · TPE

    90
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  8. #8

    Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi · AUH

    89
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  9. #9

    EmiratesDubai · DXB

    88
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  10. #10

    korean-air

    88
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  11. #11

    swiss

    88
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  12. #12

    SWISS International Air LinesZurich · ZRH

    88
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  13. #13

    Oman AirMuscat · MCT

    88
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  14. #14

    cathay-pacific

    87
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  15. #15

    Asiana AirlinesSeoul · ICN

    87
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  16. #16

    Turkish AirlinesIstanbul · IST

    87
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  17. #17

    QantasSydney · SYD

    87
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  18. #18

    FinnairHelsinki · HEL

    87
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  19. #19

    Aegean AirlinesAthens · ATH

    86
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  20. #20

    Virgin AtlanticLondon · LHR

    85
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How this ranking was calculated

Short-Haul weighting: on_time 25, value 18, baggage 12, check_in 12, crew 10, seat_comfort 10, cleanliness 8, food 5.

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