Turkish Airlines said it has won the ‘Best Airline in Europe’ honour for the third year running, at the 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards, held on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show.

The airline was also presented with the ‘Best Airline in Southern Europe’ and the ‘Best Business Class Catering’ awards.

After receiving the awards, CEO Temel Kotil said: “Turkish Airlines continues to consolidate its position as one of the world's leading airlines by investments made in recent years, the awards received, impressive growth figures, large-scale aircraft orders and continuously expanding route network.”

Assessing over 238 airlines and 148 airports based on passenger input, Skytrax publishes and ranks aviation providers based on these submissions.

The survey was conducted over a 10-month period and over 100 nationalities participated. – TradeArabia News Service