The results highlight the growing importance air travellers place on having a clean and fresh environment when travelling by air. A large proportion say they are more likely to stop using an airline with poor cleanliness standards, rather than registering a complaint. However, Skytrax report that the number of customer reviews concerned with cabin cleanliness have grown by over 60 per cent in less than 2 years.
It is airlines across Asia that dominate the top 10 ratings for best aircraft Cabin Cleanliness. In the 2016 World Airline Awards, Cathay Pacific Airways was ranked cleanest airline in the world, based on passengers assessing cleanliness standards of seat areas, tables, carpets, cabin panels and aircraft washrooms.