Qatar Airways has been recognized in three of the top awards at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, including winning World´s Best Business Class for the second year in a row. Qatar Airways was also voted runner-up in the Airline of the Year category, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

 In total, Qatar Airways won three awards -- World´s Best Business Class, which it has now won three times and two years consecutively; Best Airline in the Middle East for the eighth time; and Best Business Class Airline Lounge for the second time consecutively.