“It was the fourteenth consecutive year that the carrier was named the Best Airline in Europe by the magazine's readers, in the 21st edition of the annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards,” the company said in a statement.

“This is an incredible honour for everyone at TAP. Winning this award every year since 2010 makes us proud and humble at the same time. It’s exciting that Global Traveler readers continue to be so pleased with our service as we continue to grow in the U.S., adding our eighth destination next year with the new route to Los Angeles,” noted Sales and Marketing Manager for TAP North America, Fernanda Ottavio.

It should be noted that the GT Tested Reader Survey is prepared based on the opinions of frequent luxury travellers, who nominate “the best in a variety of travel-related categories, distinguishing airlines, hotels, loyalty programs and travel-related products in more than 80 categories”.