StudentUniverse, a Flight Centre Travel Group company and the world’s largest student and youth travel marketplace, has announced the winners of its 2022 Best Airlines for Students Awards.

Air Canada won all six of Canada’s categories for the second straight year reflecting the healthy investment they are making in the student sector.

American Airlines was named Best Overall Airline by US Students for the second straight year, however dropped some of the individual awards to Delta Airlines including Best for International Travel, Best Service & Most Trusted.

This year’s biggest surprize was the fact that low-cost carrier EasyJet was voted Best Overall Airline in the UK. The UK also had the greatest mix of airline winners, which included British Airways earning two awards in the categories ‘Best for Travel within Europe’ and ‘Most Trusted’; low-cost airline, Ryanair, was awarded for ‘Best Value’; and Emirates was awarded ‘Best for International Travel’.

The annual awards survey is distributed to StudentUniverse’s 1 million-plus student and youth traveller database around the world, with students voting for airlines in six categories, including overall experience, value, service, trust, domestic and international.

“This year we have welcomed the strong bounce back of travel, with students and youth a key group driving the recovery forward.” said Steven de Blois, Global Managing Director, StudentUniverse. “Investments airlines are making now in product targeting students is important for future loyal travellers given 70% of students continue to fly the same airline after they graduate.”

Full list of 2022 Best Airlines Award Winners:

Canada

For international travel: Air Canada
Domestic: Air Canada
Value: Air Canada
Service: Air Canada
Most trusted: Air Canada
Overall: Air Canada

USA

For international travel: Delta
Domestic: American Airlines
Value: American Airlines
Service: Delta
Most trusted: Delta
Overall: American Airlines

UK

For international travel: Emirates
Domestic (Europe): British Airways
Value: Ryanair
Service: easyJet
Most trusted: British Airways
Overall: easyJet

AU

For international travel: Singapore Airlines
Domestic: Qantas Airways
Value: Virgin Australia
Service: Virgin Australia
Most trusted: Qantas Airways
Overall: Virgin Australia

Launched in 2000, StudentUniverse is a Boston-based tech company that operates the world’s largest student and youth travel marketplace, with operations in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Flight Centre Travel Group.