READERS' TRAVEL AWARDS 2007

When you are flying SHORT-HAUL on holiday, you prefer British Airways. You think it is ahead of the competition in no fewer than six of the 11 criteria we asked you to rate it, including range of routes (95.48), convenience of scheduling (90.97) and child-friendliness (93.55). Lufthansa and Swiss tied in first place for punctuality (94.29) and Swiss also got the top score for service/staff (91.43).

For LONG-HAUL holidays, Virgin Atlantic wins across the board with marks above 90 for lounge/ pre-/post-flight facilities and in-flight entertainment. You think Air New Zealand offers the best value for money (89) and Emirates is the most punctual (92.38), while Cathay Pacific has the best service/staff (94.86).

Your favourite airline for BUSINESS trips is Singapore Airlines. Why? Well, you say it has the most appetising catering (91.82) and highest levels of service/staff (97.27) of all the competition, although Emirates is more punctual (94.29) and American Airlines has superior loyalty reward schemes (86.67). Our new category of BUSINESS CLASS ONLY airlines was won by Silverjet, which scored above 80 in all 11 criteria we asked you to assess it by, but soared away with 97.06 for punctuality/efficiency. Eos Airlines came out top for service/staff (98.89) and MAXjet for luggage handling (96).

Our new category of BUSINESS CLASS ONLY airlines was won by Silverjet, which scored above 80 in all 11 criteria we asked you to assess it by, but soared away with 97.06 for punctuality/efficiency. Eos Airlines came out top for service/staff (98.89) and MAXjet for luggage handling (96).

Of the LOW-COST AIRLINES, you gave this year's winner, EasyJet, the thumbs-up for range of routes (85.31) and convenience of booking (87.20), while Flybe gained ground for luggage handling (80) and Jet2 for punctuality (84).