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Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based airline, enjoyed its share of the limelight at this year’s World Travel Awards.

The carrier picked up two prestigious awards: the World's Leading Airline and World's Leading Airline in the First Class category while Virgin Atlantic was named World's Leading Transatlantic Airline.

Other winners included Qatar Airways which was voted the World's Best Business Class Carrier and easyJet which was named World's Leading Budget / No Frills Airline. TAP Portugal (website: www.flytap.com) also received an award for World's Leading Airline To South America.

Graham Cooke, President and founder of the World Travel Awards, said: "Today's winners have not only been recognised as the best in their region, but they have proved themselves to be the best in the world and the number one choice of travel professionals and consumers alike.

"They have remained focused on their long-term objectives and continued to deliver above and beyond the call of duty, setting an industry example."