Lufthansa has once again gained top marks from the readers of the German magazine Business Traveller Deutschland. The airline was ranked first in several categories and received five Business Traveller Awards.

For the first time Lufthansa was named the overall "best airline on routes to North and South America".

Lufthansa received a further Business Traveller Award as the best airline in the category "Inflight food and drink" on flights to North and South America.

The readers also attested to Lufthansa's expertise in the "Safety" category: in two areas - domestic German and European flights and flights to North and South America - Lufthansa secured first place.

In addition, Lufthansa impressed the magazine's readers with its website (www.lufthansa.com), gaining top position in this category, too.

The awards were presented to Lufthansa at the Arabella Sheraton Grand Hotel in Frankfurt. Norbert Wolfle, Chief Pilot of the Lufthansa Boeing-747 fleet, accepted the award.

The survey of readers of Business Traveller Deutschland is conducted annually by an independent market research institute. Respondents evaluated numerous companies in various areas of the tourism sector.