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Monocle's civil aviation quiz results: Cathay Pacific, Aegean, TAP, and more

other · 2026-05-17

Monocle's Faster Lane column published results of a civil aviation quiz. No participant scored 100%. Top scorers Otto, Dirk, and Bianca won Trolley totes. Correct answers: Cathay Pacific (with Ilse Crawford) for best lounges; Aegean for best hair and makeup; TAP for best facial hair; Swiss for worst safety video and removing print magazines; JAL for poorly timed meal service; Etihad for collectable Arabic coffee cups; Japan for worst immigration; Thai Airways for parked aircraft; Bahrain for best Gulf hub; MEA for 747 roast beef trolley service in the 1990s.

Key facts

  • No one scored 100% on the quiz.
  • Highest scorers: Otto, Dirk, Bianca.
  • Cathay Pacific and Ilse Crawford have the best lounges.
  • Aegean has best hair and makeup in Europe.
  • TAP has best facial hair and masculinity.
  • Swiss safety video is criticized as unwatchable.
  • Swiss removed print magazines from planes.
  • JAL has poorly timed overnight meal service.
  • Etihad's collectable Arabic coffee cups are a marketing tool.
  • Japan has overly complicated immigration.
  • Thai Airways has decommissioned aircraft on tarmac.
  • Bahrain has the best hub in the Gulf.
  • MEA had 747 roast beef trolley service in the 1990s.

Entities

Artists

  • Ilse Crawford

Institutions

  • Monocle
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Aegean
  • TAP
  • Swiss
  • JAL
  • Etihad
  • Thai Airways
  • MEA
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Asiana

Locations

  • Japan
  • Bahrain
  • Gulf
  • Lebanon
  • Southeast Asia
  • Haneda
  • London
  • Mediterranean
  • Jordan
  • Arizona
  • Europe
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland
  • UAE
  • Singapore

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