Originally Posted by
oliver2002
Its fascinating how no one cares for Skytrax anyway but the bloggers keep checking who has what ranking ... Etihad and Turkish dropping a few stars without announcement was immediately picked up by OMAAT and VFTW

That’s funny, good observation.
Many airlines probably do not care whether the bloggers care and how ridiculous the “experts” find the ranking, because 90+ of the travelers will never read their blogs and read in a forum. The majority sees “wow, a 5 star airline” ...