Do you ever look at super cheap flights and think “I bet that airline isn’t safe”? This story may help you feel a little bit more secure.
Which Airline is the safest? Airline Ratings has crunched the numbers. Picture: Shutterstock
Airlineratings.com has released the latest figures on airline safety. As expected, most of the major airlines have all achieved seven out of seven stars. Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin are all on the list.
But what’s interesting is the number of smaller airlines who have a seven-star ranking. Jetstar, AirAsiaX and EasyJet all made the 7-star list.
Tiger Airways Australia has four stars, as does Jetstar Japan, Ryan Air Ireland and Scoot Singapore. However, Airline ratings include three of the seven stars from the International Saftey Audit. Should airlines choose not to participate – they will be deducted three stars. If you are checking the list (which you can do here) make sure you take note of where the airline lost the points.
The three lowest rated airlines are all from Nepal. Tara Air, Yeti Airlines and Nepal Airlines all have one star.
Two-star airlines include AirAsia Thailand, Iraqi Airways, Kam Air Afghanistan, Daallo Airlines Djibouti, Ariana Afghan Airlines Afghanistan, Blue Wing Suriname, Libyan Airlines Libya, Airlines PNG Papua New Guinea and NOK Air Thailand.
Here is the list of airlines considered the most-safe to fly. Each one has achieved a seven-star rating on Airlineratings.com.
The worlds safest airlines according to Airline Ratings:
Air New Zealand – New Zealand
Qantas – Australia
Singapore Airlines – Singapore
Emirates – United Arab Emirates
Royal Jordanian – Jordan
Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong
Virgin Atlantic – United Kingdon
Etihad Airways – United Arab Emirates
Air Canada – Canada
Internationaltional Airlines – Switzerland
Japan Airlines – Japan
Garuda Indonesia – Indonesia
All Nippon Airways (ANA) – Japan
EVA air – Taiwan
Avianca – Colombia
South Africa Airways – South Africa
Qatar Airways – Qatar
Korea Air – Korea
AirCarlin – New Caledonia
Finnair – Finland
Gulf Air – Bahrain
Hong Kong Airlines – Hong Kong
British Airways – United Kingdom
Kenya Airways – Kenya
LAN – Chile
China Airlines – Taiwan
Dragon Air – Hong Kong
Aer Lingus – Ireland
KLM – Netherlands
Air Austral – Reunion
Air Tahiti Bui – French Polynesia
Air Italia – Italy
Lufthansa – Germany
El Al Israel Airlines – Israel
Delta Air Lines – United States
Philippine Airlines – Philippines
SriLankan Airlines – Sri Lanka
SilkAir – Singapore
Hainan Airlines – China
Aeroflot – Russia
Air China – China
Air Madagascar – Madagascar
Air Transat – Canada
Austrian Airlines – Austria
Brussels Airlines – Belguim
China Southern – China
Hawaiian Airlines – United States
LOT Polish Airlines – Poland
S7 – Russia
Xiamen Airlines – China
TAP Portugal – Portugal
HK Express – Hong Kong
Vietnam Airlines – Vietnam
Yakutia – Russia
Aegean Airlines – Greece
American Airlines – United States
China Eastern – China
Croatia Airlines – Croatia
Czech Airlines – Czech Republic
Edelweiss – Switzerland
Saudia – Saudia Arabia
Air Europa – Spain
TUIfly Germany – Germany
Aerolineas Argentinas – Argentina
SAS – Denmark
Tarom – Romania
United Airlines – United States
Aeromexico – Mexico
Air Macau – Macau
Caribbean Airlines – Trinidad and Tobago
Iberia and Iberia Express – Spain
Rossiya – Russia
Shanghai Airlines – China
Shahgong Airlines – China
Shenzhen Airlines – China
Sichuan Airlines – China
Ural Airlines – Russia
Frontier Airlines – United States
Air Baltic – Latvia
Transavia – Netherlands
Germanwings – Germany
Kulula – South Africa
Wizz – Hungary
Cebu Pacific – Philippines
GOL – Brazil
Jeju Air – Korea
JetBlue Airways – United States
Pegasus – Turkey
Sun Express – Turkey
Thomas Cook Airlines (group) – United Kingdom
Flybe – United Kingdom
Eastar Jet – Korea
Jin Air – Korea
Jetstar – Australia
AirAsia Malaysia – Malaysia
Volotea – Spain
AirAsiaX – Malaysia
Vueling – Spain
T’way Airlines – Korea
Alaska Airlines – United States
WestJet – Canada
Air Dolomiti – Italy
Helvetic Airways – Switzerland
MASwings – Malaysia
QantasLink – Australia
HOP – France
CityJet – United Kingdom
AirTahiti – French Polynesia
Airlink – South Africa
Air Canada Express – Canada
Aur Nostrum / Iberia Regional – Spain
Air Serbia – Serbia
SA Express – South Africa
Virgin Australia Regional – Australia
Cayman Airways – Cayman Islands
KLM CityHopper – Netherlands
American Eagle – United States
Primera – Denmark
Cape Air – United States
PAL Express – Philippines
Donavia – Russia
Aromar – Mexico
Aigle Azur – France
Air Botswana – Botswana
Air Caraibes – Guadeloupe
Atlas Global – Turkey
Azul – Brazil
Bulgaria Air – Bulgaria
Blue Panorama – Italy
BMI Regional – United Kingdom
BA Cityflyer – United Kingdom
BlueAir – Romania
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines – Cabo Verde
Air Corsica – France
Corendon Airlines – Turkey
Corsair – France
Juneyao Airlines – China
TUI fly Belguim – Belguim
Onur Air – Turkey
MIAT Mongolian Airlines – Mongolia
Mahan Air – Iran
Sky Airlines – Chile
Sun Country Airlines – United States
Smartwings – Czech Republic
Spring Airlines – China
Uzbekistan Airways – Uzbekistan
Volaris – Mexico
XL Airways – France
Austra – Argentina
Arkia Israel Airlines – Israel
Andes Linea Aereas – Argentina
Batik Air – Indonesia
Capital Airlines – China
AnadoluJet – Turkey
Air Arabia – United Arab Emirates
Georgian Airways – Georgia
Carpatair – Romania
Binter Canarias – Spain
Germania – Germany
Freebird – Turkey
Tianjin Airways – China
SATA Air Acores – Portugal
Passaredo – Brazil
Omni Air International – United States
Lucky Air – China
Interjet – Mexico
Israir – Israel
Kish Airlines – Iran
Portugalia Airlines – Portugal
Titan Airways – United Kingdom
Mandarin Airways – Taiwan
blue-express – Italy
Iceland Air – Iceland
Wideroe – Norway
OpenSkies – France
Malindo Air – Malaysia
Jetstar Asia – Singapore
Jetstar Pacific – Vietnam
Condo Flygdienst – Germany
Smartlynx – Latvia
Silver Airways – United States
Air Caledonie – New Caledonia
LATAM – Brazil
Flybe Nordic – Finland
Malmo Aviation – Sweden
Avianca Ecuador – Ecuador
Air Mediterranee – France
Suparna Airlines – China
Aviance Brazil – Brazil
Level – Spain
Pobeda – Russia
Joon – France
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