The worst airlines were also named.
The world’s safest airlines have been revealed by Airlineratings.com, with Aer Lingus ranking amongst the safest low-cost airlines on the planet.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are included on the safest list for 2018, while other carriers like Qantas have been given special praise for not having a fatality in the jet era.
Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of the website, said: “Australia’s Qantas has been recognised by the British Advertising Standards Association in a test case as the world’s most experienced airline.
Qantas has been the lead airline in virtually every major operational safety advancement over the past 60 years and has not had a fatality in the jet era. But Qantas is not alone. Long established airlines such as Hawaiian and Finnair have perfect records in the jet era.”
Other carriers that were singled out for praise include Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Cathay Pacific as well as Middle Eastern-based airlines Emirates and Etihad.
The following alphabetical rankings are based on audits from aviation governing bodies, government audits, crash records, fleet age, and serious incident records.
Here’s the top 20 in full: Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Qantas, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Scandinavian Airline System, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, Virgin Atlantic and, Virgin Australia.
As far as the safest low-cost airlines are concerned, Aer Lingus got a nod alongside British, US and Australian carriers; the top ten in full is :Aer Lingus, Thomas Cook, JetBlue, Frontier, Virgin America, Jetstar, HK Express, Vueling and Westjet.
AirlineRatings.com also announced its lowest ranked (one-star) airlines which are: Air Koryo, Bluewing Airlines, Buddha Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air, Trigana Air Service and Yeti Airlines.
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