AirlineRatings.com is a much sought after website for naming and ranking airlines on the basis of the safety precautions taken. Once again it is back with its ratings and to much rejoice, an Australian Airlines is among the safest airlines declared by it. The website is at the top of safety and product rating website.
The list has been released which contains the name of the top 20 safest airlines in the world. The names have been chosen from approximately 409 airlines that it monitors closely. These 20 airlines stand at the top when it comes to ensuring the safety of the passengers and making continuous efforts towards innovation. Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas talked about the recent ratings and said that there are various airlines that have excellent records and tops in one or the other things. Check out the list of the safest airlines below:
- 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
Qantas, a very popular airline in Australia is included in the list and was appreciated by Thomas. He said that Qantas has been a leading airline which has been recognized by the British Advertising Standards Association in a test case as the world’s most experienced airline. The airline hasn’t had a single fatality in the past 60 years and tops on the scale of operational excellence. Apart from this, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia are also on the list.
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There are various factors that are considered while choosing the top airlines such as audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations; government audits; airline’s crash and serious incident record and fleet age.
Jetstar Australia also is part of the top ten safest low-cost airlines. These airlines have been providing a smooth experience to passengers since long and have proven beneficial to them.
