Which are the safest airlines - rating

AirlineRatings.com published the rating of the safest airlines in the world by 2026. The report includes a total of 320 companies and establishes two individual rankings: the safest full-service airlines in the world and the safest low-cost airlines.

This year, the world's safest full-service airline is Etihad. This is the first time a Gulf airline has topped the rankings for its high standard of aircraft cabin safety, excellent turbulence management ability, zero accidents and the lowest rate of in-flight incidents.

Cathay Pacific takes the second place, and Qantas, the leader in 2023, takes the third place. Qatar and Emirates complete the top five.

As for the safest low-cost airlines in 2026, HK Express is still on the first place in the ranking. The airline has one of the lowest incident rates.

In the ranking for the first time this year, the Chinese shipping company, Spring Airlines China was also hit. The top ten safest full-service airlines look like this:

Etihad – United Arab Emirates

Cathay Pacific – Hong Kong

Qantas - Australia

Qatar Airways – Qatar

Emirates – United Arab Emirates

Air New Zealand – New Zealand

Singapore Airlines – Singapore

EVA Air – Taiwan

Virgin Australia – Australia

Korean Air - South Korea's top ten safest low-cost airlines are as follows:

HK Express – Hong Kong

Jetstar Australia – Australia

Scoot – Singapore

FlyDubai – United Arab Emirates

easyJet Group – United Kingdom

Southwest Airlines – USA

airBaltic - Latvia

VietJet Air – Vietnam

Wizz Air Group – Hungary

AirAsia Group – Malaysia

For reference, AirlineRatings.com bases its ratings on several key factors, including incident and accident rates, pilot training, international safety audits and airline transparency. count They also stress the age of the fleet. This year, AirlineRatings.com has paid more attention to the impact of turbulence and its prevention on passenger and crew safety. Audit of ICAO countries, financial stability and duration of safe operation of the airline were also added to the evaluation criteria.

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