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Airline Ratings reveal safest airlines in the world 2020

And the top 10 safest budget airlines. - by Laura Barry
  • 06 Jan 2020

WATCH: The best airlines of 2019

While many of us choose our flights based on whatever fare is cheapest at the time, other people choose to fly with airlines based on how high its safety standards are. If you fall into the second camp, we have news for you.

After evaluating a number of safety factors, such as audits from governing aviation and industry bodies, government audits, crash and serious incident reports, profitability, industry-leading safety initiatives and fleet age, online flight information resource, Airline Ratings, was able to identify the world's safest airlines to fly with in 2020.

Australian airline Qantas took out top place for the safest airline in the world, followed closely by Air New Zealand in second place. According to AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas, these airlines are standouts in the industry and are at the forefront of safety, innovation, and launching of new aircraft. Sadly, not one Australian low-cost carrier made the top 10 safest budget airlines list.

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Top 20 safest airlines in the world 2020

  1. Qantas
  2. Air New Zealand
  3. EVA Air
  4. Etihad
  5. Qatar Airways
  6. Singapore Airlines
  7. Emirates
  8. Alaska Airlines
  9. Cathay Pacific Airways
  10. Virgin Australia
  11. Hawaiian Airlines
  12. Virgin Atlantic Airlines
  13. TAP Portugal
  14. SAS
  15. Royal Jordanian
  16. Swiss
  17. Finnair
  18. Lufthansa
  19. Aer Lingus
  20. KLM

Top 10 safest budget airlines in the world

* In no particular order

  1. Air Arabia
  2. Flybe
  3. Frontier
  4. HK Express
  5. IndiGo
  6. JetBlue
  7. Volaris
  8. Vueling
  9. Westjet
  10. Wizz

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Laura Barry
Laura Barry
Laura Barry is a writer, bookworm and interior design enthusiast with a love for reporting on all things homes, travel and lifestyle. When not tapping away at her keyboard, Laura can be found making endless cups of tea or perusing the shelves of Sydney’s many bookstores.

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