To evaluate the safety, a wide range of factors was taken into account including audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, government audits, airline’s crash and serious incident record, profitability, industry-leading safety initiatives, and fleet age.
Qantas, the world's oldest continuousy operated airline, has amassed an amazingly good safety record during its 99-year history. It is recognized by the industry players as the most experienced airline, too. It was a leader to develop and introduce such features as Future Air Navigation System, the flight data recorder, and automatic landings using Global Navigation Satellite System among others.
And here are the remaining 19 world's safest airlines to fly in 2020:
2. Air New Zealand, NZ
3. EVA Air, Taiwan
4. Etihad Airways, UAE
5. Qatar Airways, Qatar
6. Singapore Airlines, Singapore
7. Emirates, UAE
8. Alaska Airlines, USA
9. Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong
10. Virgin Australia, Australia
11. Hawaiian Airlines, USA
12. Virgin Atlantic Airlines, UK
13. TAP Portugal, Portugal
14. SAS, Denmark, Norway and Sweden
15. Royal Jordanian, Jordan
16. Swiss, Switzerland
17. Finnair, Finland
18. Lufthansa, Germany
19. Aer Lingus, Ireland
20. KLM, Netherlands.
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World's 20 Safest Airlines to Fly in 2020
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AirlineRatings.com, a popular airline safety and product review rating website, has published their annual rating of the world's safest airlines. This time, Qantas Airways, the flag carrier of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights and international destinations, tops the list.