On some occasions, AirlineRatings has chosen to simply name its winner, before listing the rest of the top airlines alphabetically.īut the website has recently opted to rank each of the top 20 airlines in numerical order, revealing some significant movement from year to year.įor example, Emirates was at number five on the 2021 list, but the UAE airline has been listed at 20th place this year, while Southwest Airlines was ranked 13th in 2021, but is not included in the new top. “Air New Zealand has excelled across the broad safety spectrum never losing sight of the smallest detail while caring for its flight crews who have worked under significant stress,” Thomas tells CNN Travel. Its various initiatives include recently becoming one of the first airlines in the world to trial the use of Assaia Apron AI technology to improve its aircraft turn times. The airline also received praise for being a world leader in operational safety advancements over the past four decades. UAE carrier Emirates was 20th on the list, which monitors 385 carriers from across the globe. “Air New Zealand is a leader in this field with comprehensive retraining.” “The last two years have been extremely difficult for airlines with Covid-19 slashing travel and Airline Ratings editors have particularly focused on the lengths airlines are undertaking to retrain pilots ahead of a return to service,” explains Thomas. In October 2021, a Qantas Boeing traveling from the Australian city of Perth to Adelaide in Western Australia was diverted due to a fuel imbalance, in an occurrence classified as a “serious incident.” Noticeably missing from the top five is Qantas, which held the title of world’s safest airline from 2014 to 2017, as well as 2019 to 2021 (no clear winner could be found in 2018).Īustralia’s flag carrier takes seventh place this time due to a “slight increase in incidents coupled with the fleet age.” The flag carrier airline for New Zealand was awarded first place “due to its excellent incident record, number of cockpit innovations, pilot training and very low fleet age,” according to Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of the Australian-based website.Įtihad Airways took second place, while Qatar Airways came in third, with Singapore Airlines and TAP Portugal achieving fourth and fifth place respectively. Qantas has lost the top spot on 's list of the world's safest airlines.
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