Qantas has been named the safest airline for 2020.
AirlineRatings.com, a safety and product rating website, has named Qantas as the safest airline for 2020.
The Australian flag carrier has held this accolade for seven years in a row.
The website monitors hundreds of airlines, measuring airline safety on audits by industry bodies, crash and serious incident records, safety initiatives and fleet age.
“Qantas has been the lead airline in virtually every major operational safety advancement over the past 60 years and has not had a fatality in the pure-jet era,” says Geoffrey Thomas, editor-in-chief of the Australian-based website.
Seven of the top 10 airlines are based in East Asia or Oceania.
The highest European-based airline was Virgin Atlantic, sitting at number 12.
Top 20 safest airlines in the world:
1. Qantas
2. Air New Zealand
3. EVA Air
4. Etihad
5. Singapore Airlines
6. Emirates
7. Alaska Airlines
8. Qatar Airways
9. Cathay Pacific
10. Virgin Australia
11. Hawaiian Airlines
12. Virgin Atlantic
13. TAP Air Portugal
14. SAS
15. Royal Jordanian
16. Swiss
17. Finnair
18. Lufthansa
19. Aer Lingus
20. KLM
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