These are the world’s safest airlines by 2022.

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The safety and product rating website, AirlineRatings.com, announced the twenty safest airlines and ten safest low cost carriers for 2022 out of the 385 it monitors.

In making its evaluation of the safest airlines in the world, AirlineRatings.com takes into account a comprehensive range of factors that include: airline’s crash over 5 years and serious incident record over two years, audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, government audits, industry-leading safety initiatives, fleet age, and COVID-19 safety protocols.

Air New Zealand tops the list. In being selected, AirlineRatings.com noted that the airline operates in some of the most difficult weather conditions and remote environments.

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The airline is also at the forefront of technical innovation and has a very young fleet, with an average age of only 6.8 years.

Air New Zealand has also been involved in a range of safety improvements such as the Future Air Navigation System; real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet, and precision approaches around mountains in the cloud, using RNP.

“Air New Zealand is very humbled to receive this recognition, particularly given the high safety standards the airline industry holds itself to. We’re in good company and a big congratulations to all airlines on the list”, Air New Zealand’s chief executive Greg Foran said.

Top 20 safest airlines by 2022

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, SAS, Qantas, Alaska Airlines, EVA Air, Virgin Australia/Atlantic, Cathay Pacific Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Lufthansa/Swiss Group, Finnair, Air France/KLM Group, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and Emirates.

AirlineRatings.com have also identified their top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022. In alphabetical order they are: Allegiant, easyjet, Frontier, Jetstar Group, Jetstar, Jetblue, Ryanair, Vietjet, Volaris, Westjet and Wizz.

AirlineRatings was launched in June 2013 and rates the safety and in-flight product of 385 airlines using its unique seven-star rating system. It has been used by millions of passengers from 195 countries and has become the industry standard for safety, product and COVID-19 rating.

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