Qantas dubbed World’s Safest Airline for 2023

Qantas has rung in the new year with a welcome accolade, coming out ahead of hundreds of global airlines on one key measure.

Qantas has rung in the new year atop AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline list for 2023, coming out ahead of the other 384 airlines the watchdog monitors.

The Australian airline, which has just celebrated its 100th operational year, has regained the top spot in AirlineRatings.com’s Top Twenty Safest Airlines for 2023, just edging out last year’s winner Air New Zealand by the finest of margins.

According to AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas: “Our Top Twenty safest airlines are all standouts in the industry and are at the forefront of safety, innovation, and launching of new aircraft.”

“In fact, the safety margins between these top twenty airlines are very small, they are all outstanding airlines,” Mr. Thomas said.

In making its evaluation, AirlineRatings.com takes into account a comprehensive range of factors that include serious incidents, recent fatal accidents, audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, profitability, industry-leading safety initiatives, expert pilot training assessment and fleet age.

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Qantas has rung in the new year atop AirlineRatings.com’s safest airline list for 2023, coming out ahead of the other 384 airlines the watchdog monitors.

In selecting Qantas as the world’s safest airline for 2023, AirlineRatings.com editors noted that over its 100-year operational history the world’s oldest continuously operating airline has amassed an amazing record of firsts in operations and safety and is now accepted as the industry’s most experienced airline.*

The Top 20 Safest Airlines for 2023

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

Top 20 safest low-cost airlines for 2023

Responding to the public interest, the AirlineRatings.com editors also identified their Top 20 safest low-cost airlines.

These are in alphabetical order: Air Arabia, AirAsia Group** Allegiant, Air Baltic, easyjet, FlyDubai, Frontier, Jetstar Group, Jetblue, Indigo, Ryanair, Scoot, Southwest, Spicejet, Spirit, Vueling, Vietjet, Volaris, Westjet, and Wizz.