World’s safest airlines for 2016 ?

AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product rating website, which was launched in June 2013, has announced its top twenty safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines for 2016 from the 407 it monitors.

Top of the list for the third year is Australia’s Qantas, which has a fatality free record in the jet era – an extraordinary record.

Making up the remainder of the top twenty in alphabetical order are:

• Air New Zealand
• Alaska Airlines
• All Nippon Airlines
• American Airlines
• Cathay Pacific Airways
• Emirates
• Etihad Airways
• EVA Air
• Finnair
• Hawaiian Airlines
• Japan Airlines
• KLM, Lufthansa
• Scandinavian Airline System
• Singapore Airlines
• Swiss
• United Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia

Top ten safest low cost airlines

They are in alphabetical order:

• Aer Lingus,
• Flybe,
• HK Express,
• Jetblue,
• Jetstar Australia,
• Thomas Cook,
• TUI Fly,
• Virgin America,
•  Volaris
• Westjet

Awards

Airline Of The Year
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Air New Zealand
Winner 2014: Air New ZealandBest Business Class
Winner 2016: Singapore Airlines
Winner 2015: Cathay Pacific
Winner 2014: Cathay PacificBest Economy
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Thai Airways International
Winner 2014: Qantas

Best First Class
Winner 2016: Etihad Airways
Winner 2015: Etihad Airways
Winner 2014: Emirates

Best Low Fare Carrier Americas
Winner 2016: Virgin America
Winner 2015: JetBlue Airways
Winner 2014: JetBlue Airways

Best Low Fare Carrier Asia/Pacific
Winner 2016: Scoot
Winner 2015: Scoot
Winner 2014: Jetstar Asia

Best Low Fare Carrier Europe
Winner 2016: Norwegian
Winner 2015: Norwegian
Winner 2014: Norwegian

Best Low Fare Carrier Middle East/Africa
Winner 2016: Kulula
Winner 2015: Kulula
Winner 2014: Flydubai

Best New World Carrier
Winner 2016: Virgin Australia
Winner 2015: Virgin Australia

Best Premium Economy
Winner 2016: Air New Zealand
Winner 2015: Air New Zealand
Winner 2014: Air New Zealand

Catering Award
Winner 2016: Qantas
Winner 2015: Qantas
Winner 2014: Qatar Airways

In Flight Entertainment Award
Winner 2016: Singapore Airlines
Winner 2015: Emirates
Winner 2014: Emirates

Long Haul Americas
Winner 2016: Delta Air Lines
Winner 2015: LAN
Winner 2014: Air Canada

Long Haul Asia/Pacific
Winner 2016: Cathay Pacific
Winner 2015: EVA Air
Winner 2014: Singapore Airlines

Long Haul Europe
Winner 2016: Lufthansa
Winner 2015: Lufthansa
Winner 2014: Swiss International Air Lines

Long Haul Middle East/Africa
Winner 2016: Etihad Airways
Winner 2015: Etihad Airways
Winner 2014: Emirates

Regional Airline Award
Winner 2016: SilkAir
Winner 2015: Bangkok Air
Winner 2014: SilkAir

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