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These Are The 20 Safest Airlines In The World

Air travel remains one of the safest forms of transport there is. And independent plane safety rating website Airlineratings.com has compiled a list of the carriers with the most impressive safety records.

From a pool of 407 companies, the website has selected those with the lowest fatality records, highest standing with international regulators and the highest levels of compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization’s 8-point safety parameters.

Australia’s Qantas has topped the list for the third year running, thanks to its fatality-free record, but all the airlines in the list received the maximum seven-star safety rating when evaluated.

Each of the top 20 carriers hails from Europe, Asia, North America or Australia.

Here are the 20 safest airlines in alphabetical order: