Air New Zealand and Etihad have been named as the top two safest airlines for 2022.
The awards are held by Airline Ratings and rate over 350 airlines each year.
The ratings are based on safety credentials such as serious flight incidents, audits from the industry’s governing bodies fleet age and Covid-19 protocols.
The top 20 safest airlines for 2022 include:
- 1. Air New Zealand
- 2. Etihad Airways
- 3. Qatar Airways
- 4. Singapore Airlines
- 5. TAP Air Portugal
- 6. SAS
- 7. Qantas
- 8. Alaska Airlines
- 9. EVA Air
- 10. Virgin Australia/Atlantic
- 11. Cathay Pacific
- 12. Hawaiian Airlines
- 13. American Airlines
- 14. Lufthansa/Swiss Group
- 15. Finnair
- 16. Air France KLM
- 17. British Airways
- 18. Delta AirLines
- 19. United Airlines
- 20. Emirates.
