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Top 20 Safest Airlines in 2015: AirlineRatings.com Expert Rankings

Following a difficult 2014 for aviation, with incidents involving Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, AirlineRatings.com—a trusted authority on airline safety—analyzed 449 carriers to rank the safest airlines for 2015.

Top 10 Safest Traditional Airlines in 2015

  1. Air New Zealand (New Zealand)
  2. British Airways (United Kingdom)
  3. Cathay Pacific Airways (China)
  4. Emirates (Emirate of Dubai)
  5. Etihad Airways (United Arab Emirates)
  6. EVA Air (Taiwan)
  7. Finnair (Finland)
  8. Lufthansa (Germany)
  9. Qantas (Australia)
  10. Singapore Airlines (Singapore)

Top 10 Safest Low-Cost Airlines in 2015

  1. Aer Lingus (Ireland)
  2. Alaska Airlines (United States)
  3. Icelandair (Iceland)
  4. JetBlue (USA)
  5. Jetstar (Australia)
  6. Kulula.com (South Africa)
  7. Monarch Airlines (United Kingdom)
  8. Thomas Cook (United Kingdom)
  9. TUI Fly (Germany)
  10. WestJet (Canada)