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Top 20 Safest Airlines in 2021

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Mark Holmes

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Although we're not flying much at the moment there is great anticipation that we will be back in the skies before long and hopefully in time for the Summer.

Our choice of airline is usually dependant on the destination and price of the flight. If you're able to not worry about the cost of the flight then you might want to choose your airline based on the list provided by airlineratings.com.

Top 20 Safest Airlines for 2021

Out of 385 airlines that are monitored by airline ratings.com here is their top 20 airlines list in order of safest first.

  1. Qantas
  2. Qatar Airways
  3. Air New Zealand
  4. Singapore Airlines
  5. Emirate,
  6. EVA Air
  7. Etihad Airways
  8. Alaska Airlines
  9. Cathay Pacific Airways
  10. British Airways
  11. Virgin Australia/Virgin Atlantic
  12. Hawaiian Airlines
  13. Southwest Airlines
  14. Delta Air Lines
  15. American Airlines
  16. SAS
  17. Finnair
  18. Lufthansa
  19. KLM
  20. United Airlines

The safety of an airline is based on a few factors including crashes, serious incidents, audits from aviation’s governing bodies and lead associations; government audits, and fleet age in making their determinations.

Let's hope you can use this list to help you choose your airline for 2021 and enjoy travelling abroad again.