Of course, the aircraft is the fastest among passenger modes of transport. However, millions of people are afraid to fly - after all, at least a few major plane crashes happen annually, in which hundreds of passengers die.
It is possible to reduce the risk by choosing to travel most reliable airlines. It is not difficult to identify them, because a number of research organizations regularly analyze the activities of carriers, publishing the results of the assessment. Today we offer airline safety rating according to the German research bureau JACDEC. To answer the question: "Which airline is the safest in the world?", Experts evaluated the statistics of incidents over the past 10 years.
15. Transaero - the safest airline in Russia
Transaero ranks second among national companies in terms of passenger traffic. Never with airline planes did not happen really serious incidents that led to deaths.
14. EVA Air
- Chinese airlines carrying passengers since 1989. No major accidents have occurred with the company's aircraft since its inception.
13. British Airways
- The front pages of newspapers haven’t missed since 1976, when the British Airlines liner collided with Inex Adria in the sky. Killed 63 people. From that moment on, British Airways flew without loss.
12. Lufthansa
— although it has on its account an incident that claimed the lives of two passengers in 1993, it is as highly reliable as the others world's safe airlinesincluded in the rating.
11. Qantas
— Last year, she headed the JACDEC list, but due to a change in the assessment methodology, she dropped to 11th place. However, Australian Qantas Airlines are considered highly reliable, and are in the top ten in the rating. "The safest airlines»From the Swiss agency ATRA.
10. Air New Zealand
— closes the top ten safest airlines. For 32 years of existence, the company has not lost a single liner.
9. Air Berlin
- The second German carrier to be in high ranking positions. On the account of airlines - 32 years of accident-free flights.
8. Virgin Blue
- Australian airlines carrying passengers for 11 years. No major accidents have been reported on company flights.
7. Emirates
— It is distinguished not only by high-level service, but also by high reliability. All flights of the company for 26 years have been absolutely safe.
6. JetBlue
- An American carrier that has not killed a single passenger or crew member for 11 years of work on the market.
5. Hainan Airlines
- The safest airline in China. The carrier has 18 years of lossless flights.
4. Etihad Airways
- The youngest of the airlines represented in the ranking. For 8 years of operation, the carrier from the United Arab Emirates has not lost a single aircraft.
3. Cathay Pacific
- A major air carrier from Hong Kong. On the account of the company - 39 years of flights without accidents.
2. Finnair
- The safest airline in Europe. The Finnish carrier has been operating in the market since 1923. The last accident, which claimed the lives of 22 passengers, happened to the company airliner in 1963.
1. All Nippon Airways is the safest airline in the world according to JACDEC
The leader of the rating boasts 40 years of trouble-free flights. Although there were unpleasant incidents with the company's liners, in 1995 and 1999, All Nippon Airways aircraft were captured by terrorists. And if in the first case no one died, in the second one pilot was killed.
Among the Russian air carriers in the JACDEC rating, in addition to Transaero, there was also the leader of the national market - Aeroflot, which took 35th place. Aeroflot's reputation was ruined by the Airbus A310 crash that occurred on the Moscow-Hong Kong flight in 1993.
