World Safest Airlines 2025 List Revealed: According to AirlineRatings.com, Air New Zealand remains the safest airline in 2025. The airline safety and product rating website rated 385 airlines using a seven-star scale after considering numerous aspects.
Qantas trails Air New Zealand by 1.5 points. Cathay Pacific, Emirates, and Qatar Airways tie for third place in the world’s safest airlines ranking, displaying excellent safety measures, pilot competence, and fleet management. Hong Kong Express was awarded the safest low-cost airline in 2025.
Despite difficult operating conditions, Air New Zealand has had no serious mishaps or crashes in recent years, making it the world’s safest airline. The airline’s thorough pilot training and youthful fleet (average aircraft age 10.4 years) demonstrate its safety commitment. Additionally, Air New Zealand was named the “world’s safest airline” in 2022 and 2024.
Top 23 Safest airlines in the world for 2025:
Here’s a table detailing the World’s Safest Airlines for 2025:
| Rank | Full-Service Airlines | Low-Cost Airlines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air New Zealand | Hong Kong Express |
| 2 | Qantas | Jetstar Group |
| 3 | Cathay Pacific | Ryanair |
| 3 | Qatar Airways | easyJet |
| 3 | Emirates | Frontier Airlines |
| 6 | Virgin Australia | AirAsia |
| 7 | Etihad Airways | Wizz Air |
| 8 | ANA | VietJet Air |
| 9 | EVA Air | Southwest Airlines |
| 10 | Korean Air | Volaris |
- Air New Zealand
- Qantas
- Cathay Pacific; Qatar Airways; Emirates
- Virgin Australia
- Etihad Airways
- ANA
- EVA Air
- Korean Air
- Alaska Airlines
- Turkish Airlines (THY)
- TAP Portugal
- Hawaiian Airlines
- American Airlines
- SAS
- British Airways
- Iberia
- Finnair
- Lufthansa/Swiss
- JAL
- Air Canada
- Delta Airlines
- Vietnam Airlines
- United Airlines
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The Top 25 Safest Low-cost Airlines for 2025
Due to its almost perfect safety record, 7-year-old fleet, and Cathay Pacific affiliation, AirlineRatings.com voted Hong Kong Express the safest low-cost airline. New low-cost carriers this year include Jet2 (14), Zipair (23), and Air Baltic (25). AirAsia, which serves many Asian locations, placed 6th, while IndiGo placed 19th.
- Hong Kong Express
- Jetstar Group
- Ryanair
- easyJet
- Frontier Airlines
- AirAsia
- Wizz Air
- VietJet Air
- Southwest Airlines
- Volaris
- flydubai
- Norwegian
- Vueling
- Jet2
- Sun Country Airlines
- WestJet
- JetBlue Airways
- Air Arabia
- IndiGo
- Eurowings
- Allegiant Air
- Cebu Pacific
- ZipAir
- SKY Airline
- Air Baltic
