Qantas, Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines rank among the world's safest 'seven-star' airlines, but you take your life into your hands when you fly with Indonesia's Lion Air, Air India Express and Nepal's oddly-named Yeti Airlines.
Those were among the findings of a new website which rated the safety of airlines around the world.
AirlineRatings.com, headed by highly-regarded West Australian aviation journalist Geoffrey Thomas, claims to deliver "forensically researched" safety ratings based on a variety of official sources, including audits by government agencies and aviation bodies.
"We view safety holistically and objectively using only internationally recognised audits from the most respected bodies," said Mr Thomas, adding that "while air travel has never been safer and we found a record number of airlines —137 — with a seven-star ranking, 43 have just three stars or less".
Major airlines in Australia and New Zealand scored high ratings for both safety and product quality, he said.
Mr Thomas told Australian Business Traveller many airlines from Africa and Indonesia rated very poorly — for example, Indonesia's Lion Air managed only two stars. Some of the seven-star safety rated airlines operating locally included Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad, EVA Air, Korean Air, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.
20/06/13 Australian Business Traveller/Fiji Times Online
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Those were among the findings of a new website which rated the safety of airlines around the world.
AirlineRatings.com, headed by highly-regarded West Australian aviation journalist Geoffrey Thomas, claims to deliver "forensically researched" safety ratings based on a variety of official sources, including audits by government agencies and aviation bodies.
"We view safety holistically and objectively using only internationally recognised audits from the most respected bodies," said Mr Thomas, adding that "while air travel has never been safer and we found a record number of airlines —137 — with a seven-star ranking, 43 have just three stars or less".
Major airlines in Australia and New Zealand scored high ratings for both safety and product quality, he said.
Mr Thomas told Australian Business Traveller many airlines from Africa and Indonesia rated very poorly — for example, Indonesia's Lion Air managed only two stars. Some of the seven-star safety rated airlines operating locally included Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad, EVA Air, Korean Air, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.
20/06/13 Australian Business Traveller/Fiji Times Online
