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The newest global ranking has just landed.
On the heels of Montreal recently named one of the best cities in the world in 2025, to Canada no longer the safest country to travel to in 2025, this new airline ranking is bringing us up to speed on the world’s safest airlines.
Rating everything from an airline’s fleet age to the skill and training of the pilots, AirlineRatings.com has just revealed the world's safest airlines for 2025.
AirlineRatings.com, the world’s leading website for airline safety and product ratings, has revealed its Top 23 Safest Full-Service Airlines and Top 23 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2025, selected from the 385 airlines it tracks.
What is the safest airline in the world?
Air New Zealand ranked the safest top full-service airline in 2025.
Air New Zealand narrowly edged out Qantas for the top spot, with just a 1.50-point difference between the two airlines.
Both maintain exceptional safety standards and pilot training, but Air New Zealand's younger fleet gave it the advantage.
What is the safest airline in Canada?
Air Canada ranked the safest top full-service airline in 2025.
What are the top safest airlines in the world?
The complete list of the top full-service airlines in 2025, ranked in order, are:
- 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
For more information about AirlineRatings.com, click here.
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