easyJet Ranked 2nd In World's Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2024

easyJet has been ranked 2nd by AirlineRatings.com in its World's Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2024 in a close tussle with Virgin Australia.

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Wed Jan 3, 2024

easyJet has been ranked 2nd by AirlineRatings.com in its World's Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2024 in a close tussle with Jetstar and Ryanair.

In making its evaluation, AirlineRatings.com takes into account a comprehensive range of factors that include serious incidents, recent fatal accidents, audits from aviation’s governing and industry bodies, profitability, industry-leading safety initiatives, expert pilot training assessment and fleet age.

AirlineRatings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said the easyJet has a standout operation with a perfect safety record.

"The operational side of easyjet is outstanding and it shows with a very low serious incident rate," Mr Thomas said.

"Its pilot group are very professional as is its maintenance team."

easyJet has a fleet of 325 Airbus A320 family aircraft and 477 on order.

READ: easyJet Flight Review

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The Top Twenty low-cost airlines for 2024 are Jetstar, easyJet, Ryanair, Wizz, Norwegian, Frontier, Vueling, Vietjet, Southwest, Volaris, flydubai, AirAsia Group **, Cebu Pacific, Sun Country, Spirit, Westjet, JetBlue, Air Arabia, Indigo and Eurowings.

**AirAsia, AirAsia X, AirAsia Thailand, AirAsia Philippines and AirAsia India

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Airlineratings.com is packed with information about air travel and answers questions that many of us may have thought of, but didn’t know who to ask. Well, now you do!

Airlineratings.com was developed to provide everyone in the world with a one-stop shop for everything related to airlines, formed by a team of aviation editors, who have forensically researched nearly every airline in the world.

Our rating system is rated from one to seven stars on safety – with seven being the highest ranking. Within each airline, you will find the country of origin, airline code, booking URL and seat map information. The rating system takes into account several different factors related to audits from aviation’s governing bodies, lead associations as well as the airline’s safety data. Every airline has a safety rating breakdown so you can see exactly how they rate.

Over 230 of the airlines on the site that carry 99 per cent of the world’s passengers have a product rating. Given that low-cost, regional and full-service carriers are so different we have constructed a different rating system for each which can be found within each airline.

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