The Jetstar Group has been awarded as AirlineRatings.com ‘s Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2024.
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 noted that Jetstar had an outstanding year in 2023 with “only a handful of incidents.”
The Jetstar Group is currently moving through a major fleet renewal with the Airbus A320neo family made up of A320s A321s and A321XLRs.
It has also committed to a refresh of its Boeing 787s from 2025.
“Certainly Jetstar was in the Australian media news in 2023 for delayed and cancelled flights but much of that was a global problem related to COVID illness, shortage of staff and critically a shortage of space parts from Airbus and Boeing,” Mr Thomas said.
“All airlines were impacted by these issues but for some reason in Australia some media ignored the global problems and suggested that it was just a Jetstar and Qantas issue.”
“There is no question that Jetstar, backed by the Qantas Group, is a standout low-cost airline,” Mr Thomas said.
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.
*Low-cost airlines with 50 or more jet aircraft.
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