Virgin Australia has been named third in AirlineRatings.com’s annual World’s Safest Airlines for 2024 jumping up from 10th last year.
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 acknowledged that Virgin Australia had come in for some bad press over flight cancellations and disruptions but said that the issues that impacted the airline and its competitors were global and not confined to Australia.
“The airline industry was battered during COVID and it is taking several years to recover with staff shortages, COVID illness and spare parts shortages playing havoc with airlines,” Mr Thomas said.
“For some reason, some elements in the media have chosen to ignore the global issues impacting airlines.”
“There is no question that Virgin Australia is a first-rate airline with an outstanding pilot group,” Mr Thomas said.
Virgin Australia is undergoing a major fleet renewal with new Boeing 737-8s and -10s being delivered over the next few years.
The Top Twenty Safest Airlines in ranking are Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates, All Nippon Airways, Finnair, Cathay Pacific Airways, Alaska Airlines, SAS, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, EVA Air, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Lufthansa/Swiss Group, KLM, Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Air France, Air Canada Group and United Airlines.
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