The Kiwis have flapped Qantas off its perch, nabbing the top spot as the world’s safest airline for 2022, according to AirlineRatings.com. Meanwhile, Qantas has fallen to #7 due to an incident at Perth airport in 2018 (which could not be reflected in last year’s rankings, as the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau incident report hadn’t been published when AirlineRatings.com was conducting its analysis).
AirlineRatings.com evaluates airlines on crashes over the last 5 years, serious incidents over the last two years, audits from aviation governing bodies (and governments), safety initiatives,