Emirates is world's safest airline

 

Emirates is worlds safest airline
Emirates has been named the world's safest airline in 2017.

dubai - Etihad Airways also among the world's safest airlines

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Published: Thu 4 Jan 2018, 6:07 PM

Last updated: Thu 4 Jan 2018, 8:10 PM

Emirates has been named the world's safest airline in 2017, according to a study conducted by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre for the magazine, Aero International.

Etihad Airways was also featured among the world's safest airlines. Norway's Air Shuttle came second on the list, while Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airways comes in the third place.

KLM, easyJet and Finnair came fourth, fifth and sixth respectively, followed by Etihad Airways, US Spirit Airlines, Australia's Jetstars and Air Arabia in the following positions.

Germany's Eurowings came in the 16th position while Germany's Lufthansa came 22nd.

The study assessed major airlines, taking into account performance, previous incidents over the past three years and average age of their fleets. - Wam


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