APAC dominates new list of world's safest airlines in 2025

Singapore : Aviation industry analyst Airline Ratings has issued its annual ranking for the world's safest airlines for 2025. The listing reviews 385 carriers and includes two separate categories: the top 25 safest full-service airlines; and top 25 safest low-cost airlines for 2025.

Asia-Pacific carriers dominate both lists, with Air New Zealand and Qantas battling it out at the top of the full-service ranking, Cathay Pacific tying in third place, and Virgin Australia in fourth, while Hong Kong Express and Jetstar Group lead the budget pack.

In the low-cost category, Cathay Pacific subsidiary Hong Kong Express took the number one spot, thanks to zero serious incidents.

As per Airline Ratings, the world's top 10 safest full-service airlines for 2025 are as follow: 1. Air New Zealand; 2. Qantas; 3. Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, and Emirates; 4. Virgin Australia; 5. Etihad Airways; 6. ANA; 7. EVA Air; 8. Korean Air; 9. Alaska Airlines; and 10. Turkish Airlines.

The world's top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2025 are as follow: 1. Hong Kong Express; 2. Jetstar Group; 3. Ryanair; 4. easyJet; 5. Frontier Airlines; 6. AirAsia; 7. Wizz Air; 8. VietJet Air; 9. Southwest Airlines; and 10. Volaris.