Europe's safest airlines ranked - including Ryanair and easyJet

Ryanair was crowned Europe's safest fund hose (Image: Getty)

Europe’s safest airlines of 2025 person been announced with Ryanair and easyJet among the frontrunners giving globetrotters a portion of caput for erstwhile they committee their adjacent flight. 

If you are a weary flyer you whitethorn privation to cheque retired Aviation website AirlineRatings who analyses a scope of factors to find however harmless an hose is. 

The squad has assessed superior incidents implicit the past 2 years, fleet age, fleet size, complaint of incidents, fatalities, profitability, IOSA certification, ICAO state audit pass, arsenic good arsenic aviator accomplishment and training.

What are the safest European airlines successful 2025?

Operating to much destinations than immoderate different hose successful the satellite Turkish airlines took the apical spot arsenic the safest hose successful Europe. It came 13th successful the planetary rankings, earning a seven-star standing connected the platform.

The hose has not had a fatal mishap since 2009 erstwhile an incorrectly secured cargo doorway astatine the rear of the level burst unfastened and broke disconnected connected attack to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. As a effect 9 radical died but 126 survived.

Turkish airlines took the apical spot arsenic the safest hose successful Europe (Image: Getty)

With an mean 2,500 flights a week to 90 destinations successful 34 countries worldwide Tap Portugal secured 2nd place. The emblem bearer of Portugal has not had an mishap since 1977.

The safest fund airlines were besides revealed - with Ryanair coming apical successful Europe and 3rd successful the planetary rankings.  

The debased outgo bearer which operates thousands of regular flights has ne'er had a fatal mishap and says it “continues to prioritise the information and information of our radical and customers supra each else.”

Meanwhile the 2nd safest European low-cost hose is easyJet, coming 4th successful the planetary rankings. The fund hose sayd that each their "planes are checked anterior to departure and acquisition regular information checks".

Whilst WizzAir, different favourite among Brits, came successful seventh spot globally and secured its spot arsenic the 3rd safest low-cost hose successful Europe. 

Tap Portugal is Europe's 2nd safest hose (Image: Getty)

Air New Zealand was crowned the word's safest hose (Image: Getty)

For the 2nd twelvemonth successful a enactment Air New Zealand was crowned the word's safest airline. The Kiwi hose has a beardown absorption connected information and lawsuit work and has won galore awards and has excelled crossed the information spectrum.

AirlineRatings.com CEO Sharon Petersen, said: "It was highly adjacent again between Air New Zealand and Qantas for archetypal spot with lone 1.50 points separating the 2 airlines.

"Whilst some airlines uphold the highest information standards and aviator training, Air New Zealand proceed to person a younger fleet than Qantas which separates the two.

"The three-way necktie for 3rd spot was due to the fact that we simply could not abstracted these airlines. From fleet property to aviator skill, information practices, fleet size, and fig of incidents, their scores were identical."

Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways and Emirates each tied for 3rd place, with Virgin Australia taking fourth. Meanwhile, British Airways took 15th place, holding onto the aforesaid postion arsenic past year.

Top 10 safest airlines for 2025

1. Air New Zealand
2. Qantas
3. Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, Emirates (shared)
4. Virgin Australia
5. Etihad Airways
6. All Nippon Airways (ANA)
7. EVA Air
8. Korean Air
9. Alaska Airlines
10. Turkish Airlines (THY)